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Plant Sciences
Ying-Chun Du, Ling-Jie Kong, Ling-Sen Cao, Wei Zhang, Qiang Zhu, Chen-Yu Ma, Kai Sun, Chuan-Chao Dai
Summary: This study explored the mechanism by which the endophytic fungus P. liquidambaris promotes iron absorption in peanuts through regulating hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and assisting in resisting oxidative stress. The results showed that P. liquidambaris reduces H2O2 levels under iron deficiency, increases iron content, and regulates the expression of iron-related genes to promote iron absorption.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Garo Z. Akmakjian, Nabila Riaz, Mary Lou Guerinot
Summary: The study revealed that ILR3 and PYE provide photoprotection during iron deficiency by regulating gene expression, inhibiting ROS accumulation, and promoting PSII repair.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Agricultural Engineering
Ranieri Bueno Melati, Daiane Cristina Sass, Fernando Carlos Pagnocca, Michel Brienzo
Summary: This study investigated the solubilization of xylan from different segments of sugarcane biomass using hydrogen peroxide. Results showed varying levels of recalcitrance and yield among different plant segments, with solubilized xylan exhibiting high enzymatic activity and similar or better characteristics compared to commercial xylan. The study suggests the potential of using sugarcane biomass as a renewable source for producing xylan of economic interest.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Feijie Liu, Yueqiao Wang, Guhua Zhang, Longna Li, Wenbiao Shen
Summary: This study found that endogenous hydrogen gas (H-2) can promote lateral root (LR) formation, and this process is likely regulated through cell cycle regulation and auxin-dependent pathway.
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Horticulture
Nicholas F. Reitz, Elizabeth J. Mitcham
Summary: Blossom-end rot is a physiological disorder in tomatoes, with accumulation of reactive oxygen species and increased peroxidase activity and lignin precursor content being key characteristics. Lignification appears to occur during blossom-end rot development based on increased hydrogen peroxide content and altered catalase and peroxidase activity.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yicheng Xing, Zheng Yao, Wenyuan Li, Wenting Wu, Xiaoqing Lu, Jun Tian, Zhongtao Li, Han Hu, Mingbo Wu
Summary: By fabricating heterogeneous Fenton-type Fe-based catalysts containing Fe-N-x sites and Fe/Fe3C nanoparticles, the competition between the efficient utilization of H2O2 and undesired O-2 generation was studied. With finely tuned active sites, a high conversion rate for the selective oxidation of methane and excellent product selectivity were achieved, while O-2 generation was significantly suppressed.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ramona Pap, Edina Pandur, Gergely Janosa, Katalin Sipos, Attila Agocs, Jozsef Deli
Summary: Lutein exerts protective effects by suppressing H2O2-induced ROS, influencing iron utilization, and altering the secretion of anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory cytokines in BV-2 cells.
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Agricultural Engineering
Avnish Kumar, Bijoy Biswas, Ramandeep Kaur, Bhavya B. Krishna, Bhaskar Thallada
Summary: The study investigated the depolymerization of rice straw alkali lignin using acidic, basic catalysts, and their mixtures. Results showed that the highest bio-oil yield was achieved with pure ZSM-5 and hydrogen peroxide in a nitrogen atmosphere, while the highest conversion rate was observed in an oxygen environment. Characterization of the bio-oils was done using GC-MS, 1H NMR, FT-IR, and showed selectivity towards 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Nabila Riaz, Mary Lou Guerinot
Summary: Iron is an essential micronutrient for plants and animals, with deficiency leading to anemia in humans. Plants heavily rely on plant-based foods as their primary source of iron, but these foods are often poor sources of dietary iron. Understanding how plants adapt to iron deficiency is crucial for optimizing iron uptake and ensuring optimal plant growth.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Mrinal Roy, Case M. van Genuchten, Luuk Rietveld, Doris van Halem
Summary: This research investigated a new approach to enhance the removal of arsenic from contaminated groundwater. The results showed that the addition of hydrogen peroxide under anaerobic conditions significantly improved the removal efficiency of arsenic. This was partly due to the enhanced oxidation of arsenic by hydrogen peroxide. Additionally, the study found that the crystallinity of the generated iron oxides decreased and the specific surface area increased when hydrogen peroxide was added, which further enhanced the removal of arsenic.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Changsomba Chang, Pratima Gupta
Summary: This paper addresses the issues of waste-to-value generation and management by demonstrating the in situ depolymerization of lignin extracted from waste rice straw using the microbial electro-Fenton process in a microbial peroxide-producing cell (MPPC), which also synchronously treats wastewater. The results show that this method efficiently depolymerizes lignin, produces valuable compounds, and effectively treats wastewater.
Article
Plant Sciences
Camilla Stanton, Jorge Rodriguez-Celma, Ute Kramer, Dale Sanders, Janneke Balk
Summary: Mutation of two E3 ligases that suppress iron uptake in roots also confers tolerance to zinc toxicity, identifying a regulatory point of interaction between iron and zinc homeostasis. Loss of function of BTSL1 and BTSL2, which encode E3 ubiquitin ligases, leads to Arabidopsis thaliana having tolerance to excess zinc. These mutants have similar zinc accumulation as the wild type, but lower iron accumulation in roots.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Ying Xia, Qiying Liu, Xiaohong Hu, Xu Li, Yongwang Huang, Wenzhi Li, Longlong Ma
Summary: Hydrogen peroxide pretreatment combined with saturated calcium hydroxide solution effectively removed lignin and induced hemicellulose solubility in ferrous sulfate solution, facilitating subsequent cellulose conversion. This study demonstrates that oxidative pretreatment is an effective method for refining lignocellulose and enhancing cellulose conversion.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mengsheng Deng, Jie Peng, Jie Zhang, Shuang Ran, Chengcheng Cai, Liping Yu, Su Ni, Xueli Huang, Liqin Li, Xiyao Wang
Summary: This study demonstrates that StSN2 significantly controls tuber sprouting, with downregulation leading to dormancy release and overexpression prolonging the dormant period. StSN2 negatively regulates lignin biosynthesis and H2O2 accumulation, ultimately inhibiting sprouting in potato tubers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xi-Min Zhang, Sheng-Guang Duan, Ying Xia, Jie-Ting Li, Lun-Xian Liu, Ming Tang, Jing Tang, Wei Sun, Yin Yi
Summary: Climate change leads to frequent heavy rainfall, causing waterlogging stress and death of alpine Rhododendron trees. We studied Rhododendron delavayi to understand the physiological and molecular mechanisms behind waterlogging stress. Our findings show that waterlogging stress reduces CO2 assimilation, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate, and maximum photochemical efficiency in leaves. The WS30d leaves also exhibit decreased chlorophyll content. At the molecular level, different metabolic pathways are affected in WS30d and WS30d-R10d leaves. Overall, waterlogging stress has irreversible detrimental effects on both the physiological and molecular aspects of R. delavayi.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Tania Jorda, Sergi Puig
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana Perea-Garcia, Pilar Miro, Rafael Jimenez-Lorenzo, Maria Teresa Martinez-Pastor, Sergi Puig
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS
(2020)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Teresa Martinez-Pastor, Sergi Puig
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH
(2020)
Review
Microbiology
Lucia Ramos-Alonso, Antonia Maria Romero, Maria Teresa Martinez-Pastor, Sergi Puig
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2020)
Review
Microbiology
Antonia Maria Romero, Maria Teresa Martinez-Pastor, Sergi Puig
Summary: Iron is essential for eukaryotic translation, affecting translation initiation, specific transcript translation repression, and various details of the translation process through the action of specific regulators. The influence of iron on different stages of translation and its correlation with protein biosynthesis control are key areas of research interest.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana Perea-Garcia, Amparo Andres-Borderia, Peter Huijser, Lola Penarrubia
Summary: Copper scarcity leads to a decrease in agricultural production, prompting plants to produce Cu-miRNAs that control copper utilization. The miR156-SPL module plays a role in developmental phase transitions while affecting the Cu-miRNA pathway.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Omar Ruiz-Rivero, Andres Garcia-Lor, Borja Rojas-Panadero, Jose Carlos Franco, Fathiya M. Khamis, Kerstin Kruger, Dina Cifuentes, Pablo Bielza, Alejandro Tena, Alberto Urbaneja, Meritxell Perez-Hedo
Summary: The African citrus psyllid Trioza erytreae is a major threat to the citrus industry as a vector of the incurable disease known as huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening. Research suggests that the outbreaks of T. erytreae in the Iberian Peninsula may have originated from the Canary Islands, while populations that invaded Macaronesia and the Iberian Peninsula likely came from southern Africa. The study's results are expected to be crucial for tracking the spread of this invasive pest outside of Africa and optimizing contingency and eradication plans in newly invaded and free areas.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Raquel Sorribes-Dauden, Maria Teresa Martinez-Pastor, Sergi Puig
Summary: Iron is essential for eukaryotic organisms, and its deficiency can lead to anemia. Yeast cells use the Ccc1 transporter to detoxify and store excess iron. Deletion of the Nt domain of Ccc1 can increase iron accumulation in cells.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Paco Romero, Alessandro Gabrielli, Raul Sampedro, Ana Perea-Garcia, Sergi Puig, Maria Teresa Lafuente
Summary: This study identified and characterized a six-member family of COPT in tomato, showing the variable presence of essential elements required for their functionality among members. Functional complementation assays revealed that SlCOPT1 and SlCOPT2 can transport copper inside the cell. Additionally, protein interaction network analyses demonstrated connections between SlCOPTs and other metal transporters and proteins related to the peroxisome.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jose L. Llacer, Tanweer Hussain, Jinsheng Dong, Laura Villamayor, Yuliya Gordiyenko, Alan G. Hinnebusch
Summary: The study revealed the crucial role of the eukaryotic initiation factor 3 (eIF3) complex in translation initiation, particularly the repositioning of eIF3b and eIF3i contributing to the accuracy of initiation.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Antonia Maria Romero, Jose Garcia-Martinez, Jose Enrique Perez-Ortin, Maria Teresa Martinez-Pastor, Sergi Puig
Summary: Eukaryotic cells rely on iron for various biological functions. In response to iron deficiency, yeast regulates iron metabolism through transcription and posttranscriptional mechanisms. The stability of ribosomal protein transcripts increases when iron bioavailability diminishes, and the mRNA-binding protein Pub1 plays a critical role in their stabilization.
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Tiziana Ginex, Clara Marco-Marin, Mitosz Wieczor, Carlos P. Mata, James Krieger, Paula Ruiz-Rodriguez, Maria Luisa Lopez-Redondo, Clara Frances-Gomez, Roberto Melero, Carlos Oscar Sanchez-Sorzano, Marta Martinez, Nadine Gougeard, Alicia Forcada-Nadal, Sara Zamora-Caballero, Roberto Gozalbo-Rovira, Carla Sanz-Frasquet, Rocio Arranz, Jeronimo Bravo, Vicente Rubio, Alberto Marina, Ron Geller, Inaki Comas, Carmen Gil, Mireia Coscolla, Modesto Orozco, Jose Luis Llacer, Jose-Maria Carazo
Summary: This article investigates the impact of the S:A222V mutation on viral infection, and finds that it promotes the opening of RBD and slightly increases ACE2 binding, while not affecting vaccine effectiveness.
Article
Entomology
Meriem Dahmane, Alberto Urbaneja, Omar Ruiz-Rivero, Miquel Alonso-Valiente, Meritxell Perez-Hedo
Summary: This study demonstrates that the herbivory of Pilophorus clavatus induces the accumulation of stress-related hormones in citrus plants, enhancing their defense mechanisms. The induced defenses also affect the host selection of predatory mites but not Tetranychus urticae. Furthermore, the infestation of T. urticae is significantly reduced on plants previously activated by P. clavatus.
JOURNAL OF PEST SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Marta Gargantilla, Clara Frances, Anmol Adhav, Alicia Forcada-Nadal, Belen Martinez-Gualda, Olaia Marti-Mari, Maria Luisa Lopez-Redondo, Roberto Melero, Clara Marco-Marin, Nadine Gougeard, Carolina Espinosa, Antonio Rubio-del-Campo, Rafael Ruiz-Partida, Maria del Pilar Hernandez-Sierra, Laura Villamayor-Belinchon, Jeronimo Bravo, Jose-Luis Llacer, Alberto Marina, Vicente Rubio, Ana San-Felix, Ron Geller, Maria-Jesus Perez-Perez
Summary: A new class of SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors has been identified and characterized, which can bind to the virus protein (S) and its receptor, interfering with their interaction and effectively inhibiting viral entry and infection. This discovery holds significant potential for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Raquel Sorribes-Dauden, David Peris, Maria Teresa Martinez-Pastor, Sergi Puig
COMPUTATIONAL AND STRUCTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2020)