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Plant‐Based Production of Human Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecules

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) protein triggers adaptive immune responses by presenting antigens on antigen‐presenting cells (APCs) to be recognised by CD4+ T cells. Recombinant MHC II proteins are effective for the analysis of peptide‐binding interaction, detection of antigen‐specific T‐cells and clinical testing for donor‐
Abdelaziz Ramadan, Hiroko Miyadera, Kaho Oka, Kohei Ishikawa, Toshiya Kobayashi, Misaki Kobayashi, Mitsunori Shiroishi, Emiko Noguchi, Kenji Miura   +8 more
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In Preparation for Outdoor Pharming: Griffithsin Can Be Expressed in Nicotiana excelsiana and Retains Activity After Storage as Silage

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
Griffithsin is an algae-derived lectin with strong anti-viral activity against HIV and a positive safety profile. Multiple clinical studies are investigating griffithsin's utility as topical HIV microbicide.
Paul Eapen, Jennifer Cates, Rich Mundell, Kenneth E. Palmer, Kenneth E. Palmer, Joshua L. Fuqua, Joshua L. Fuqua   +6 more
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Effects of Atmospheric CO2 Levels on the Susceptibility of Maize to Diverse Pathogens

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising atmospheric CO2 has significant implications for crop productivity and food security. Based on studies in C3 plants, elevated CO2 (eCO2) can shape plant‐pathogen interactions, although the outcomes are often variable. The question of how eCO2 influences immunity and disease development in C4 plants, such as the globally important cereal
Ekkachai Khwanbua, Yunhui Qi, John Ssengo, Peng Liu, Michelle A. Graham, Steven A. Whitham   +5 more
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Plant-Derived Anti-TMV Metabolites: Mechanisms, Limitations and Future Perspectives

Viruses
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) poses a serious threat to global agricultural production. It is an exceptionally stable virus with a broad host range and is widespread across diverse agroecosystems.
Muhammad Qasim Aslam, Ziran Gao, Amr Said Mohamed, Samah Mostafa El-Sayed, Wenjing Yang, Lin Cheng, Kuo Wu, Yu Li, Yongdui Chen   +8 more
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Study in Pesticide Activities of Extracts and its Active Ingredient Resveratrol

Natural Product Communications, 2019
Natural products are important resources for the development of agrochemicals. In this paper, the pesticide activities study of the P olygonum cuspidatum crude extracts and the active ingredient resveratrol was carried out.
Wenqiang Yang, Fenglu Li, Xiaoyi Xing, Zhen Wang, Xiuling Yu   +4 more
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Deep Mutational Scanning for the Study and Engineering of Protein Assemblies

Chemistry–Methods, Volume 6, Issue 8, August 2026.
This review explores how deep mutational scanning (DMS) can be used to improve understanding and accelerate engineering of protein assemblies, from natural fibers to engineered nanocages. We discuss various types of protein assemblies and their characterization, provide an introduction to the DMS technique, and then highlight examples in which DMS has ...
Jenna B. Wolfanger, Shoili Banerjee, Carolyn E. Mills   +2 more
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Systemic infection of tobacco mosaic virus is limited by upward transport and phloem unloading without coat protein

The Plant Journal, Volume 127, Issue 3, August 2026.
SUMMARY Coat protein (CP) is widely viewed as essential for systemic infection of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), yet the mechanistic basis of this requirement remains incompletely resolved. In this study, we show that TMV can still achieve long‐distance vascular transport in the absence of CP, but systemic infection becomes intermittent because the ...
Minhue Jung, Kook‐Hyung Kim
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Signaling Pathway Analysis and Downstream Genes Associated with Disease Resistance Mediated by GmSRC7

Plants
GmSRC7 is a broad-spectrum antiviral R gene from soybean, but its downstream and functionally related genes remain unclear. Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) assays in Nicotiana benthamiana (Nb) showed that suppression of several gene families—WRKY ...
Aoga Li, Chongyang Yao, Ting Yan, Xiaomin Hao, Dongying Geng, Qi Zhang, Hui Li, Wenquan Bao, Yue Bai   +8 more
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A Decade of Green Nanotechnology: Applications, Advances, and Emerging Directions

Advanced Sustainable Systems, Volume 10, Issue 7, July 2026.
Green nanotechnology offers a pathway to more sustainable nanomaterial design by combining renewable sources, safer synthesis methods, and evidence of performance in practical applications. This review highlights progress over the past decade across environmental remediation, agriculture, energy, and biomedicine, while emphasizing that true ...
Shabnam Manafzadeh, Sree Lekshmi Kishore Kumar, Kari Vinzant, Mariya Khodakovskaya   +3 more
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Contradicting Kuhn's Popular Notion of Scientific Revolution: Conservative Revolutionaries in the History of Biology

Natural Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Proposing the concept of a conservative revolutionary generally and using the examples of Gregor Mendel, Max Delbrück, and Eric Davidson, I fundamentally call into question Thomas Kuhn's ideas of scientific revolutions. I also highlight some problematic consequences of the increasing appreciation of Kuhn's work among scientists and show that ...
Ute Deichmann
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