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Responsive mechanism of Hemerocallis citrina Baroni to complex saline-alkali stress revealed by photosynthetic characteristics and antioxidant regulation
Saline-alkali stress induces oxidative damage and photosynthesis inhibition in H. citrina, with a significant downregulation of the expression of photosynthesis- and antioxidant-related genes at high concentratio...
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Stimulation of melanin synthesis by UVB is mediated by NO/cGMP/PKG cascade targeting PAK4 in vitro
The coat color of mammals is primarily determined by the type, quantity, and distribution of melanin in the skin and hair. As an endogenous gas molecule, nitric oxide (NO) regulates tyrosinase production by mo...
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Open AccessBacillus velezensis LG37: transcriptome profiling and functional verification of GlnK and MnrA in ammonia assimilation
In recent years, interest in Bacillus velezensis has increased significantly due to its role in many industrial water bioremediation processes. In this study, we isolated and assessed the transcriptome of Bacillu...
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Open AccessThe Rice Pentatricopeptide Repeat Gene TCD10 is Needed for Chloroplast Development under Cold Stress
Chloroplast plays a vital role in plant development and growth. The pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) gene family is one of the largest gene families in plants. In addition, cold stress affects a broad spectrum o...
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Open AccessThe Rice TCM5 Gene Encoding a Novel Deg Protease Protein is Essential for Chloroplast Development under High Temperatures
High temperature affects a broad spectrum of cellular components and metabolism in plants. The Deg/HtrA family of ATP-independent serine endopeptidases is present in nearly all organisms. Deg proteases are req...
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Open AccessThe rice ALS3 encoding a novel pentatricopeptide repeat protein is required for chloroplast development and seedling growth
Pentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins play essential roles in modulating the expression of organelle genes and have expanded greatly in higher plants. However, molecular mechanisms of most rice PPR genes rem...
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The rice OsDG2 encoding a glycine-rich protein is involved in the regulation of chloroplast development during early seedling stage
OsDG2 gene encoded a novel chloroplast-targeted GRP in rice. Disruption of the OsDG2 would lead to delayed greening phenotype and affected expression levels of genes associated with chloroplast...
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Characterization of the quantitative trait locus OilA1 for oil content in Brassica napus
Increasing seed oil content has become one of the most important breeding criteria in rapeseed (Brassica napus). However, oil content is a complex quantitative trait. QTL map** in a double haploid population (S...
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Nitric oxide enhances melanogenesis of alpaca skin melanocytes in vitro by activating the MITF phosphorylation
Ultraviolet (UV) B radiation can cause skin-tanning via the synthesis of melanin which is synthesized by specific tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related enzymes expressed in melanocytes. It is reported that several...
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Map** of QTLs for leaf developmental behavior in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Leaf developmental behavior in rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the important agronomic characteristics, which not only determines vegetative growth but also influences grain yield. This study was conducted to id...
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Potential biological control of weeds in rice fields by allelopathy of dwarf lilyturf plants
Dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogonjaponicus Ker-Gawl), a medicinal plant, hasbeen used for sore throat therapy andinhibition of physiological thirst sinceancient times. Experimental studies wereconducted to determine the...
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Trisomic genetic analysis of aroma in three Japanese native rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.)
Information on the genetics of aroma in rice facilitates breeding and selection of new aromatic varieties with high yield and good quality. Objective of the present study was to make clear the number of genes ...