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Involvement of a rice mutation in storage protein biogenesis in endosperm and its genomic location
Main ConclusionA mutation was first found to cause the great generation of glutelin precursors (proglutelins) in rice ( Oryza sativa L.) endosperm,...
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Characteristic and fate determination of adipose precursors during adipose tissue remodeling
Adipose tissues are essential for actively regulating systemic energy balance, glucose homeostasis, immune responses, reproduction, and longevity....
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Nitrogen Alleviated the Deterioration of Rice Quality by Affecting the Accumulation of Grain Storage Protein Under Elevated Temperature
The adverse effect of future global warming on rice quality is a fact that cannot be ignored. Evidence from our previous field warming experiments...
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Genetic Background Negates Improvements in Rice Flour Characteristics and Food Processing Properties Caused by a Mutant Allele of the PDIL1-1 Seed Storage Protein Gene
Phenotypic differences among breeding lines that introduce the same superior gene allele can be a barrier to effective development of cultivars with...
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Evaluation of oilseed proteins as precursors of antimicrobial peptides using bioinformatics method
In this study, the potential of oilseed proteins from soybean, peanut, sesame, sunflower seed and flaxseed as antimicrobial peptide (AMP) precursors...
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Metabolism of Storage Carbohydrates
Besides playing other roles, carbohydrates are also the major source of energy for all living beings. Almost 30% of the carbohydrates in plants are...
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Human primordial germ cell-like cells specified from resetting precursors develop in human hindgut organoids
Human primordial germ cells (hPGCs), the precursors of eggs and sperm, start their complex development shortly after specification and during their...
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A deleterious Sar1c variant in rice inhibits export of seed storage proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum
Key messageWe identified a dosage-dependent dominant negative form of Sar1c, which confirms the essential role of COPII system in mediating ER export...
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The unfolded protein response unfolds
As a key organelle of protein targeting and secretion, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays host to a wide variety of protein maturation steps...
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Stimulus-responsive proteins involved in multi-process regulation of storage substance accumulation during rice grain filling under elevated temperature
BackgroundThe intensified global warming during grain filling deteriorated rice quality, in particular increasing the frequency of chalky grains...
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Genetic map** and functional genomics of soybean seed protein
Soybean is an utterly important crop for high-quality meal protein and vegetative oil. Soybean seed protein content has become a key factor in...
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Sulfate transport and metabolism: strategies to improve the seed protein quality
Sulfur-containing amino acids (SAA), namely methionine, and cysteine are crucial essential amino acids (EAA) considering the dietary requirements of...
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Substrate promiscuity of Dicer toward precursors of the let-7 family and their 3′-end modifications
The human let-7 miRNA family consists of thirteen members that play critical roles in many biological processes, including development timing and...
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Effect of Edible Coating on Strawberry Quality Characteristics During Cold Storage
Strawberry is a fruit that undergoes physical and chemical changes very quickly during storage. The edible coating is one technique that can extend...
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Combined physiological and transcriptomic analyses to identify candidate genes involved in aging during storage of Allium mongolicum Regel. seeds
Seed aging is a complex and irreversible process that occurs during seed development and storage. The quality of Allium mongolicum Regel seeds...
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Melanin precursors mediated adaption to temperature changes in fungus and animal via inhibition of lipid-mediated ferroptosis
The discovery of biological activities of natural products plays a vital part in drug development. The mechanism by which organisms respond to...
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Peptide and Protein Emulsifiers
There has recently been a growing attention towards peptide and protein molecules as potential bioemulsifiers for the stabilization of foams and...
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Impact of Harvest Time and Storage on the Quality and Bioactive Compounds of ‘Brasileirinha’ Pumpkin
Pumpkins ( Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poir) are extensively cultivated in Brazil, gaining prominence due to their importance in nutrition and...
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Protein networking: nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and their protein–protein-associations
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) are complex transmembrane proteins involved in neurotransmission in the nervous system and at the...
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On the Question of the Metabolic Costs of the Main Metabolic Precursors in Escherichia coli
The term metabolic cost (MС) is often used for assessment of energy consumption in the biosynthesis of various substances under different growth...