Mechanisms of oxidative stress in plants: from classical chemistry to cell biology

V Demidchik - Environmental and experimental botany, 2015 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is a complex chemical and physiological phenomenon that accompanies
virtually all biotic and abiotic stresses in higher plants and develops as a result of …

Plant terpenes: defense responses, phylogenetic analysis, regulation and clinical applications

B Singh, RA Sharma - 3 Biotech, 2015 - Springer
The terpenoids constitute the largest class of natural products and many interesting products
are extensively applied in the industrial sector as flavors, fragrances, spices and are also …

A chaperone function of NO CATALASE ACTIVITY1 is required to maintain catalase activity and for multiple stress responses in Arabidopsis

J Li, J Liu, G Wang, JY Cha, G Li, S Chen, Z Li… - The Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Catalases are key regulators of reactive oxygen species homeostasis in plant cells.
However, the regulation of catalase activity is not well understood. In this study, we isolated …

[HTML][HTML] The similarity between N-terminal targeting signals for protein import into different organelles and its evolutionary relevance

M Kunze, J Berger - Frontiers in physiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The proper distribution of proteins between the cytosol and various membrane-bound
compartments is crucial for the functionality of eukaryotic cells. This requires the cooperation …

Review/N-glycans: The making of a varied toolbox

N Lannoo, EJM Van Damme - Plant Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Asparagine (N)-linked protein glycosylation is one of the most crucial, prevalent, and
complex co-and post-translational protein modifications. It plays a pivotal role in protein …

Protein phosphatase 2A holoenzyme is targeted to peroxisomes by piggybacking and positively affects peroxisomal β-oxidation

ARA Kataya, B Heidari, L Hagen, R Kommedal… - Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The eukaryotic, highly conserved serine (Ser)/threonine-specific protein phosphatase 2A
(PP2A) functions as a heterotrimeric complex composed of a catalytic (C), scaffolding (A) …

What is the role of hydrogen peroxide in plant peroxisomes?

FJ Corpas - Plant Biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Plant peroxisomes are unusual subcellular compartments with an apparent simple
morphology but with complex metabolic activity. The presence of signal molecules, such as …

GLYCOLATE OXIDASE3, a Glycolate Oxidase Homolog of Yeast l-Lactate Cytochrome c Oxidoreductase, Supports l-Lactate Oxidation in Roots of Arabidopsis

MKM Engqvist, J Schmitz, A Gertzmann… - Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In roots of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), l-lactate is generated by the
reduction of pyruvate via l-lactate dehydrogenase, but this enzyme does not efficiently …

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the polyamine oxidase gene family in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)

W Wang, JH Liu - Gene, 2015 - Elsevier
Polyamine oxidases (PAOs) are FAD-dependent enzymes associated with polyamine
catabolism. In plants, increasing evidences support that PAO genes play essential roles in …

The evolution of eukaryotic cells from the perspective of peroxisomes: phylogenetic analyses of peroxisomal beta‐oxidation enzymes support mitochondria‐first …

K Bolte, SA Rensing, UG Maier - BioEssays, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Beta‐oxidation of fatty acids and detoxification of reactive oxygen species are generally
accepted as being fundamental functions of peroxisomes. Additionally, these pathways …