The origins and progress of genomics research on Tef (Eragrostis tef).

abstract：:Spike lavender (Lavandula latifolia) essential oil is widely used in the perfume, cosmetic, flavouring and pharmaceutical industries. Thus, modifications of yield and composition of this essential oil by genetic engineering should have important scientific and commercial applications. We generated transgenic spike lav...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Muñoz-Bertomeu J,Sales E,Ros R,Arrillaga I,Segura J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome modification by homology-directed repair (HDR) is an attractive tool for the controlled genetic manipulation of plants. Here, we report the HDR-mediated gene exchange of expression cassettes in tobacco BY-2 cells using a designed zinc finger nuclease (ZFN). The target contained a 7-kb fragment flanked by two ZF...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Schneider K,Schiermeyer A,Dolls A,Koch N,Herwartz D,Kirchhoff J,Fischer R,Russell SM,Cao Z,Corbin DR,Sastry-Dent L,Ainley WM,Webb SR,Schinkel H,Schillberg S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Which factors limit metabolite accumulation in plant cells? Are theories on flux control effective at explaining the results? Many biotechnologists cling to the idea that every pathway has a rate limiting enzyme and target such enzymes first in order to modulate fluxes. This often translates into large effects on meta...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Morandini P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant chloroplasts are promising vehicles for recombinant protein production, but the process of protein folding in these organelles is not well understood in comparison with that in prokaryotic systems, such as Escherichia coli. This is particularly true for disulphide bond formation which is crucial for the biologic...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Bally J,Paget E,Droux M,Job C,Job D,Dubald M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lignocellulosic feedstocks can be converted to biofuels, which can conceivably replace a large fraction of fossil fuels currently used for transformation. However, lignin, a prominent constituent of secondary cell walls, is an impediment to the conversion of cell walls to fuel: the recalcitrance problem. Biomass pretr...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Poovaiah CR,Nageswara-Rao M,Soneji JR,Baxter HL,Stewart CN Jr

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetically engineered (GE) rice lines expressing Lepidoptera-active insecticidal cry genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been developed in China. Field surveys indicated that Bt rice harbours fewer rice planthoppers than non-Bt rice although planthoppers are not sensitive to the produced Bt Cry ...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Wang X,Liu Q,Meissle M,Peng Y,Wu K,Romeis J,Li Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past few years, the usefulness of transient expression assays has continuously increased for the characterization of unknown gene function and metabolic pathways. In grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), one of the most economically important fruit crops in the world, recent systematic sequencing projects produced man...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Jelly NS,Valat L,Walter B,Maillot P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drought is the major environmental factor limiting crop productivity worldwide. We hypothesized that it is possible to enhance drought tolerance by delaying stress-induced senescence through the stress-induced synthesis of cytokinins in crop-plants. We generated transgenic rice (Oryza sativa) plants expressing an isop...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Peleg Z,Reguera M,Tumimbang E,Walia H,Blumwald E

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lutein and zeaxanthin cannot be synthesized de novo in humans, and although lutein is abundant in fruit and vegetables, good dietary sources of zeaxanthin are scarce. Certain corn varieties provide adequate amounts because the ratio of endosperm β:ε lycopene cyclase activity favours the β-carotene/zeaxanthin branch of...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Naqvi S,Zhu C,Farre G,Sandmann G,Capell T,Christou P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA recombination reactions (site-specific and homologous) were monitored in the progeny of transgenic maize plants by bringing together two recombination substrates (docking sites and shuttle vectors) in the zygotes. In one combination of transgenic events, the recombination marker gene (yellow fluorescent protein ge...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Djukanovic V,Orczyk W,Gao H,Sun X,Garrett N,Zhen S,Gordon-Kamm W,Barton J,Lyznik LA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae (Ps), together with related Ps species, infects and attacks a wide range of agronomically important crops, including tomato, kiwifruit, pepper, olive and soybean, causing economic losses. Currently, chemicals and introduced resistance genes are used to protect plants against th...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Rooney WM,Grinter RW,Correia A,Parkhill J,Walker DC,Milner JJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an increasing number of genome sequences become available for a wide range of species, there is a growing understanding that the genome of a single individual is insufficient to represent the gene diversity within a whole species. Many studies examine the sequence diversity within genes, and this allelic variation ...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Golicz AA,Batley J,Edwards D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although much explored, oral tolerance for treatment of autoimmune diseases still awaits the establishment of novel and effective vectors. We investigated whether the tolerogenic CTA1(R7K)-COL-DD fusion protein can be expressed in edible plants, to induce oral tolerance and protect against arthritis. The fusion protei...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Hansson C,Schön K,Kalbina I,Strid Å,Andersson S,Bokarewa MI,Lycke NY

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.) trees were engineered to express merA (mercuric ion reductase) and merB (organomercury lyase) transgenes in order to be used for the phytoremediation of mercury-contaminated soils. Earlier studies with Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana tabacum showed that this g...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Lyyra S,Meagher RB,Kim T,Heaton A,Montello P,Balish RS,Merkle SA

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:Starch is an important renewable raw material with an increasing number of applications. Several attempts have been made to obtain plants that produce modified versions of starch or higher starch yield. Most of the approaches designed to increase the levels of starch have focused on the increment of the amount of ADP-...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Gámez-Arjona FM,Li J,Raynaud S,Baroja-Fernández E,Muñoz FJ,Ovecka M,Ragel P,Bahaji A,Pozueta-Romero J,Mérida Á

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) adult plant resistance gene, Lr34/Yr18/Sr57/Pm38/Ltn1, provides broad-spectrum resistance to wheat leaf rust (Lr34), stripe rust (Yr18), stem rust (Sr57) and powdery mildew (Pm38) pathogens, and has remained effective in wheat crops for many decades. The partial resistance provi...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Rinaldo A,Gilbert B,Boni R,Krattinger SG,Singh D,Park RF,Lagudah E,Ayliffe M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods based on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), copy number variation (CNV) and presence/absence variation (PAV) discovery provide a valuable resource to study gene structure and evolution. However, as a result of these structural variations, a single reference genome is unable to cover the entire gene content ...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Dolatabadian A,Bayer PE,Tirnaz S,Hurgobin B,Edwards D,Batley J

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：: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：:Salinity and drought are major environmental factors limiting the growth and productivity of alfalfa worldwide as this economically important legume forage is sensitive to these kinds of abiotic stress. In this study, transgenic alfalfa lines expressing both tonoplast NXH and H(+)-PPase genes, ZxNHX and ZxVP1-1 from t...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Bao AK,Du BQ,Touil L,Kang P,Wang QL,Wang SM

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:The production of biodegradable polymers that can be used to substitute petrochemical compounds in commercial products in transgenic plants is an important challenge for plant biotechnology. Nevertheless, it is often accompanied by reduced plant fitness. To decrease the phenotypic abnormalities of the sprout and to in...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Hühns M,Neumann K,Hausmann T,Klemke F,Lockau W,Kahmann U,Kopertekh L,Staiger D,Pistorius EK,Reuther J,Waldvogel E,Wohlleben W,Effmert M,Junghans H,Neubauer K,Kragl U,Schmidt K,Schmidtke J,Broer I

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of increasing the methionine level in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and thus improving its nutritional quality, we produced transgenic alfalfa plants that expressed the Arabidopsis cystathionine gamma-synthase (AtCGS), the enzyme that controls the synthesis of the first intermediate metabolite in the methi...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Avraham T,Badani H,Galili S,Amir R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most devastating plant-parasitic nematode. Most commercial soybean varieties with SCN resistance are derived from PI88788. Resistance derived from PI88788 is breaking down due to narrow genetic background and SCN population shift. PI88788 requires mainly the rhg1-b locus, while 'Peki...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Patil GB,Lakhssassi N,Wan J,Song L,Zhou Z,Klepadlo M,Vuong TD,Stec AO,Kahil SS,Colantonio V,Valliyodan B,Rice JH,Piya S,Hewezi T,Stupar RM,Meksem K,Nguyen HT

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the declarations and collective measures taken to eradicate hunger at World Food Summits, food security remains one of the biggest issues that we are faced with. The current scenario could worsen due to the alarming increase in world population, further compounded by adverse climatic conditions, such as increa...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Singh J,Pandey P,James D,Chandrasekhar K,Achary VM,Kaul T,Tripathy BC,Reddy MK

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent report reviews and funding initiatives in the field of plant genomic research are considered in the context of their translation into practical and economic value via plant breeding. It is concluded that there is a deficit in investment and that a change in working styles towards knowledge sharing and connectiv...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Hughes S

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Modified fatty acids (mFA) have diverse uses; for example, cyclopropane fatty acids (CPA) are feedstocks for producing coatings, lubricants, plastics and cosmetics. The expression of mFA-producing enzymes in crop and model plants generally results in lower levels of mFA accumulation than in their natural-occurring sou...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Yu XH,Cahoon RE,Horn PJ,Shi H,Prakash RR,Cai Y,Hearney M,Chapman KD,Cahoon EB,Schwender J,Shanklin J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a pressing need to develop novel antibacterial agents given the widespread antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria and the low specificity of the drugs available. Endolysins are antibacterial proteins that are produced by bacteriophage-infected cells to digest the bacterial cell wall for phage progeny...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Stoffels L,Taunt HN,Charalambous B,Purton S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00