Development-specific association of amyloplasts with microtubules in scale cells of Narcissus tazetta.

abstract：:Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NP) are increasingly being proposed for nanoagriculture but their effect on photosynthesis is limited and contradictory, mostly regarding putative chronical effects associated to the exposure to the commercial P25 formulation (anatase:rutile). This research aims at evaluating how c...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Dias MC,Santos C,Pinto G,Silva AMS,Silva S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the main research was to investigate the effects of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) (0.05, 0.25, 0.5, and 2.5 mM) on the pollen germination and tube elongation of Pinus nigra. Total pollen germination rate increased after MeJA treatments while the most enhancement was observed at 0.05-mM MeJA. No germination wa...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Çetinbaş-Genç A,Vardar F

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of 14-day-old maize cultivars (Hybrid351 and Giza2) with 250 mM NaCl significantly reduced shoot fresh and dry weights and protein content during the subsequent 12 days. The magnitude of reduction was more pronounced in Giza than Hybrid. Both cultivars contained converging levels of protein for the enzymes p...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Alla MM,Hassan NM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the by-products of edible oil production with rich lignin, the reserves of Camellia oleifera shell were abundant and had a great economic value. Lignin was the most important limiting factor during the conversion of plant biomass to pulp or biofuels, which mainly deposited in the stone cells of C. oleifera shells. ...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Wang Q,Hu J,Yang T,Chang S

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Flagellar development in the plurilocular zoidangia of sporophytes of the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus was analyzed in detail using transmission electron microscopy and electron tomography. A series of cell divisions in the plurilocular zoidangia produced the spore-mother cells. In these cells, the centrioles dif...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Fu G,Nagasato C,Ito T,Müller DG,Motomura T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wheat contains the largest number of miR396 family with 17 miR396 in Poaceae. MiR396 regulatory network underlying wheat grain development has not comprehensively been explored. Our results showed that precursor miR396 family in Poaceae exhibited not only conservativeness but also diversification especially in wheat. ...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Yu Y,Sun F,Chen N,Sun G,Wang CY,Wu DX

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrillarin and the plant nucleolin homolog NopA64 are two important nucleolar proteins involved in pre-rRNA processing. In order to determine the effects of the altered gravity environment on the nucleolus, we have investigated the location of fibrillarin and NopA64 in nucleolar subcomponents of cress (Lepidium sativ...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Sobol M,Gonzalez-Camacho F,Rodríguez-Vilariño V,Kordyum E,Medina FJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detergent Brij 58 has been introduced to reverse plasma membrane (PM) vesicles from the right-side-out to the inside-out form. The aim of the present work was to investigate the effect of Brij 58 on the formation of an ATP-dependent proton gradient and on the fluidity of the lipid phase of PM vesicles. PMs of corn...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Behzadipour M,Kluge M,Lüthje S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we have shown the applicability of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase as a new and convenient selectable marker for stable nuclear transformation as well as potential chloroplast transformation of Cyanidioschyzon merolae-a new model organism, which offers unique opportunities for studding the mitochondri...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Zienkiewicz M,Krupnik T,Drożak A,Golke A,Romanowska E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cryptomonad nucleomorph is a vestigial nucleus of a eukaryotic red alga engulfed by a phagotrophic protist and retained as a photosynthetic endosymbiont. This review recounts the initial discovery and subsequent characterisation of the cryptomonad nucleomorph focusing on the key role of Peter Sitte and his protégé...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： McFadden GI

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite their great economic importance, relatively little is known about bamboo sexual reproduction because they usually spread through rhizomes and have long intervals between flowering periods. Bambusa tuldoides is no exception; the intervals between flowering periods are about 23 years and often do not result in s...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： de Souza PF,Dos Santos CMR,Ree J,Guerra MP,Pescador R

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is an important mechanism for recycling cell materials upon encountering stress conditions. Our previous studies had shown that TMV infection could lead to systemic PCD in the distal uninfected tissues, including root tip and shoot tip tissues. But it is not clear whether there is autophagy in the distal api...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Zhou S,Hong Q,Li Y,Li Q,Li R,Zhang H,Wang M,Yuan X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differentiation of the corneous layers of lizard epidermis has been analyzed by ultrastructural immunocytochemistry using specific antibodies against alpha-keratins and keratin associated beta-proteins (KAbetaPs, formerly indicated as beta-keratins). Both beta-cells and alpha-cells of the corneous layer derive fro...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Alibardi L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA and machinery for gene expression have been discovered in chloroplasts during the 1960s. It was soon evident that the chloroplast genome is relatively small, that most genes for chloroplast-localized proteins reside in the nucleus and that chloroplast membranes, ribosomes, and protein complexes are composed of pro...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Börner T

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascochyta pisi is a necrotrophic pathogenic fungus, which mainly survives between seasons through infected seeds. Defence responses of pea embryo axes to A. pisi were investigated in the heterotrophic phase of seed germination and during the transition from the heterotrophic to the autotrophic phase. Germinated pea se...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Morkunas I,Formela M,Marczak L,Stobiecki M,Bednarski W

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant root tip represents a fascinating model system for studying changes in Golgi stack architecture associated with the developmental progression of meristematic cells to gravity sensing columella cells, and finally to "young" and "old", polysaccharide-slime secreting peripheral cells. To this end we have used ...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Staehelin LA,Giddings TH Jr,Kiss JZ,Sack FD

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:19F nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging and 19F NMR chemical-shift imaging (19F CSI) have been used to localize fluorinated compounds administered to stems of Ancistrocladus heyneanus and A. abbreviatus for the elucidation of biosynthetic pathways in living plants. This first application of 19F CSI on plants prov...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Bringmann G,Wolf K,Meininger M,Rokitta M,Haase A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) causes cellular and tissue damage to the intestine and remote organs such as the liver. Increased production of ROS and nitric oxide and dysregulation of cytoprotective enzymes may be involved in intestinal I/R. The aim was to evaluate the protective effects of glutamine on th...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Hartmann RM,Licks F,Schemitt EG,Colares JR,do Couto Soares M,Zabot GP,Fillmann HS,Marroni NP

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructure of the several micrometers thick cytoplasmic layer of the giant marine alga Valonia utricularis displays characteristics which are apparently linked with the capability of this alga to regulate turgor pressure. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy of cells prefixed in different ways, includ...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Mimietz S,Heidecker M,Krohne G,Wegner LH,Zimmermann U

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salinity and drought are important abiotic stresses limiting plant growth and development. Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are a group of proteins associated with tolerance to water-related stress. We previously cloned an LEA gene, SmLEA, from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that ...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Wu Y,Liu C,Kuang J,Ge Q,Zhang Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indirect immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy were used to study the nucleation and organization of microtubules during meiosis in two species of leafy liverworts, Cephalozia macrostachya and Telaranea longifolia. This is the first such study of sporogenesis in the largest group of liverworts important as living...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Brown RC,Lemmon BE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turions, which are modified shoot apices, are vegetative, dormant overwintering organs produced by perennial aquatic plants. In this study, the turion cytochemistry and ultrastructure of Aldrovanda vesiculosa, Utricularia vulgaris and U. stygia were compared with particular emphasis placed on storage substances. These...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Płachno BJ,Adamec L,Kozieradzka-Kiszkurno M,Swiątek P,Kamińska I

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of the digestive gland epithelium of a terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber has been investigated by conventional scanning electron microscopy (SEM), focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM), and light microscopy in order to provide evidence on morphology of the gland epithelial surface in ...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Millaku A,Leser V,Drobne D,Godec M,Torkar M,Jenko M,Milani M,Tatti F

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential genotoxicity of Cu(2+) was investigated in Vicia faba and Pisum sativum seedlings in hydroponic culture conditions. Cu(2+) caused a dose-dependent increase in micronuclei frequencies in both plant models. Cytological analysis of root tips cells showed clastogenic and aneugenic effects of this heavy metal...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Souguir D,Ferjani E,Ledoigt G,Goupil P

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper reports studies, including histological and ultrastructural analyses, of in vitro cell proliferation and development of immature endosperm tissue isolated from caryopses of Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, and Triticosecale plants. Endosperm isolated at 7-10 days post-anthesis developed well on MS medium s...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Popielarska-Konieczna M,Kozieradzka-Kiszkurno M,Tuleja M,Ślesak H,Kapusta P,Marcińska I,Bohdanowicz J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature and features of organization of reserve polysaccharides in three species of the genus Pelomyxa-P. palustris, P. belevskii, and P. stagnalis-were studied using light and transmission electron microscopy. We applied the periodic acid-Schiff reaction that is a highly selective method for detecting glycogen. Th...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Chistyakova L,Bezborodkina N,Berdieva M,Radaev A,Goodkov A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite great efforts in tissue engineering of the ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra, further research is needed in order to improve the patient's quality of life and minimize the economic burden of different lower urinary tract disorders. The nanostructured titanium dioxide (TiO2) scaffolds have a wide range of cl...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Imani R,Pazoki M,Zupančič D,Kreft ME,Kralj-Iglič V,Veranič P,Iglič A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell polarity, the asymmetric organization of cellular components along one or multiple axes, is present in most cells. From budding yeast cell polarization induced by pheromone signaling, oocyte polarization at fertilization to polarized epithelia and neuronal cells in multicellular organisms, similar mechanisms are ...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Mazel T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The LIM domain is an evolutionary conserved double-zinc finger motif found in a variety of proteins exhibiting diverse biological roles. LIM domains have been observed to act as modular protein-binding interfaces mediating protein-protein interactions in the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Interaction of LIM domains with s...

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Khurana T,Khurana B,Noegel AA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classification of order Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) and inter relationships of morphologically similar taxa is still debatable due to ever changing morphological features. No attempt has been made to improve the morphological taxonomy despite the fact that it is the morphology that represents the totality of genes....

journal_title：Protoplasma

authors： Mishra S,Bhargava P,Adhikary SP,Pradeep A,Rai LC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00