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Functionality of the MYB1 Transcription Factor in the Transactivation of Leucoanthocyanidin Reductase (LAR) Promoters of Fragaria × Ananassa and Fragaria Chiloensis
MYB transcription factors (TFs) are involved in the regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in both Chilean white strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) and commercial strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). There is evidence t...
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Open AccessStructural and immunological differences in Plasmodium falciparum sexual stage transmission-blocking vaccines comprised of Pfs25-EPA nanoparticles
Development of a malaria vaccine that blocks transmission of different parasite stages to humans and mosquitoes is considered critical for elimination efforts. A vaccine using Pfs25, a protein on the surface o...
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Molecular Actors Involved in the Softening of Fragaria chiloensis Fruit Accelerated by ABA Treatment
Fragaria chiloensis is a native species from Chile and has interesting attributes such as good taste, aroma, and exotic white color. As the maternal relative of commercial strawberry, it is interesting to underst...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: A human monoclonal antibody blocks malaria transmission and defines a highly conserved neutralizing epitope on gametes
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Evaluation of reference genes for transcript normalization in Fragaria chiloensis fruit and vegetative tissues
Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) is used extensively in gene expression studies. For adequate comparisons, the identification and use of reliable reference genes are crucial. Nevertheless, the availability...
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Open AccessA human monoclonal antibody blocks malaria transmission and defines a highly conserved neutralizing epitope on gametes
Malaria elimination requires tools that interrupt parasite transmission. Here, we characterize B cell receptor responses among Malian adults vaccinated against the first domain of the cysteine-rich 230 kDa gam...
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Open AccessStructure and function of a malaria transmission blocking vaccine targeting Pfs230 and Pfs230-Pfs48/45 proteins
Proteins Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 are Plasmodium falciparum transmission-blocking (TB) vaccine candidates that form a membrane-bound protein complex on gametes. The biological role of Pfs230 or the Pfs230-Pfs48/45 com...
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Open AccessInduction of PrMADS10 on the lower side of bent pine tree stems: potential role in modifying plant cell wall properties and wood anatomy
The molecular mechanisms underlying inclination responses in trees are unclear. In this study, we identified a MADS-box transcription factor differentially expressed early after inclination in the stems of Pinus ...
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PrMATE1 Is Differentially Expressed in Radiata Pine Exposed to Inclination and the Deduced Protein Displays High Affinity to Proanthocyanidin Substrates by a Computational Approach
The response to inclination in plants is an attractive and extensively studied biological process. The most commonly held theory proposes a differential growth in stem tissue due to unequal auxin redistributio...
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MYB Transcription Factors and a Putative Flavonoid Transporter ABCC-Like are Differentially Expressed in Radiata Pine Seedlings Exposed to Inclination
The response to inclination in plants is a well-studied biological process where hormones have been implicated in the modulation of vertical growth restoration. Studies on the involvement of auxins in differen...
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Open AccessProfiling invasive Plasmodium falciparum merozoites using an integrated omics approach
The symptoms of malaria are brought about by blood-stage parasites, which are established when merozoites invade human erythrocytes. Our understanding of the molecular events that underpin erythrocyte invasion...
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Open AccessXTHs from Fragaria vesca: genomic structure and transcriptomic analysis in ripening fruit and other tissues
Fragaria vesca or ‘woodland strawberry’ has emerged as an attractive model for the study of ripening of non-climacteric fruit. It has several advantages, such as its small genome and i...
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A differential distribution of auxin and flavonols in radiata pine stem seedlings exposed to inclination
Stem reorientation in response to inclination in trees has commanded the attention of the research community widely, but the molecular mechanisms of the response are still unknown. The most accepted theory is ...
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Computational study enlightens the structural role of the alcohol acyltransferase DFGWG motif
Alcohol acyltransferases (AAT) catalyze the esterification reaction of alcohols and acyl-CoA into esters in fruits and flowers. Despite the high divergence between AAT enzymes, two important and conserved moti...
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In-silico analysis of the structure and binding site features of an α-expansin protein from mountain papaya fruit (VpEXPA2), through molecular modeling, docking, and dynamics simulation studies
Fruit softening is associated to cell wall modifications produced by a set of hydrolytic enzymes and proteins. Expansins are proteins with no catalytic activity, which have been associated with several process...
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Open AccessDevelopment and preliminary evaluation of a 90 K Axiom® SNP array for the allo-octoploid cultivated strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
A high-throughput genoty** platform is needed to enable marker-assisted breeding in the allo-octoploid cultivated strawberry Fragaria × ananassa. Short-read sequences from one diploid and 19 octoploid accession...
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Cloning and characterization of a xyloglucan endo-transglycosylase/hydrolase gene expressed in response to inclination in radiata pine seedlings
The cell wall is a dynamic structure that can be modified by different conditions during growth. Stem inclination induces biochemical changes and chemical modifications in the cell walls of conifers driving pl...
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ACC Oxidase and ACC Synthase Expression Profiles after Leaning of Young Radiata (P. radiata D. Don) and Maritime Pine (P. pinaster Ait.) Seedlings
Loss of verticality in conifers affects the normal wood development by inducing changes and chemical modifications in tree stems called compression wood. It is known that ethylene influences the response durin...
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Open AccessGravitropic response in radiata pine seedlings. Searching molecular keys
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Open Access(Not) Kee** the stem straight: a proteomic analysis of maritime pine seedlings undergoing phototropism and gravitropism
Plants are subjected to continuous stimuli from the environment and have evolved an ability to respond through various growth and development processes. Phototropism and gravitropism responses enable the plant...
