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Root growth dynamics and productivity of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) in response to fertilization and soil tillage

Folia Horticulturae, 2019
Quinoa is a gluten-free pseudocereal crop recognized for its exceptional nutritional properties. A 3-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of soil tillage and fertilization on root growth and productivity of quinoa. The experiment
Kakabouki Ioanna P., Roussis Ioannis, Hela Dimitra, Papastylianou Panayiota, Folina Antigolena, Bilalis Dimitrios   +5 more
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Biomass and morphology of fine roots of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) after three years of nitrogen fertilization

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2013
Increasing nitrogen (N) deposition may affect carbon and nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems. To better understand the effects of N deposition, we need to improve our knowledge of N effects on fine roots (roots < 2 mm in diameter), as they are a ...
Kyotaro eNoguchi, Junko eNagakura, Shinji eKaneko   +2 more
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Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological responses of root hairs to changes in soil and climate depend on plant life form

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
IntroductionRoot hairs increase the surface area of a plant’s root system that is in contact with the soil, thus facilitating plant water and nutrient uptake.
Yingtong Zhou, Cunguo Wang, Qinrong Tang, Junni Wang, Mai-He Li, Mai-He Li, Mai-He Li   +6 more
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Abscisic Acid Mediates Drought-Enhanced Rhizosheath Formation in Tomato

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
The rhizosheath, commonly defined as soil adhering to the root surface, may confer drought tolerance in various crop species by enhancing access to water and nutrients under drying stress conditions.
Joseph K. Karanja, Mehtab Muhammad Aslam, Zhang Qian, Richard Yankey, Ian C. Dodd, Xu Weifeng   +5 more
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Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas, Brigitta Maruzs, Zsófia E. Kálmán, Tomas Klumpler, Gyula Batta, Bálint Péterfia, Zoltán Gáspári   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Deficit Irrigation on Root Growth, Soil Water Depletion, and Water Use Efficiency of Cucumber

HortScience, 2021
Water scarcity is increasing in the world, which is limiting crop production, especially in water-limited areas such as Southern High Plains of the United States.
Ved Parkash, Sukhbir Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sanjit K. Deb, Glen L. Ritchie   +4 more
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Root hair density and length responses to scarce local phosphorus (P) supply.

, 2015
The responses were normalized to the density and length under control conditions (+P) and are given as relative values under—P (values of 1 indicate no change).
Karl Schmid (375809), Markus G. Stetter (703871), Uwe Ludewig (1151)   +2 more
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The ubiquitin‐proteasome system and autophagy as guardians of the cellular proteome

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This Perspective covers the three principles governing the crosstalk between the ubiquitin‐proteasome system and autophagy in cellular proteostasis: (1) a shared ubiquitin code routing substrates via shuttle factors or autophagy receptors; (2) spatial compartmentalization into phase‐separated degradation hubs and organelle‐specific modules (exemplified
Ivan Dikic
wiley   +1 more source