Starting to gel: how Arabidopsis seed coat epidermal cells produce specialized secondary cell walls
For more than a decade, the Arabidopsis seed coat epidermis (SCE) has been used as a
model system to study the synthesis, secretion and modification of cell wall polysaccharides …
model system to study the synthesis, secretion and modification of cell wall polysaccharides …
A coevolved EDS1-SAG101-NRG1 module mediates cell death signaling by TIR-domain immune receptors
Plant nucleotide binding/leucine-rich repeat (NLR) immune receptors are activated by
pathogen effectors to trigger host defenses and cell death. Toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain …
pathogen effectors to trigger host defenses and cell death. Toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain …
BREEDIT: a multiplex genome editing strategy to improve complex quantitative traits in maize
CD Lorenzo, K Debray, D Herwegh, W Develtere… - The Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ensuring food security for an ever-growing global population while adapting to climate
change is the main challenge for agriculture in the 21st century. Although new technologies …
change is the main challenge for agriculture in the 21st century. Although new technologies …
The cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP96A15 is the midchain alkane hydroxylase responsible for formation of secondary alcohols and ketones in stem cuticular wax of …
Most aerial surfaces of plants are covered by cuticular wax that is synthesized in epidermal
cells. The wax mixture on the inflorescence stems of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) is …
cells. The wax mixture on the inflorescence stems of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) is …
Arbuscular mycorrhiza–specific signaling in rice transcends the common symbiosis signaling pathway
Abstract Knowledge about signaling in arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses is currently
restricted to the common symbiosis (SYM) signaling pathway discovered in legumes. This …
restricted to the common symbiosis (SYM) signaling pathway discovered in legumes. This …
Phylogenetic and comparative gene expression analysis of barley (Hordeum vulgare) WRKY transcription factor family reveals putatively retained functions between …
E Mangelsen, J Kilian, KW Berendzen… - BMC genomics, 2008 - Springer
Background WRKY proteins belong to the WRKY-GCM1 superfamily of zinc finger
transcription factors that have been subject to a large plant-specific diversification. For the …
transcription factors that have been subject to a large plant-specific diversification. For the …
A phenol/chloroform-free method to extract nucleic acids from recalcitrant, woody tropical species for gene expression and sequencing
FF Barbier, TG Chabikwa, MU Ahsan, SE Cook… - Plant methods, 2019 - Springer
Background Woody tropical plants contain high levels of complex organic compounds that
inhibit the chemical procedures needed to extract RNA or DNA, thus compromising …
inhibit the chemical procedures needed to extract RNA or DNA, thus compromising …
MUCILAGE-RELATED10 produces galactoglucomannan that maintains pectin and cellulose architecture in Arabidopsis seed mucilage
Plants invest a lot of their resources into the production of an extracellular matrix built of
polysaccharides. While the composition of the cell wall is relatively well characterized, the …
polysaccharides. While the composition of the cell wall is relatively well characterized, the …
Highly branched xylan made by IRREGULAR XYLEM14 and MUCILAGE-RELATED21 links mucilage to Arabidopsis seeds
All cells of terrestrial plants are fortified by walls composed of crystalline cellulose
microfibrils and a variety of matrix polymers. Xylans are the second most abundant type of …
microfibrils and a variety of matrix polymers. Xylans are the second most abundant type of …
Mutations of the AtYAK1 kinase suppress TOR deficiency in Arabidopsis
The target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase is a conserved energy sensor that regulates growth in
response to environmental cues. However, little is known about the TOR signaling pathway …
response to environmental cues. However, little is known about the TOR signaling pathway …