Yu-Qing He

Starch and protein physicochemical properties associated with rice taste quality across Wx alleles under different cultivation practices.

The Wx gene plays an important role in rice taste quality through its regulation of amylose biosynthesis. However, whether quality differences associated with distinct Wx alleles remain consistent under cultivation practices remains unclear. Six rice lines carrying different Wx alleles were evaluated under nitrogen fer...

QTL mapping of starch, protein, and fatty acid traits reveals pleiotropic loci governing rice eating quality in a recombinant inbred lines population

Differential condensation of FLO6 influences grain amylose synthesis in rice

It is reported that FLO6 undergoes phase separation to form condensates that adhere to the surface of starch granules, and these condensates are capable of recruiting GBSS1 (Granule-Bound Starch Synthase 1), which serves as an essential superimposed regulatory layer that fine-tunes amylose synthesis across different ri...

Construction and evaluation of 9311 resistance gene pyramiding lines with combined resistance to brown planthopper and rice blast