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Reconfiguring biofortification strategies to transform food systems and address micronutrient deficiency of the 21st century

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Volume 68, Issue 8, Page 2511-2547, August 2026.
This review explores how to make staple foods and horticultural crops more nutritious, including how artificial intelligence‐based screening of gene banks helps deploy nutritionally rich germplasm into breeding. Genome editing can help develop crops richer in minerals, vitamins, and health‐promoting compounds, supporting healthier diets and more ...
Rhowell Jr. N. Tiozon, Alisdair R. Fernie, Nese Sreenivasulu   +2 more
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Sea urchin eggs contain a plastid-derived structure that contributes to their development.

PLoS Biology
Development in the sea has long been thought to be a nutritional gamble that disproportionately ends in starvation. Here, we support the premise that components of plastids appear to be incorporated into sea urchin eggs and that these, in turn, benefit ...
Tyler J Carrier, Andrés Rufino-Navarro, Thorben Knoop, Urska Repnik, Andrés Mauricio Caraballo-Rodríguez, David M Needham, Corinna Bang, Sören Franzenburg, Marc Bramkamp, Willi Rath, Arne Biastoch, José Carlos Hernández, Ute Hentschel   +12 more
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Respiratory processes in non-photosynthetic plastids

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015
Chlororespiration is a respiratory process located in chloroplast thylakoids which consists in an electron transport chain from NAD(P)H to oxygen. This respiratory chain involves the NAD(P)H dehydrogenase complex, the plastoquinone pool and the plastid ...
Marta eRenato, Marta eRenato, Albert eBoronat, Albert eBoronat, Joaquín eAzcón-Bieto   +4 more
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Overexpression of PSY1 increases fruit skin and flesh carotenoid content and reveals associated transcription factors in apple (Malus × domestica)

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Knowledge of the transcriptional regulation of the carotenoid metabolic pathway is still emerging and here, we have misexpressed a key biosynthetic gene in apple to highlight potential transcriptional regulators of this pathway. We overexpressed phytoene
Charles Ampomah-Dwamena, Sumathi Tomes, Amali H. Thrimawithana, Caitlin Elborough, Caitlin Elborough, Nitisha Bhargava, Ria Rebstock, Paul Sutherland, Hilary Ireland, Andrew C. Allan, Richard V. Espley   +10 more
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14‐3‐3 proteins: Central hubs in plant development and stress adaptation

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Volume 68, Issue 8, Page 3107-3132, August 2026.
This review highlights recent advances elucidating the important roles of 14‐3‐3 proteins in regulating phytohormone networks, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, growth‐defense trade‐offs, and evolutionary adaptations. Furthermore, it provides a forward‐looking perspective on 14‐3‐3 biology and the development of climate‐resilient smart crops under ...
Jiale Yuan, Qizhang Wang, Jing Cao, Furong Wang, Hua Zhou, Jigang Li, Fang Lin   +6 more
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Vestigial Plastids in Parasitic Plants: Evolutionary Remnants or Adaptive Innovations?

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 8, Page 5401-5420, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Throughout the evolutionary history of plants, chloroplasts originating from a cyanobacterial endosymbiosis have undergone remarkable adaptation and specialization, giving rise to a multitude of plastid types. The evolution toward parasitism in plants represents a particularly extreme case of such specialization.
Laia Jené, Sergi Munné‐Bosch
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Antioxidants in Plant‐Based Food Matrices: From Structure–Activity and Degradation Kinetics to Formulation Design

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Plant‐based antioxidants are widely incorporated into foods to retard oxidative deterioration and to deliver health‐related benefits. Yet, their in‐product and in vivo performance frequently diverges from predictions based on solution‐phase chemical assays, because matrix interactions, processing history, and host metabolism reshape both ...
Márcio Vargas‐Ramella, Carmen Silvia Favaro‐Trindade, Bárbara Miranda‐Vilela, Mariana Estefanuto‐Costa, Marina Franco‐Brito, Bibiana Alves dos Santos, Paulo Cezar Bastianello Campagnol   +6 more
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Analysis of Colored Lesions of Chilli Yellow Ringspot Orthotospovirus Infection in Tomato Fruits

Viruses
Chilli yellow ringspot orthotospovirus (CYRSV) causes colored lesions in tomato fruits. In this study, tomato fruits with different-colored lesions were used as experimental materials to explore the color formation mechanism.
Yu Li, Jie Zhang, Kuo Wu, Yongdui Chen, Tiantian Wang, Zhongkai Zhang   +5 more
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Integrated transcriptome–metabolome analyses reveal regulatory networks underlying soluble solids accumulation in Capsicum chinense fruits

The Plant Journal, Volume 127, Issue 1, July 2026.
SUMMARY The Capsicum genus shows remarkable phenotypic diversity, making it an excellent system to study non‐climacteric fruit ripening. Unlike climacteric model species, such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), the regulatory networks linking transcriptome and metabolome to fruit quality traits remain poorly understood in non‐climacteric crop species ...
Wesley Elias Bhering Barrios, Acácio Rodrigues‐Salvador, Rebeca Patrícia Omena‐Garcia, Débora Gonçalves Gouveia, Caris dos Santos Viana, Laise Rosado‐Souza, Pedro Marcus Pereira Vidigal, Diego Mauricio Riaño‐Pachón, Federico Scossa, Alisdair R. Fernie, Wagner L. Araújo, Agustin Zsögön, Adriano Nunes‐Nesi   +12 more
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Excipient Emulsion–Based Delivery Systems for Enhancing Carotenoid Bioavailability: Advances in Formulation and Gastrointestinal Fate

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 110-126, June 2026.
Excipient emulsion systems improve carotenoid solubilization, protect against degradation, and enhance gastrointestinal absorption through optimized formulation and digestion behavior. ABSTRACT Carotenoids are bioactive compounds that contribute to human health through antioxidant, provitamin A, and disease‐preventive effects.
Tugce Ceyhan, Elifsu Nemli, Esra Capanoglu, Merve Tomas   +3 more
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