Involvement of the leaf-specific multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) transporter Nt-JAT2 in vacuolar sequestration of nicotine in Nicotiana tabacum [PDF]
, 2014 Alkaloids play a key role in higher plant defense against pathogens and herbivores. Following its biosynthesis in root tissues, nicotine, the major alkaloid of Nicotiana species, is translocated via xylem transport toward the accumulation sites, leaf ...
Goossens, Alain +11 more
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Characterization of VRC01, a potent and broadly neutralizing anti-HIV mAb, produced in transiently and stably transformed tobacco [PDF]
, 2014 The proposed clinical trial in Africa of VRC01, a potent broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) capable of neutralizing 91% of known HIV-1 isolates, raises concerns about testing a treatment which will be too expensive to be accessible by the most ...
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Molecular cloning and transcriptional activity of a new Petunia calreticulin gene involved in pistil transmitting tract maturation, progamic phase, and double fertilization [PDF]
, 2013 Calreticulin (CRT) is a highly conserved and ubiquitously expressed Ca2+-binding protein in multicellular eukaryotes. As an endoplasmic reticulum-resident protein, CRT plays a key role in many cellular processes including Ca2+ storage and release ...
A Christensen +59 more
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BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are tandem repeats of DNA that have been used to develop robust genetic markers. These molecular markers are powerful tools for basic and applied studies such as molecular breeding.
Xuewen Wang +8 more
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Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica
RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, 2021 Background: All over the world, natural products containing different secondary metabolites have been used for antibacterial purposes, and as folk medicines with significant effects.
Muhammad Tariq +4 more
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Transient Expression of Tetrameric Recombinant Human Butyrylcholinesterase in Nicotiana benthamiana. [PDF]
, 2016 To optimize the expression, extraction and purification of plant-derived tetrameric recombinant human butyrylcholinesterase (prBChE), we describe the development and use of plant viral amplicon-based gene expression system; Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) RNA-
Alkanaimsh, Salem +13 more
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The role of the Cucumber mosaic virus 2b protein in viral movement and symptom induction [PDF]
, 2009 The Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) 2b protein is a counter-defense factor and symptom determinant. Conserved domains in the 2b protein sequence were mutated in the 2b gene of strain Fny-CMV.
Chen H.-Y. +15 more
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In vitro grown pollen tubes of Nicotiana alata actively synthesise a fucosylated xyloglucan. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Nicotiana alata pollen tubes are a widely used model for studies of polarized tip growth and cell wall synthesis in plants. To better understand these processes, RNA-Seq and de novo assembly methods were used to produce a transcriptome of N. alata pollen
Edwin R Lampugnani +9 more
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Entomological Communications, 2022 Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard, 1960 (Tetranychidae) is a phytophagous mite with wide distribution and high importance for agriculture. This study reports the occurrence of T. evansi in Nicotiana alata Link & Otto, Nicotiana forgetiana Sander ex W.
Tairis Da-Costa +4 more
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The symptom and genetic diversity of cassava brown streak viruses infecting cassava in East Africa [PDF]
, 2012 The genetic and symptom diversity of six virus isolates causing cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) in the endemic (Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania) and the recently affected epidemic areas (Uganda) of eastern Africa was studied.
Abarshi, M.M. +4 more
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