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Plant Sciences
A. V. Nosov, A. A. Fomenkov
Summary: This lecture presents classical information and new data on the molecular events of the basic cell cycle of plants, examining the impact of water deficit, CO2, light, and temperature on the cell cycle briefly. It also presents data on the regulation of cell proliferation by various phytohormones and discusses their effects on the cell cycle in different organs and tissues.
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jinxing Li, Xingxing Wang, Rui Jiang, Boran Dong, Shiyuan Fang, Qing Li, Zongyou Lv, Wansheng Chen
Summary: Phytohormones play a crucial role in plant trichome development, impacting their quantity, size, function, and compound production. Interactions between phytohormones can promote trichome development, while modern techniques allow for the investigation of gene function and regulatory networks in trichome cells, opening new avenues for future research.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Trishita Basak, Rupasri Ain
Summary: This research reveals a multi-layered regulation of trophoblast self-renewal and differentiation by the Hippo components. YAP translocates to the nucleus in trophoblast stem cells and limits their proliferation by interacting with the stemness factor CDX2. Trophoblast giant cells differentiation is associated with cytoplasmic retention of YAP and decreased level of core Hippo component LATS1.
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mirela C. Coke, Sophie Mantelin, Peter Thorpe, Catherine J. Lilley, Kathryn M. Wright, Daniel S. Shaw, Adams Chande, John T. Jones, Peter E. Urwin
Summary: The study investigated the biological function of the G. pallida GpIA7 effector in potato plants, revealing its potential role in altering plant growth and development by modulating the regulatory function of the plant growth regulator StEBP1. The effector was found to down-regulate the expression of downstream target genes, affecting the host cell cycle and demonstrating a mechanism used by the nematode to manipulate the host plant.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Edouard Tourdot, Jean-Philippe Mauxion, Nathalie Gonzalez, Christian Chevalier
Summary: This review summarizes the recent advances in understanding the molecular regulation of endoreduplication and its role in fruit growth compared to other plant organs. Endoreduplication is a major source of somatic endopolyploidy in higher plants, resulting in cell ploidy variation due to repeated DNA synthesis without mitosis. Although endoreduplication is widely observed in various plant organs, tissues, and cells, its physiological significance is not fully understood yet. However, it is proposed to play crucial roles in cell growth, differentiation, and specialization through transcriptional and metabolic reprogramming. The review focuses on the molecular mechanisms, cellular characteristics, and multi-scale effects of endoreduplication in supporting growth during plant development, with particular emphasis on its prominent role in fruit development, such as in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit organogenesis.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Crisanto Gutierrez
Summary: Cell division cycle is a fundamental process for the perpetuation of organisms, including plants. Studies on plant cell division cycle started with cytological and physiological approaches in the 1950s and 1960s, and later experienced rapid growth with the development of genetics and genomics. Current research not only focuses on understanding the plant cell cycle machinery, but also examines the interaction of cell cycle components with various aspects of plant biology.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Aixia Li, Xue Sun, Lijing Liu
Summary: This review summarizes the current knowledge on the action and molecular mechanisms through which the phytohormone salicylic acid (SA) regulates plant growth via multiple pathways. It is highlighted that SA mediates growth regulation by affecting cell division and expansion.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Akie Shimotohno, Shiori S. Aki, Naoki Takahashi, Masaaki Umeda
Summary: This review highlights the importance of plant cell cycle regulation by phytohormones and environmental signals, analyzing their mechanisms of action and focusing on stress-induced G2 arrest. It also discusses the contribution of the transition from the mitotic cycle to the endocycle to plant organ growth.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT BIOLOGY, VOL 72, 2021
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yan Lu, Peng Xiang, Shuqing Zhang, Zhiguo Lu, Zhidong Zhou, Yunlong Yin, Jianfeng Hua, Qin Shi, Wanwen Yu, Chaoguang Yu
Summary: In response to prolonged partial submergence stress, Taxodium 703 leaves activate fermentation, amino acids metabolism, and ROS detoxification, and reduce TCA cycle and ABA biosynthesis.
Article
Biology
Nora Sauter, Matteo Sangermani, Isabelle Hug, Urs Jenal, Thomas Pfohl
Summary: A bacteria-on-a-bead system was developed to study the dynamics of flagellum and pili during cell separation and surface attachment. It was found that pili play a crucial role in cell attachment and cooperate with flagellum during the approaching and attaching process to surfaces.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Pascal D. Odermatt, Teemu P. Miettinen, Joel Lemiere, Joon Ho Kang, Emrah Bostan, Scott R. Manalis, Kerwyn Casey Huang, Fred Chang
Summary: Research has found that dry-mass density in fission yeast exhibits homeostatic behavior but varies during the cell cycle, largely influenced by a constant rate of biomass synthesis, slowdown of volume growth during cell division, and rapid expansion post-cytokinesis. Density changes are exacerbated by arrests at specific cell-cycle stages, and spatially heterogeneous patterns of density suggest links with density regulation, tip growth, and intracellular osmotic pressure. The systematic density variations during the cell cycle are predominantly due to modulation of volume expansion, revealing functional consequences of density gradients and cell-cycle arrests.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Silvia Farinati, Cristian Forestan, Monica Canton, Giulio Galla, Claudio Bonghi, Serena Varotto
Summary: Research shows that a slow ripening phenotype in peach is associated with misregulation of genes involved in mesocarp identity, resulting in reduced fruit size. Endoreduplication progressively increases in mesocarp during fruit development, occurring in normal fruit but not in slow ripening fruit.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Faisal Zulfiqar, Muhammad Ashraf
Summary: Plant bioregulators play a crucial role in managing oxidative stress tolerance in plants, offering a potential solution for food production under the threat of climate change through genetic engineering. Their ability to induce tolerance in stress sensitive crops highlights the importance of exploiting the plant defense system to engineer tolerant plants in the face of climate change. This review emphasizes the significance of PBRs in developing plants more resilient to harsh environmental conditions and discusses the advancement in engineering transgenic plants with modified PBR gene expression for enhanced oxidative stress resistance in an agricultural context.
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Daniel Williamson, William Tasker-Brown, James A. H. Murray, Angharad R. Jones, Leah R. Band
Summary: This article investigates the mechanisms of cell-size control in plant cells and establishes a mathematical model to simulate the key interactions in the cell cycle. The study finds that both size-independent synthesis and equal inheritance of cell-cycle proteins contribute to cell-size control, but combining these mechanisms at the two key transitions in the cell cycle is essential in maintaining cell-size homeostasis.
PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Mengxia Li, Yanchun Zhu, Susu Li, Wei Zhang, Changxi Yin, Yongjun Lin
Summary: Root hairs are important extensions of plant epidermal cells for nutrient and water absorption and stress response. Phytohormones play crucial regulatory roles in the growth and development of root hairs by regulating the transcription of root hair associated genes.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biology
Jigna G. Tank, Rohan V. Pandya, Vrinda S. Thaker
SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2017)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Snehal B. Bagatharia, Madhvi N. Joshi, Rohan V. Pandya, Aanal S. Pandit, Riddhi P. Patel, Shivangi M. Desai, Anu Sharma, Omkar Panchal, Falguni P. Jasmani, Akshay K. Saxena
Article
Microbiology
M. N. Joshi, A. C. Sharma, R. V. Pandya, R. P. Patel, Z. M. Saiyed, A. K. Saxena, S. B. Bagatharia
JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY
(2012)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jigna G. Tank, Vrinda S. Thaker
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2014)
Article
Oceanography
Varsha Patale, Jigna G. Tank
Summary: The Coastal region of Diu in India is the natural habitat dominated by Avicennia marina mangrove species. However, anthropogenic activities threaten the survival of these mangrove species in Diu. This study collected sediment and leaf samples from the Diu coast to evaluate the ecological threat of heavy metal accumulation. The results showed remarkable presence of heavy metals in the samples, with copper and nickel contamination being particularly severe. However, the heavy metals had limited impact on plant growth in the mangrove ecosystem, except for Site-4 and Site-5 where copper and nickel posed a threat.
Article
Water Resources
Varsha V. Patale, Jigna G. Tank
Summary: This article focuses on the influence of water quality and edaphic factors on the growth of Avicennia marina species in their natural habitat. The study found that seasonal changes affect the physicochemical parameters of water and soil, which in turn affect the density of plants in different habitats. The analysis also identified polluted areas that require restoration and conservation.
APPLIED WATER SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jigna G. Tank, Rohan Pandya
Summary: Surfactins are cyclic lipopeptides derived from Bacillus strains, known for their ability to inhibit invasion and migration of cancer cells. They have been shown to possess cytotoxic activity against various cancer cells and can be delivered to targeted cancer cells through nano-carriers. Surfactins hold promise as potential chemotherapeutic agents for cancer treatment.
Article
Polymer Science
Sheena Jobin Alooparampil, Jigna G. Tank
Summary: This study extracted polysaccharide from 6 varieties of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. and evaluated its potential to form hydrogel. Different varieties of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba formed gel with different properties, and Swati and Nylon 55 showed high water absorbing and swelling property. The prepared hydrogels had a weak, flexible network structure and behaved as dilatant shear thickening fluid. The analysis of drug-loaded hydrogels confirmed the formation of polymerization, entrapment of insulin in hydrogels, and the stable structure of insulin is retained. In vitro controlled drug release was observed in certain formulations.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Pyusha J. Dudhatra, Kajal G. Solanki, Jigna G. Tank, Bhavisha P. Sheth, Vrinda S. Thaker
JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Microbiology
M. N. Joshi, A. S. Pandit, A. Sharma, R. Pandya, S. M. Desai, A. K. Saxena, S. B. Bagatharia
GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS
(2013)
Article
M. N. Joshi, A. Sharma, A. S. Pandit, R. V. Pandya, A. K. Saxena, S. B. Bagatharia
GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS
(2013)
Article
M. N. Joshi, A. S. Pandit, A. Sharma, R. V. Pandya, A. K. Saxena, S. B. Bagatharia
GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS
(2013)