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Plant‐derived compounds to improve soil inoculation for restoration

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Restoring the soil microbiome is increasingly recognized as an important requirement for the success of ecosystem restoration. Soil inoculation can reintroduce the missing taxa, but its application is limited by the large amount of donor soil that is needed and by the ...
Farzad Aslani, Sofia I. F. Gomes, T. Martijn Bezemer   +2 more
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Herbivory enhances cadmium foraging in the invasive hyperaccumulating plant Phytolacca americana

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Biological invasions and heavy metal pollution are two pervasive environmental challenges threatening global ecosystems. While the elemental defence hypothesis posits that certain plants accumulate heavy metals to deter herbivores, it remains unclear whether invasive ...
Jingge Kuang, Zhili Pan, Linrui He, Ziyan Zhang, Evan Siemann, Yi Wang   +5 more
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Chrysanthemum miR166 functions as a positive regulator in the salt stress response of Arabidopsis thaliana

BMC Plant Biology
Background miR166, as an ancient and large family of plant microRNAs, has been demonstrated to participate in plant growth and development as well as responses to abiotic stress.
Dongyang Zhang, Chunxu Jiang, Di Wang, Yuan Meng, Yun Bai, Yunwei Zhou, Xue Yang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Russian wheat aphid: a model for genomic plasticity and a challenge to breeders

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Invasive foundress finds suitable habitat and reproduces through pathogenesis. Wingless females produce life offspring quickly, which leads to high population densities. High population densities result in competition, which may induce epigenetic changes and wing development for dispersal.
Astrid Jankielsohn, Vicky L. Tolmay, Marlon‐Schylor Luke le Roux, Lintle Mohase, Mpho S. Mafa, Vittorio F. Nicolis, Eduard Venter, Nicolaas Francois Visser Burger, Anna‐Maria Botha   +8 more
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Structural and thermodynamic analyses of a novel β‐1,2‐glucan binding mode in the ABC transporter solute‐binding protein Chy400_4166 from Chloroflexus aurantiacus

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Cyclic β‐1,2‐glucan (CβG)‐associated solute‐binding protein of type I ABC transporter was originally identified in Chloroflexus aurantiacus, a phototrophic bacterium. Crystal structures in complex with CβGs revealed unique binding modes that are fundamentally distinct from that of the short β‐1,2‐glucooligosaccharides‐binding protein.
Kazuya Kato, Tatsuya Kaneko, Rintaro Hirayama, Nobukiyo Tanaka, Hiroyuki Nakai, Hidetaka Torigoe, Masahiro Nakajima   +6 more
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Wee1 kinase differentially regulates maize CDKA2;1a and CDKB1;1

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
In eukaryotes, Wee1 kinase inhibits the kinase activity of CDK/Cyc complexes through phosphorylation of a conserved residue in the CDK moiety. Wee1 is also present in plants, but has been scarcely studied. We have studied maize Wee1 regulation of CDKA/CycD2;2a or CDKB/CycD2;2a complexes.
Mingyar N. López‐Hernández, Estefany D. Guerrero‐Molina, Ulises Martínez‐Ortega, Aurora Lara‐Núñez, Jorge M. Vázquez‐Ramos   +4 more
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Phenotypic characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants that alleviate root growth defects in a vitamin B6 biosynthesis mutant

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Vitamin B6 is a critical molecule for plant metabolism and development. Rsr4‐1, a loss‐of‐function mutant in a vitamin B6 biosynthesis gene, has a distinct short root phenotype. Here we describe five novel suppressor mutants with an rsr4‐1 background that have normalized root growth and distinct phenotypic and molecular characteristics, representing a ...
Marcelina Parra, Paige Henning, Clayton Bailes, Sanja Roje, Hanjo Hellmann   +4 more
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Reactive oxygen species, antioxidants and the regulation of plant development

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The regulation of axillary bud outgrowth by the interplay between phytohormone and redox signals. Axillary bud outgrowth is regulated by cellular energy status and the balance between phytohormones, notably abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellic acid (GA).
Juwita R. Dewi, Christine H. Foyer, Michael J. Considine   +2 more
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Structures of the UBR4 complex reveal a giant arena to capture diverse substrates for ubiquitin chain elongation

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent structures of the UBR4 complex, a giant E4 ubiquitin ligase which recognizes proteins with pre‐existing ubiquitin modifications and marks them for degradation. The UBR4 complex uses a large arena lined with substrate interaction modules to select features on ubiquitinated substrates, such as the presence of N‐degrons or ...
Daniel B. Grabarczyk, Tim Clausen
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RING E3 ligase SNIPER8 functions redundantly with three close homologs to regulate the turnover of transcriptional co‐repressor TPR1

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, EarlyView.
The Arabidopsis E3 ligase SNIPER8 negatively regulates immunity by promoting ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of the transcriptional corepressor TOPLESS‐RELATED1, limiting excessive immune responses, maintaining immune homeostasis, and balancing defense activation and normal plant growth.
Xueru Liu, Paul Kapos, Zhongshou Wu, Yujun Peng, Meixuezi Tong, Asana Khajavi, Yan Huang, Yuelin Zhang, Xin Li   +8 more
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