Down-regulated expression of plant-specific glycoepitopes in alfalfa.

abstract：:Squalene is a linear intermediate to nearly all classes of triterpenes and sterols and is itself highly valued for its use in wide range of industrial applications. Another unique linear triterpene is botryococcene and its methylated derivatives generated by the alga Botryococcus braunii race B, which are progenitors ...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Jiang Z,Kempinski C,Kumar S,Kinison S,Linscott K,Nybo E,Janze S,Wood C,Chappell J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) is a widespread soil contaminant threatening human health. As an ideal energy plant, sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) has great potential in phytoremediation of Cd-polluted soils, although the molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. In this study, key factors responsible for differential Cd a...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Feng J,Jia W,Lv S,Bao H,Miao F,Zhang X,Wang J,Li J,Li D,Zhu C,Li S,Li Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high throughput proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy method for the metabolite fingerprinting of plants was applied to genetically modified peas (Pisum sativum) to determine whether biochemical changes, so called 'unintended effects', beyond those intended by incorporation of a transgene, were detectable. ...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Charlton A,Allnutt T,Holmes S,Chisholm J,Bean S,Ellis N,Mullineaux P,Oehlschlager S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.), a member of the Rhamnaceae family, is an important perennial fruit tree crop of substantial economic, ecological and nutritional value, and is also used as a traditional herbal medicine. Here, we report the resequencing of 493 jujube accessions, including 202 wild and 291 cu...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Guo M,Zhang Z,Li S,Lian Q,Fu P,He Y,Qiao J,Xu K,Liu L,Wu M,Du Z,Li S,Wang J,Shao P,Yu Q,Xu G,Li D,Wang Y,Tian S,Zhao J,Feng X,Li R,Jiang W,Zhao X

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we explore the intellectual property (IP) landscape relevant to the production and commercialization of Carolight(™) , a transgenic multivitamin corn variety created on humanitarian grounds to address micronutrient deficiencies in low-and-middle-income countries. The successful production of this vari...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Zanga D,Capell T,Zhu C,Christou P,Thangaraj H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peanut allergy is an IgE-mediated adverse reaction to a subset of proteins found in peanuts. Immunotherapy aims to desensitize allergic patients through repeated and escalating exposures for several months to years using extracts or flours. The complex mix of proteins and variability between preparations complicates i...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Gregory JA,Shepley-McTaggart A,Umpierrez M,Hurlburt BK,Maleki SJ,Sampson HA,Mayfield SP,Berin MC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new understanding of leaf starch degradation has emerged in the last 10 years. It has been shown that starch phosphorylation and dephosphorylation are critical components of this process. Glucan, water dikinase (GWD) (and phosphoglucan, water dikinase) adds phosphate to starch, and phosphoglucan phosphatase (SEX4) r...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Weise SE,Aung K,Jarou ZJ,Mehrshahi P,Li Z,Hardy AC,Carr DJ,Sharkey TD

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the molecular characterisation of functional disease resistance genes in recent years, methods to track and verify the integrity of multiple genes in varieties are needed for crop improvement through resistance stacking. Diagnostic resistance gene enrichment sequencing (dRenSeq) enables the high-confidence i...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Armstrong MR,Vossen J,Lim TY,Hutten RCB,Xu J,Strachan SM,Harrower B,Champouret N,Gilroy EM,Hein I

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic Bt rice expressing the insecticidal proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) has been developed since 1989. Their ecological risks towards non-target organisms have been investigated; however, these studies were conducted individually, yielding uncertainty regarding potential agroecologica...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Dang C,Lu Z,Wang L,Chang X,Wang F,Yao H,Peng Y,Stanley D,Ye G

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maize kernels do not contain enough of the essential sulphur-amino acid methionine (Met) to serve as a complete diet for animals, even though maize has the genetic capacity to store Met in kernels. Prior studies indicated that the availability of the sulphur (S)-amino acids may limit their incorporation into seed stor...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Xiang X,Wu Y,Planta J,Messing J,Leustek T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascorbate is a powerful antioxidant in plants, and its levels are an important quality criteria in commercial species. Factors influencing these levels include environmental variations, particularly light, and the genetic control of its biosynthesis, recycling and degradation. One of the genes involved in the recyclin...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Gest N,Garchery C,Gautier H,Jiménez A,Stevens R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food supplementation with the conditionally essential amino acid arginine (Arg) has been shown to have nutritional benefits. Degradation of cyanophycin (CGP), a peptide polymer used for nitrogen storage by cyanobacteria, requires cyanophycinase (CGPase) and results in the release of β-aspartic acid (Asp)-Arg dipeptide...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Ponndorf D,Ehmke S,Walliser B,Thoss K,Unger C,Görs S,Daş G,Metges CC,Broer I,Nausch H

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and adoption of hybrid seed technology have led to dramatic increases in agricultural productivity. However, it has been a challenge to develop a commercially viable platform for the production of hybrid wheat (Triticum aestivum) seed due to wheat's strong inbreeding habit. Recently, a novel platform f...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Okada A,Arndell T,Borisjuk N,Sharma N,Watson-Haigh NS,Tucker EJ,Baumann U,Langridge P,Whitford R

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factors have been shown to control the activity of multiple stress response genes in a coordinated manner and therefore represent attractive targets for application in molecular plant breeding. We investigated the possibility of modulating the transcriptional regulation of drought and cold responses in t...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Morran S,Eini O,Pyvovarenko T,Parent B,Singh R,Ismagul A,Eliby S,Shirley N,Langridge P,Lopato S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) are important components of plant innate immunity. Although recent studies have revealed that the RLK suppressor of BIR1-1 (SOBIR1) can interact with multiple receptor-like proteins and is required for resistance against fungal pathogens, how the signal is transduced and triggers immune re...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Zhou Y,Sun L,Wassan GM,He X,Shaban M,Zhang L,Zhu L,Zhang X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sumoylation is a posttranslational regulatory process in higher eukaryotes modifying substrate proteins through conjugation of small ubiquitin-related modifiers (SUMOs). Sumoylation modulates protein stability, subcellular localization and activity; thus, it regulates most cellular functions including response to envi...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Li Z,Hu Q,Zhou M,Vandenbrink J,Li D,Menchyk N,Reighard S,Norris A,Liu H,Sun D,Luo H

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orobanche spp. (broomrape) are parasitic plants which subsist on the roots of a wide range of hosts, including tomato, causing severe losses in yield quality and quantity. Large amounts of mannitol accumulate in this parasitic weed during development. Mannose 6-phosphate reductase (M6PR) is a key enzyme in mannitol bi...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Aly R,Cholakh H,Joel DM,Leibman D,Steinitz B,Zelcer A,Naglis A,Yarden O,Gal-On A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycolate is produced in autotrophic cells under high temperatures and Ci -limitation via oxygenation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate. In unicellular algae, glycolate is lost via excretion or metabolized via the C2 cycle by consuming reductants, ATP and CO2 emission (photorespiration). Therefore, photorespiration is an i...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Taubert A,Jakob T,Wilhelm C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulose is an abundant biopolymer and a prominent constituent of plant cell walls. Cellulose is also a central component to plant morphogenesis and contributes the bulk of a plant's biomass. While cellulose synthase (CesA) genes were identified over two decades ago, genetic manipulation of this family to enhance cel...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Hu H,Zhang R,Feng S,Wang Y,Wang Y,Fan C,Li Y,Liu Z,Schneider R,Xia T,Ding SY,Persson S,Peng L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One goal of modern agriculture is the improvement of plant drought tolerance and water-use efficiency (WUE). Although stomatal density has been linked to WUE, the causal molecular mechanisms and engineered alternations of this relationship are not yet fully understood. Moreover, YODA (YDA), which is a MAPKK kinase gen...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Meng LS,Yao SQ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidants are protective molecules that neutralize reactive oxygen species and prevent oxidative damage to cellular components such as membranes, proteins and nucleic acids, therefore reducing the rate of cell death and hence the effects of ageing and ageing-related diseases. The fortification of food with antioxid...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Zhu C,Sanahuja G,Yuan D,Farré G,Arjó G,Berman J,Zorrilla-López U,Banakar R,Bai C,Pérez-Massot E,Bassie L,Capell T,Christou P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant cell cultures constitute eco-friendly biotechnological platforms for the production of plant secondary metabolites with pharmacological activities, as well as a suitable system for extending our knowledge of secondary metabolism. Despite the high added value of taxol and the importance of taxanes as anticancer c...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Ramírez-Estrada K,Altabella T,Onrubia M,Moyano E,Notredame C,Osuna L,Vanden Bossche R,Goossens A,Cusido RM,Palazon J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food security is a global concern and substantial yield increases in cereal crops are required to feed the growing world population. Wheat is one of the three most important crops for human and livestock feed. However, the complexity of the genome coupled with a decline in genetic diversity within modern elite cultiva...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Allen AM,Barker GL,Berry ST,Coghill JA,Gwilliam R,Kirby S,Robinson P,Brenchley RC,D'Amore R,McKenzie N,Waite D,Hall A,Bevan M,Hall N,Edwards KJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic improvement of fibre quality is one of the main breeding goals for the upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum, but there are difficulties with precise selection of traits. Therefore, it is important to improve the understanding of the genetic basis of phenotypic variation. In this study, we conducted phenotyping an...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Sun Z,Wang X,Liu Z,Gu Q,Zhang Y,Li Z,Ke H,Yang J,Wu J,Wu L,Zhang G,Zhang C,Ma Z

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grain size, number and starch content are important determinants of grain yield and quality. One of the most important biological processes that determine these components is the carbon partitioning during the early grain filling, which requires the function of cell wall invertase. Here, we showed the constitutive exp...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Li B,Liu H,Zhang Y,Kang T,Zhang L,Tong J,Xiao L,Zhang H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein microbicides containing neutralizing antibodies and antiviral lectins may help to reduce the rate of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) if it is possible to manufacture the components in large quantities at a cost affordable in HIV-endemic regions such as sub-Saharan Africa. We expressed the ant...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Vamvaka E,Arcalis E,Ramessar K,Evans A,O'Keefe BR,Shattock RJ,Medina V,Stöger E,Christou P,Capell T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coordination of multiple transgenes is essential for metabolic engineering of biosynthetic pathways. Here, we report the utilization of two bicistronic systems involving the 2A sequence from the foot-and-mouth disease virus and the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) sequence from the crucifer-infecting tobamovirus to...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Ha SH,Liang YS,Jung H,Ahn MJ,Suh SC,Kweon SJ,Kim DH,Kim YM,Kim JK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing new strategies for crop plants to respond to drought is crucial for their innovative breeding. The down-regulation of nuclear cap-binding proteins in Arabidopsis renders plants drought tolerant. The CBP80 gene in the potato cultivar Desiree was silenced using artificial microRNAs. Transgenic plants displaye...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Pieczynski M,Marczewski W,Hennig J,Dolata J,Bielewicz D,Piontek P,Wyrzykowska A,Krusiewicz D,Strzelczyk-Zyta D,Konopka-Postupolska D,Krzeslowska M,Jarmolowski A,Szweykowska-Kulinska Z

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-genome sequencing-based bulked segregant analysis (BSA) for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) provides an efficient alternative approach to conventional QTL analysis as it significantly reduces the scale and cost of analysis with comparable power to QTL detection using full mapping population. We tested the ...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Deokar A,Sagi M,Daba K,Tar'an B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We constructed a novel autonomously replicating gene expression shuttle vector, with the aim of developing a system for transiently expressing proteins at levels useful for commercial production of vaccines and other proteins in plants. The vector, pRIC, is based on the mild strain of the geminivirus Bean yellow dwarf...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Regnard GL,Halley-Stott RP,Tanzer FL,Hitzeroth II,Rybicki EP

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00