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Functional traits and root morphology of alpine plants [PDF]

, 2017
Background and Aims Vegetation has long been recognized to protect the soil from erosion. Understanding species differences in root morphology and functional traits is an important step to assess which species and species mixtures may provide erosion ...
Buttler, Alexandre, Pohl, Mandy, Rixen, Christian, Stroude, Raphaël   +3 more
core  

Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
wiley   +1 more source

Leaf spectral clusters as potential optical leaf functional types within California ecosystems [PDF]

, 2016
Our ability to measure and map plant function at multiple ecological scales is critical for understanding current and future changes in Earth's ecosystems and the global carbon budget.
Angeles Casas, Margarita Huesca, Maria Mar Alsina, Michael L. Whiting, Roth, Keely L, Spencer A. Mathews, Susan L. Ustin   +6 more
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Genetic attenuation of ALDH1A1 increases metastatic potential and aggressiveness in colorectal cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) is a cancer stem cell marker in several malignancies. We established a novel epithelial cell line from rectal adenocarcinoma with unique overexpression of this enzyme. Genetic attenuation of ALDH1A1 led to increased invasive capacity and metastatic potential, the inhibition of proliferation activity, and ultimately ...
Martina Poturnajova, Zuzana Kozovska, Ondrej Pos, Kristina Pavlov, Sachin Gulati, Peter Makovicky, Kristina Jakic, Monika Burikova, Eva Sedlackova, Barbora Svitkova, Silvia Tyciakova, Vojtech Bystry, Nicolas Blavet, Boris Tichy, Matej Hrnciar, Jaroslav Budis, Miroslav Tomas, Peter Dubovan, Georgina Kolnikova, Veronika Repaska, Nikoleta Mojzesova, Eva Zomborska, Daniel Pindak, Michal Mego, Tomas Szemes, Miroslava Matuskova   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant functional trait diversity regulates the nonlinear response of productivity to regional climate change in Tibetan alpine grasslands [PDF]

, 2016
The biodiversity-productivity relationship is still under debate for alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau. We know little about direct and indirect effects of biotic and abiotic drivers on this relationship, especially in regard to plant functional ...
Wu, Jianshuang, Wurst, Susanne, Zhang, Xianzhou   +2 more
core   +1 more source

RIPK4 function interferes with melanoma cell adhesion and metastasis

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
RIPK4 promotes melanoma growth and spread. RIPK4 levels increase as skin lesions progress to melanoma. CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated deletion of RIPK4 causes melanoma cells to form less compact spheroids, reduces their migratory and invasive abilities and limits tumour growth and dissemination in mouse models.
Norbert Wronski, Sławomir Lasota, Ewelina Madej, Anna A. Brożyna, Małgorzata Szczygieł, Agnieszka Harazin‐Lechowska, Jan Czerbniak, Janusz Rys, Jaroslaw Czyz, Agnieszka Wolnicka‐Glubisz   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plant trait networks reveal adaptation strategies in the drylands of China

BMC Plant Biology, 2023
Background Plants accomplish multiple functions by the interrelationships between functional traits. Clarifying the complex relationships between plant traits would enable us to better understand how plants employ different strategies to adapt to the ...
Xiaoting Wang, Mingfei Ji, Yahui Zhang, Liang Zhang, Muhammad Adnan Akram, Longwei Dong, Weigang Hu, Junlan Xiong, Ying Sun, Hailin Li, Abraham Allan Degen, Jinzhi Ran, Jianming Deng   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition [PDF]

Nature, 2015
Phenotypic traits and their associated trade-offs have been shown to have globally consistent effects on individual plant physiological functions, but how these effects scale up to influence competition, a key driver of community assembly in terrestrial vegetation, has remained unclear. Here we use growth data from more than 3 million trees in over 140,
Kunstler, Georges, Falster, D., Coomes, D.A., Hui, F., Kooyman, R.M., Laughlin, D.C., Poorter, L., Vanderwel, M., Vieilledent, G., Wright, S.J., Aiba, M., Baraloto, Christopher, Caspersen, J., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Gourlet-Fleury, Sylvie, Hanewinkel, M., Hérault, Bruno, Kattge, J., Kurokawa, H., Onoda, Y., Penuelas, J., Poorter, Hendrik, Uriarte, M., Richardson, Sandrine, Ruiz-Benito, P., Sun, I.F., Stalh, G., Swenson, N.G., Thompson, John Mitchell, Westerlund, B., Wirth, C., Zavala, M.A., Zeng, H., Zimmerman, J.K., Zimmermann, N.E., Westoby, M.   +35 more
openaire   +14 more sources

COMP–PMEPA1 axis promotes epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cells

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study reveals that cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) promotes epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer. We identify PMEPA1 (protein TMEPAI) as a novel COMP‐binding partner that mediates EMT via binding to the TSP domains of COMP, establishing the COMP–PMEPA1 axis as a key EMT driver in breast cancer.
Konstantinos S. Papadakos, Gilar Gorji‐bahri, Lejla Gradjan, Julia Zajac, Kacper Gil, Yvonne Thokozile Nduku, Anna M. Blom   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of two plant functional approaches to evaluate natural restoration along an old-field-deciduous forest chronosequence [PDF]

, 2009
Question: Are direct and indirect trait-based approaches similar in their usefulness to synthesize species responses to successional stages?\ud Location: Northern hardwood forests, Que´bec, Canada\ud (451010–451080N; 731580–741210W).\ud Methods: Two ...
Aubin, Isabelle, Bouchard, André, Legendre, Pierre, Messier, Christian, Ouellette, Marie-Hélène   +4 more
core   +1 more source