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    Exogenous proline regulates pectin demethylation by rescuing pectin methylesterase functioning of cell wall from Cr(VI) toxicity in rice plants

    Plants are equipped with several sophisticated mechanisms to deal with heavy metals (HMs) toxicity. Cell walls, which are rich in pectin, are important in the sequestration and compartmentalization of HMs. Pec...

    Abid Ullah, Yu-Juan Lin, Peng Tian in Chemical and Biological Technologies in Ag… (2024)

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    Regulation of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in rice seedlings against chromium stress through sodium hydrosulfide and sodium nitroprusside

    Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO) play a well-organized protective mechanism in co** with oxidative stress induced by toxic metals. However, the comparative effects of H2S and NO on enzymatic and non...

    Yu-Juan Lin, **ng-Hui Feng, Yu-** Feng in Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2023)

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    Proline-mediated modulation on DNA repair pathway in rice seedlings under chromium stress by integrating gene chip and co-expression network analysis

    Chromium (Cr) stress can cause oxidative burst to plants. Application of exogenous proline (Pro) is one of the most effective approaches to improve the tolerance of plants to Cr stress. In this study, we integ...

    Yu-Juan Lin, Yu-** Feng, Qing Zhang, **ao-Zhang Yu in Ecotoxicology (2022)

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    The importance of utilizing nitrate (NO3) over ammonium (NH4+) as nitrogen source during detoxification of exogenous thiocyanate (SCN-) in Oryza sativa

    Thiocyanate (SCN) is a nitrogen-containing pollutant, which can be involved in the nitrogen (N) cycle and interferes with plant growth. The current study highlights a new insight into the N (nitrate [NO3-] and a...

    Yu-Juan Lin, Yu-** Feng, **ao-Zhang Yu in Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2022)

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    Jasmonic acid and hydrogen sulfide modulate transcriptional and enzymatic changes of plasma membrane NADPH oxidases (NOXs) and decrease oxidative damage in Oryza sativa L. during thiocyanate exposure

    It is evident that the plasma membrane NADPH oxidases (NOXs) play an important role in the generation of superoxide radicals (O2−•) in plants during defense responses. This study was to clarify activation of NOXs...

    **ao-Zhang Yu, Yun-Peng Chu, Hua Zhang, Yu-Juan Lin, Peng Tian in Ecotoxicology (2021)

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    Assimilation of exogenous cyanide cross talk in Oryza sativa L. to the key nodes in nitrogen metabolism

    Exogenous cyanide (CN) effects on nitrogen (N) uptake, transport, and assimilation in rice seedlings were investigated at the biochemical and molecular levels. Seedlings were treated with either a 2-d or 4-d sup...

    Cheng-Zhi Li, Li Yang, Yu-Juan Lin, Hua Zhang, Saeed Rad, **ao-Zhang Yu in Ecotoxicology (2020)

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    Involvement of glutamate receptors in regulating calcium influx in rice seedlings under Cr exposure

    Glutamate receptors (GLRs) are ligand-gated Ca2+-permeable channels that govern and modulate the dynamic influx of cytosolic Ca2+ in plants. The present study investigated the interaction of OsGLR3 gene expressio...

    Yan-Hong Li, **ao-Zhang Yu, Ling-Yun Mo, Yu-Juan Lin, Qing Zhang in Ecotoxicology (2019)

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    Interaction of cyanate uptake by rice seedlings with nitrate assimilation: gene expression analysis

    Cyanate (CNO) has been produced in the environment through either natural or anthropogenic sources. However, due to industrialization, it has been led more over-loads. In this study, interaction of CNO uptake b...

    **ao-Zhang Yu, Sheng-Yu Lei, Yu-Juan Lin in Environmental Science and Pollution Resear… (2019)

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    Transcriptome analysis of Oryza sativa in responses to different concentrations of thiocyanate

    Effective concentrations of potassium thiocyanate (KSCN) to rice seedlings were experimentally determined using relative growth rate as a sensitive endpoint. Agilent 44-K rice microarray was used to profile th...

    Yu-Juan Lin, **ao-Zhang Yu, Qing Zhang in Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2019)

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    mRNA Analysis of Genes Encoded with Phytochelatin Synthase (PCS) in Rice Seedlings Exposed to Chromium: The Role of Phytochelatins in Cr Detoxification

    Transcriptional changes of genes encoded with phytochelatins synthase (PCS) was investigated in rice seedlings exposed to potassium chromate Cr(VI) or chromium nitrate Cr(III) using qRT-PCR. Our study demonstr...

    **ao-Zhang Yu, Qin-Long Ling, Yan-Hong Li in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination an… (2018)

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    Microarray-based expression analysis of phytohormone-related genes in rice seedlings during cyanide metabolism

    Plants exhibit highly coordinated, dynamic reactions to various abiotic stressors. As cyanide is a non-essential element for plant growth, entry inside plants can exert toxicity at multiple levels. In plant, h...

    **ao-Zhang Yu, Yu-Juan Lin, Chun-Jiao Lu in Environmental Science and Pollution Resear… (2018)

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    Differential expression of the PAL gene family in rice seedlings exposed to chromium by microarray analysis

    Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is one of the principle enzymes involved in plant’s secondary metabolism. Expression of individual isogene from the PAL gene family is variable with species of plants in response...

    **ao-Zhang Yu, Wei-Jia Fan, Yu-Juan Lin, Fei-Fei Zhang in Ecotoxicology (2018)

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    Identification and expression analysis of CYS-A1, CYS-C1, NIT4 genes in rice seedlings exposed to cyanide

    Involvement of genes (CYS-A1, CYS-C1 and NIT4) encoded with cysteine synthase, β-cyanoalanine synthase, nitrilase and cyanide metabolisms are evident in Arabidopsis. In the present study, identifications of CYS-A...

    **ao-Zhang Yu, Yu-Juan Lin, Chun-Jiao Lu, Xue-Hong Zhang in Ecotoxicology (2017)