ZmSTK1 and ZmSTK2, encoding receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase, are involved in maize pollen development with additive effect.

abstract：:Glyphosate is a popular, systemic, broad-spectrum herbicide used in modern agriculture. Being a structural analog of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), it inhibits 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) which is responsible for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids and various aromatic secondary metabolites. T...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Achary VMM,Sheri V,Manna M,Panditi V,Borphukan B,Ram B,Agarwal A,Fartyal D,Teotia D,Masakapalli SK,Agrawal PK,Reddy MK

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins has proven to be a successful strategy for obtaining insect resistance in transgenic plants. Drawbacks of expression of a single resistance gene are the limited target spectrum and the potential for rapid adaptation of the pest. Hybrid toxins with a wider target sp...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Naimov S,Dukiandjiev S,de Maagd RA

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:The nitrate (NO3-) transporter has been selected as an important gene maker in the process of environmental adoption in rice cultivars. In this work, we transferred another native OsNAR2.1 promoter with driving OsNAR2.1 gene into rice plants. The transgenic lines with exogenous pOsNAR2.1:OsNAR2.1 constructs showed enh...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Chen J,Fan X,Qian K,Zhang Y,Song M,Liu Y,Xu G,Fan X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tomato is one of the most cultivated vegetables in the world and an important ingredient of the human diet. Tomato breeders and growers face a continuous challenge of combining high quantity (production volume) with high quality (appearance, taste and perception for the consumers, processing quality for the processing...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Czerednik A,Busscher M,Angenent GC,de Maagd RA

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：: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：:Although conifers are of immense ecological and economic value, bioengineering of their chloroplasts remains undeveloped. Understanding the chloroplast genomic organization of conifers can facilitate their bioengineering. Members of the conifer II clade (or cupressophytes) are highly diverse in both morphologic featur...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Wu CS,Chaw SM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutation discovery technologies have enabled the development of reverse genetics for many plant species and allowed sophisticated evaluation of the consequences of mutagenesis. Such methods are relatively straightforward for seed-propagated plants. To develop a platform suitable for vegetatively propagated species, we...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Jankowicz-Cieslak J,Huynh OA,Brozynska M,Nakitandwe J,Till BJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：: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：:The intensification of agriculture and the development of synthetic insecticides enabled worldwide grain production to more than double in the last third of the 20th century. However, the heavy dependence and, in some cases, overuse of insecticides has been responsible for negative environmental and ecological impacts...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Catarino R,Ceddia G,Areal FJ,Park J

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：: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 advent of genetically modified crops in the late 1980s triggered a regulatory response to the relatively new field of plant genetic engineering. Over a 7-year period, a new regulatory framework was created, based on scientific principles that focused on risk mitigation. The process was transparent and deliberately...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Smyth S,McHughen A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a powerful tool for functional analysis of genes in plants. A wide-host-range VIGS vector, which was developed based on the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), was tested for its ability to silence endogenous genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis in soybean. Symptomless infection was...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Nagamatsu A,Masuta C,Senda M,Matsuura H,Kasai A,Hong JS,Kitamura K,Abe J,Kanazawa A

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：: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：:Tef, Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter, is the most important cereal in Ethiopia. Tef is cultivated by more than five million small-scale farmers annually and constitutes the staple food for more than half of the population of 80 million. The crop is preferred by both farmers and consumers due to its beneficial traits as...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Girma D,Assefa K,Chanyalew S,Cannarozzi G,Kuhlemeier C,Tadele Z

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：:The replacement of crude allergen extracts by selected allergens currently represents a major goal for the improvement of allergy diagnosis and immunotherapy. Indeed, the development of molecularly defined vaccines would facilitate both standardization and enhance batch-to-batch reproducibility as well as treatment sp...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Lienard D,Tran Dinh O,van Oort E,Van Overtvelt L,Bonneau C,Wambre E,Bardor M,Cosette P,Didier-Laurent A,de Borne FD,Delon R,van Ree R,Moingeon P,Faye L,Gomord V

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycine betaine plays an important role in some plants, including maize, in conditions of abiotic stress, but different maize varieties vary in their capacity to accumulate glycine betaine. An elite maize inbred line DH4866 was transformed with the betA gene from Escherichia coli encoding choline dehydrogenase (EC 1.1...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Quan R,Shang M,Zhang H,Zhao Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of the cecropin A gene in rice confers resistance to the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. In this study, a polymerase chain reaction-based suppression subtractive hybridization approach was used to generate a cDNA macroarray from the elite japonica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar 'Senia'. Gene expressi...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Campo S,Manrique S,García-Martínez J,San Segundo B

更新日期：2008-08-01 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

abstract：:Advances in the genetic transformation of cereals have improved the prospects of using biotechnology for plant improvement, and a toolbox of promoters with defined specificities would be a valuable resource in controlling the expression of transgenes in desired tissues for both plant improvement and molecular farming....

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Furtado A,Henry RJ,Pellegrineschi A

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：: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：:Measurement of gene expression can provide important clues about gene function and molecular basis of developmental processes. Here, we have analysed the chickpea transcriptome in vegetative and flower tissues by exploiting the potential of high-throughput sequencing to measure gene expression. We mapped more than 295...

journal_title：Plant biotechnology journal

authors： Singh VK,Garg R,Jain M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00