Genome-wide analysis of the plant-specific PLATZ proteins in maize and identification of their general role in interaction with RNA polymerase III complex.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abscisic acid (ABA) and sucrose act as molecular signals in response to abiotic stress. However, how their synergy regulates the source-sink relationship has rarely been studied. This study aimed to reveal the mechanism underlying the synergy between ABA and sucrose on assimilates allocation to improve grain...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Chen T,Li G,Islam MR,Fu W,Feng B,Tao L,Fu G

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selenium (Se) is a beneficial element for higher plants and essential for mammals. To study the effect of the foliar application of sodium selenate on fragrant rice performance, a pot experiment was conducted in Guangdong, China. At the initial heading stage, one-time foliar application of sodium selenate wi...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Luo H,Du B,He L,Zheng A,Pan S,Tang X

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haematococcus lacustris is an ideal source of astaxanthin (AST), which is stored in oil bodies containing esterified AST (EAST) and triacylglycerol (TAG). Diacylglycerol acyltransferases (DGATs) catalyze the last step of acyl-CoA-dependent TAG biosynthesis and are also considered as crucial enzymes involved ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Cui H,Zhao C,Xu W,Zhang H,Hang W,Zhu X,Ji C,Xue J,Zhang C,Li R

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade is an evolutionarily ancient mechanism of signal transduction found in eukaryotic cells. In plants, MAPK cascades are associated with responses to various abiotic and biotic stresses such as plant pathogens. MAPK cascades function through sequential phospho...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Hashimoto M,Komatsu K,Maejima K,Okano Y,Shiraishi T,Ishikawa K,Takinami Y,Yamaji Y,Namba S

更新日期：2012-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs) form one of the largest and oldest NAD(P)(H) dependent oxidoreductase families. Despite a conserved 'Rossmann-fold' structure, members of the SDR superfamily exhibit low sequence similarities, which constituted a bottleneck in terms of identification. Recent class...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Moummou H,Kallberg Y,Tonfack LB,Persson B,van der Rest B

更新日期：2012-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Within the Arabidopsis genome, there are 272 cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450) genes. However, the biological functions of the majority of these P450s remain unknown. The CYP709B family of P450s includes three gene members, CYP709B1, CYP709B2 and CYP709B3, which have high amino acid sequence similarity an...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Mao G,Seebeck T,Schrenker D,Yu O

更新日期：2013-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rice is highly sensitive to temperature fluctuations. Recently, the frequent occurrence of high temperature stress has heavily influenced rice production. Proper heading date in specific environmental conditions could ensure high grain yield. Rice heading greatly depends on the accurate measurement of enviro...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Chen JY,Zhang HW,Zhang HL,Ying JZ,Ma LY,Zhuang JY

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oil palm is the world's most productive oil-food crop despite yielding well below its theoretical maximum. This maximum could be approached with the introduction of elite F1 varieties. The development of such elite lines has thus far been prevented by difficulties in generating homozygous parental types for ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Dunwell JM,Wilkinson MJ,Nelson S,Wening S,Sitorus AC,Mienanti D,Alfiko Y,Croxford AE,Ford CS,Forster BP,Caligari PD

更新日期：2010-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases form a large superfamily of enzymes that catalyze diverse reactions. The P450 SU1 gene from the soil bacteria Streptomyces griseolus encodes CYP105A1 which acts on various substrates including sulfonylurea herbicides, vitamin D, coumarins, and based on the work presented here, ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Dasgupta K,Ganesan S,Manivasagam S,Ayre BG

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important for plant growth and responses to environmental stresses via post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Tea, which is primarily produced from one bud and two tender leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis), is one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages worldw...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Jeyaraj A,Zhang X,Hou Y,Shangguan M,Gajjeraman P,Li Y,Wei C

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding RNAs that play an important role in development and environmental responses. Hundreds of plant miRNAs have been identified to date, mainly from the model species for which there are available genome sequences. The current challenge is to characterise ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Varkonyi-Gasic E,Gould N,Sandanayaka M,Sutherland P,MacDiarmid RM

更新日期：2010-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are clear differences in embryo development between angiosperm and gymnosperm species. Most of the current knowledge on gene expression and regulation during plant embryo development has derived from studies on angiosperms species, in particular from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The few publis...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Rodrigues AS,De Vega JJ,Miguel CM

更新日期：2018-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trees belonging to the Casuarinaceae and Betulaceae families play an important ecological role and are useful tools in forestry for degraded land rehabilitation and reforestation. These functions are linked to their capacity to establish symbiotic relationships with a nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium of the ge...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Diédhiou I,Tromas A,Cissoko M,Gray K,Parizot B,Crabos A,Alloisio N,Fournier P,Carro L,Svistoonoff S,Gherbi H,Hocher V,Diouf D,Laplaze L,Champion A

更新日期：2014-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parthenium argentatum (guayule) is an industrial crop that produces latex, which was recently commercialized as a source of latex rubber safe for people with Type I latex allergy. The complete plastid genome of P. argentatum was sequenced. The sequence provides important information useful for genetic engine...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Kumar S,Hahn FM,McMahan CM,Cornish K,Whalen MC

更新日期：2009-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:From field harvest to the consumer's table, fresh citrus fruit spends a considerable amount of time in shipment and storage. During these processes, physiological disorders and pathological diseases are the main causes of fruit loss. Heat treatment (HT) has been widely used to maintain fruit quality during p...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Yun Z,Gao H,Liu P,Liu S,Luo T,Jin S,Xu Q,Xu J,Cheng Y,Deng X

更新日期：2013-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ANGUSTIFOLIA (AN), one of the CtBP family proteins, plays a major role in microtubule-dependent cell morphogenesis. Microarray analysis of mammalian AN homologs suggests that AN might function as a transcriptional activator and regulator of a wide range of genes. Genetic characterization of AN mutants sugges...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Gachomo EW,Jimenez-Lopez JC,Smith SR,Cooksey AB,Oghoghomeh OM,Johnson N,Baba-Moussa L,Kotchoni SO

更新日期：2013-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposing imbibed seeds to high temperatures may lead to either thermo-inhibition of germination or thermo-dormancy responses. In thermo-inhibition, seed germination is inhibited but quickly resumed when temperatures are lowered. Upon prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures, thermo-dormancy may be induced...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Geshnizjani N,Ghaderi-Far F,Willems LAJ,Hilhorst HWM,Ligterink W

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant biologists have long speculated about the mechanisms that guide pollen tubes to ovules. Although there is now evidence that ovules emit a diffusible attractant, little is known about how this attractant mediates interactions between the pollen tube and the ovules. RESULTS:We employ a semi-in vitro ass...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Stewman SF,Jones-Rhoades M,Bhimalapuram P,Tchernookov M,Preuss D,Dinner AR

更新日期：2010-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meiosis of newly formed allopolyploids frequently encounter perturbations induced by the merging of divergent and hybridizable genomes. However, to date, the meiotic properties of allopolyploids with dysploid parental karyotypes have not been studied in detail. The allotetraploid Cucumis ×hytivus (HHCC, 2n =...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhao Q,Wang Y,Bi Y,Zhai Y,Yu X,Cheng C,Wang P,Li J,Lou Q,Chen J

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely perceived that mechanical or thigmomorphogenic stimuli, such as rubbing and bending by passing animals, wind, raindrop, and flooding, broadly influence plant growth and developmental patterning. In particular, wind-driven mechanical stimulation is known to induce the incidence of radial expansio...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Nam BE,Park YJ,Gil KE,Kim JH,Kim JG,Park CM

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An interesting seed protein family with a role in preventing insect herbivory is the multi-gene, APA family encoding the alpha-amylase inhibitor, phytohemagglutinin and arcelin proteins of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). Variability for this gene family exists and has been exploited to breed for insect res...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Blair MW,Prieto S,Díaz LM,Buendía HF,Cardona C

更新日期：2010-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apple is a widely cultivated fruit crop for its quality properties and extended storability. Among the several quality factors, texture is the most important and appreciated, and within the apple variety panorama the cortex texture shows a broad range of variability. Anatomically these variations depend on d...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Longhi S,Hamblin MT,Trainotti L,Peace CP,Velasco R,Costa F

更新日期：2013-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:TIFY is a large plant-specific transcription factor gene family. A subgroup of TIFY genes named JAZ (Jasmonate-ZIM domain) has been identified as repressors of jasmonate (JA)-regulated transcription in Arabidopsis and other plants. JA signaling is involved in many aspects of plant growth/development and in d...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Aparicio-Fabre R,Guillén G,Loredo M,Arellano J,Valdés-López O,Ramírez M,Iñiguez LP,Panzeri D,Castiglioni B,Cremonesi P,Strozzi F,Stella A,Girard L,Sparvoli F,Hernández G

更新日期：2013-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) and soybean (Glycine max L.) seeds are rich in both protein and oil, which are major sources of biofuels and nutrition. Although the difference in seed oil content between soybean (~ 20%) and rapeseed (~ 40%) exists, little is known about its underlying molecular mechanism. RESU...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhang Z,Dunwell JM,Zhang YM

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The green peach aphid (GPA), Myzus persicae, is economically one of the most threatening pests in pepper cultivation, which not only causes direct damage but also transmits many viruses. Breeding aphid resistant pepper varieties is a promising and environmentally friendly method to control aphid populations ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Sun M,Voorrips RE,Steenhuis-Broers G,Van't Westende W,Vosman B

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flavonoid biosynthesis is strongly influenced by phytohormones. For example, methyl jasmonate (MeJA) enhances the flavonoid accumulation in pear. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the MeJA-induced flavonoid biosynthesis in pear is largely uncharacterized. Therefore, the transcriptome of pear calli ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Premathilake AT,Ni J,Shen J,Bai S,Teng Y

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proteases play key roles in plants, maintaining strict protein quality control and degrading specific sets of proteins in response to diverse environmental and developmental stimuli. Similarities and differences between the proteases expressed in different species may give valuable insights into their physio...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： García-Lorenzo M,Sjödin A,Jansson S,Funk C

更新日期：2006-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ABA-mediated processes are involved in plant responses to water deficit, especially the control of stomatal opening. However in grapevine it is not known if these processes participate in the phenotypic variation in drought adaptation existing between genotypes. To elucidate this question, the response to sh...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Rossdeutsch L,Edwards E,Cookson SJ,Barrieu F,Gambetta GA,Delrot S,Ollat N

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two component systems (TCS) are phosphotransfer-based signal transduction pathways first discovered in bacteria, where they perform most of the sensing tasks. They present a highly modular structure, comprising a receptor with histidine kinase activity and a response regulator which regulates gene expression...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Muñiz LM,Royo J,Gómez E,Baudot G,Paul W,Hueros G

更新日期：2010-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soil salinity and alkalinity present a serious threat to global agriculture. However, most of the studies have focused on neutral salt stress, and the information on the metabolic responses of plants to alkaline salt stress is limited. This investigation aimed at determining the influence of neutral salt and...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Guo R,Shi L,Yan C,Zhong X,Gu F,Liu Q,Xia X,Li H

更新日期：2017-02-10 00:00:00