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Quantification of Rice Blast Disease Progressions Through Taqman Real-Time PCR
Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is a major disease in the paddy field and also a representative model system in the investigation of plant–microbe interactions. This study was undertaken to provide the qu...
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Screening of Phellinus linteus, a medicinal mushroom, for anti-viral activity
Harmful viruses, including dengue virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and hepatitis B virus are known to be extremely sensitive to glucosidase inhibition. Phellinus linteus, an edible medicinal mushroom, was scr...
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Characterization of the potato upreg1gene, encoding a mutated ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase large subunit, in transformed rice
The potato upreg1, which encodes a mutated ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) large subunit, was introduced into rice to evaluate its potential to enhance sink-driven yield productivity in this crop. We also ...
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Genetic analysis of gene expression for pigmentation in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa)
Anthocyanins are a major class of flavonoids that are produced in the tissues of many plant species in response to environmental signals. The pigmentation of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) was analyzed using new...
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Cloning and characterization of a gene encoding ABP57, a soluble auxin-binding protein
Auxin-binding protein 57 (ABP57), a soluble auxin-binding protein, acts as a receptor to activate plasma membrane (PM) H+-ATPase. Here, we report the cloning of abp57 and the biochemical characterization of its p...
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Kinetic and regulatory properties of plant ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase genetically modified by heterologous expression of potato upreg mutants in vitro and in vivo
In this study, the uses of the mutated genes, upreg1 and upreg2, encoding upregulated ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) large subunits with increased enzymatic activity, to improve crop yield productivity wa...
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Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Perilla frutescens
A reproducible plant regeneration and an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation protocol were developed for Perilla frutescens (perilla). The largest number of adventitious shoots were induced ...
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Two isoforms of soluble auxin receptor in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants: Binding property for auxin and interaction with plasma membrane H+-ATPase
An auxin receptor protein, isolated from the soluble fractionsof rice shoots and roots, was characterised in terms of the affinity andspecificity for IAA and the modulating effect onH+-ATPase of plant plasma memb...