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Novel Genome-Editing Approaches for Develo** Non-GM Crops for Sustainable Improvement and the Mitigation of Climate Changes
The utilization of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas-based genome-editing technologies holds significant promise in the realm of crop genome manipulation since it enables pr...
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Open AccessOverexpression of chalcone isomerase A gene in Astragalus trigonus for stimulating apigenin
Apigenin is one of the most studied flavonoids and is widely distributed in the plant kingdom. Apigenin exerts important antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor activities, and anti-inflammatory effe...
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Open AccessAssessing the effects of a novel biostimulant to enhance leafminer resistance and plant growth on common bean
The leafminer Liriomyza trifolii is one of the major insects that affect Phaseolus vulgaris production worldwide. Novel and safe biobased stimulator compound (BSTC) with micronutrient-amino acid chelated compound...
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Designing of a Recombinant Agip Bacmid Construct with Infectious Properties Against Black Cutworm Agrotis ipsilon Larvae
In this study, Agrotis ipsilon nucleopolyhedrovirus bacmid has been constructed as an infectious bacmid in an attempt to allow genome recombination and generation of virus mutants. Since the FseI, a unique restri...
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Open AccessBoosting isoprene production via heterologous expression of the Kudzu isoprene synthase gene (kIspS) into Bacillus spp. cell factory
Isoprene represents a key building block for the production of valuable materials such as latex, synthetic rubber or pharmaceutical precursors and serves as basis for advanced biofuel production. To enhance th...
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Open AccessImpact of cis-acting elements’ frequency in transcription activity in dicot and monocot plants
The production of new cultivars via recombinant DNA technology is important in applied agriculture. Promoters play fundamental roles in successful transformation and gene expression. Fragments of the upstream ...
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Open AccessGenetic improvement of n-butanol tolerance in Escherichia coli by heterologous overexpression of groESL operon from Clostridium acetobutylicum
Strain tolerance to toxic metabolites remains an important issue in the production of biofuels. Here we examined the impact of overexpressing the heterologous groESL chaperone from Clostridium acetobutylicum to e...
