Isolation of Salt Stress-Related Genes from Aspergillus glaucus CCHA by Random Overexpression in Escherichia coli by Jie Fang, Xiaojiao Han, Lihua Xie, Mingying Liu, Guirong Qiao, Jing Jiang, Renying Zhuo

“…Analysis of transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana lines overexpressing CCHA-2142 demonstrated that the gene conferred increased salt tolerance to plants as well by protecting the cellular membranes, suppressing the inhibition of chlorophyll biosynthesis. …”
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A truncated variant of the ribosome-associated trigger factor specifically contributes to plant chloroplast ribosome biogenesis by Fabian Ries, Jasmin Gorlt, Sabrina Kaiser, Vanessa Scherer, Charlotte Seydel, Sandra Nguyen, Andreas Klingl, Julia Legen, Christian Schmitz-Linneweber, Hinrik Plaggenborg, Jediael Z. Y. Ng, Dennis Wiens, Georg K. A. Hochberg, Markus Räschle, Torsten Möhlmann, David Scheuring, Felix Willmund

“…Tig2 deletion results in remarkable leaf developmental defects of cold-exposed Arabidopsis thaliana plants and specific defects in plastidic ribosomes. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized with Extracts of Leaves of Raphanus sativus L, Beta vulgaris L, and Ocimum basilicum and Its Application in Seed Disinfection by Cristina Garcidueñas-Piña, Carolina Tirado-Fuentes, Julio Ruiz-Pérez, Roberto Carlos Valerio-García, José Francisco Morales-Domínguez

“…A disinfection of 100% and 90% was achieved for the in vitro culture of Arabidopsis thaliana and Psidium guajava (guava) seeds, respectively, with all AgNPs synthesized. …”
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Molecular complexity of quantitative immunity in plants: from QTL mapping to functional and systems biology by Chauveau, Carine, Roby, Dominique

“…Here, we review our past and present work on the dissection of the complex mechanisms underlying QDR in Arabidopsis thaliana. The strategies, main steps and challenges of our studies related to one atypical QDR gene, RKS1 (Resistance related KinaSe 1), are presented. …”
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Confocal Live Imaging of Reproductive Organs Development in Arabidopsis by Binghan Wang, Amélie Bauer, Andrea Gómez-Felipe, Sylvia Silveira, Daniel Kierzkowski

“…Here, we describe a detailed pipeline for the preparation, dissection, and confocal imaging of the development of internal reproductive floral organs of Arabidopsis thaliana including both the stamen and gynoecium. …”
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Cloning and expression characterisation of LiDXS2 gene in Oriental Lily (Lilium 'Sorbonne') by Yu Jiaxuan, Wu Nana, Fu Ruyu, Xue Lili, Zhang Jinzhu, Dong Jie, Yang Tao, Fan Jinping

“…The plant expression vector was constructed to transform Arabidopsis thaliana, and the transgenic plants were characterised. …”
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Genome-wide characterization of the MADS-box gene family in Paeonia ostii and expression analysis of genes related to floral organ development by Xueting Yang, Qi Guo, Shaodan Liu, Duoduo Wang, Dingding Zuo, Tongfei Niu, Dongfeng Wei, Lili Guo, Xiaogai Hou

“…We additionally created protein‒protein interaction networks for PoMADS proteins and analysed proteins that could interact among PoMADSs in Arabidopsis thaliana and grape. Conclusion These findings offer fundamental insights for understanding the function of the MADS-box gene family, which can aid in the selection and breeding of tree peony varieties with high ornamental value in addition to supporting the understanding of the process of tree peony floral organogenesis.…”
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Effect of selected Indonesian plants on Giardia intestinalis in an experimental in vitro model by Radka Pecková, Karel Doležal, Bohumil Sak, Dana Květoňová, Martin Kváč, Ivan Petřík, Wisnu Nurcahyo, Ivona Foitová

“…These plants exhibiting promising anti-parasitic activity were selected on the basis of collected behavioral data and their ability to decrease parasite load in Sumatran orangutans. Extracts of Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant routinely used as a laboratory model in research, were used as a negative control. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the Cytochrome B5 Protein Family in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. Pekinensis) by Han Zheng, Xin Li, Lin Shi, Ying Jing, Qingqing Song, Yanan Chen, Lilong He, Fengde Wang, Jianwei Gao, Yuping Bi

“…Phylogenetic analysis of the CB5 protein sequences from six species showed that the BrCB5s conduct a close evolutionary process with the CB5s of Arabidopsis thaliana and far from those of Oryza sativa. …”
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Differential expression and localization of expansins in Arabidopsis shoots: implications for cell wall dynamics and drought tolerance by Darina Balkova, Katerina Mala, Jan Hejatko, Jan Hejatko, Klara Panzarova, Lamis Abdelhakim, Barbora Pleskacova, Marketa Samalova, Marketa Samalova

“…In this study, we explored the differential localization of expansins in Arabidopsis thaliana shoots, with a focus on EXPA1, EXPA10, EXPA14, and EXPA15 utilizing pEXPA::EXPA translational fusion lines. …”
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Arabidopsis Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase 3, and Its Orthologues OsCPK1, OsCPK15, and AcCPK16, Are Involved in Biotic and Abiotic Stresses by Gardette R. Valmonte-Cortes, Colleen M. Higgins, Robin M. MacDiarmid

“…Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CPKs) are plant proteins that directly bind calcium ions before phosphorylating substrates involved in biotic and abiotic stress responses, as well as development. <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> CPK3 (<i>AtCPK3</i>) is involved with plant signaling pathways such as stomatal movement regulation, salt stress response, apoptosis, seed germination and pathogen defense. …”
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The biogenesis, regulation and functions of transitive siRNA in plants by Tan Huijun, Liu Yuelin, Guo Hongwei

“…Members of this class of siRNAs function in various biological processes ranging from development to stress adaptation. In Arabidopsis thaliana, two RDRs participate in the generation of transitive siRNAs, acting cooperatively with various siRNA generation-related factors, such as the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and aberrant RNAs. …”
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Vitamin C in fleshy fruits: biosynthesis, recycling, genes, and enzymes by D. Y. Tyapkina, E. Z. Kochieva, M. A. Slugina

“…However, in spite of the biological significance of L-ascorbic acid, the pathways of its biosynthesis in plants were fully understood only in 2007 by the example of a model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. In the present review, the main biosynthetic pathways of vitamin C are described: the L-galactose pathway, L-gulose pathway, galacturonic and myo-inositol pathway. …”
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Small molecules and heat treatments reverse vernalization via epigenetic modification in Arabidopsis by Nana Otsuka, Ryoya Yamaguchi, Hikaru Sawa, Naoya Kadofusa, Nanako Kato, Yasuyuki Nomura, Nobutoshi Yamaguchi, Atsushi J. Nagano, Ayato Sato, Makoto Shirakawa, Toshiro Ito

“…In this study, we screened over 16,000 chemical compounds and identified five small molecules (devernalizers; DVRs) that induce devernalization in Arabidopsis thaliana at room temperature without requiring a high-temperature treatment. …”
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Chinese cabbage orphan gene BR3 confers bolting resistance to Arabidopsis through the gibberellin pathway by Yuting Zhang, Mingliang Jiang, Shurui Sun, Zongxiang Zhan, Xiaonan Li, Zhongyun Piao

“…In this study, we identified an orphan gene BOLTING RESISTANCE 3 (BR3) that positively regulates bolting resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. The expression of BR3 was developmentally regulated and occurred during the seedling and flowering stages. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of CBF/DREB1 gene family in Medicago sativa L. and functional verification of MsCBF9 affecting flowering time by Jing Cui, Yajing Li, Hao Liu, Xu Jiang, Lili Zhang, Hongbo Dai, Xue Wang, Fei He, Mingna Li, Junmei Kang

“…Phylogenetics divided the CBF members of Medicago sativa, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Medicago truncatula into six groups, of which group VI had the most MsCBFs members, reaching 52% (13/25). …”
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Cryoimmobilized anther analysis reveals new ultrastructural insights into Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) asymmetrical microsporogenesis by Danilo M. Rocha, Ulla Neumann, Fernanda M. Nogueira, Georgios Tsipas, André L. L. Vanzela, André Marques

“…Despite significant advances, the ultrastructural details of these processes remain poorly understood.MethodsThis study provides a detailed analysis of microsporogenesis in Rhynchospora pubera using high-pressure freezing, freeze substitution, and transmission electron microscopy, significantly enhancing ultrastructural resolution.Results and discussionOur findings reveal that intracellular organization differs from model species Arabidopsis thaliana and drives nuclear selection, with endoplasmic reticulum vesicles organizing meiotic spindles. …”
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Genome wide identification of Dof transcription factors in Carmine radish reveals RsDof33 role in cadmium stress and anthocyanin biosynthesis by Caiming Gou, Jia Li, Bo Chen, Guoting Cheng, Zhangfei Zheng, Hua Peng, Ahmed H. El-Sappah

“…Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed significant Dof gene family resemblance between Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica napus. Perhaps segment duplication resulted in RsDof gene family expansion. …”
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The demographic history of the wild crop relative Brachypodium distachyon is shaped by distinct past and present ecological niches by Minadakis, Nikolaos, Williams, Hefin, Horvath, Robert, Caković, Danka, Stritt, Christoph, Thieme, Michael, Bourgeois, Yann, Roulin, Anne C.

“…Altogether, this genomic resource offers a powerful alternative to Arabidopsis thaliana to investigate the genetic bases of adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in plants and more specifically in monocots. …”
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Identification and characterization of mRNAs of receptor-like kinases MhyGSO1 and MhyGSO2 in flowering parasitic plant Monotropa hypopitys by A. V. Shchennikova, E. Z. Kochieva, A. V. Beletsky, M. A. Filyushin, O. A. Shulga, N. V. Ravin, K. G. Skryabin

“…Plant organ formation is based on the balance of the programmed cell division and positional differentiation maintained by intercellular communication mediated by signaling molecules and receptors. In Arabidopsis thaliana, two paralogous leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases, GASSHO1 and GASSHO2, redundantly participate in the regulation of various root cells identity and functioning and the proper epidermis patterning. …”
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