Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Xin Qi, Richard Tester
Summary: Consumers face dilemmas when it comes to sugar consumption, as they want to enjoy sweetness in a healthy way. There is a perception that sugar naturally present in food is 'good', while added sugar is seen as 'bad'. The article explores the idea that the way sugar is consumed, whether in a natural context or refined form, can determine its impact on the body.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Zhaobin Wang, Yikun Ma, Yaonan Zhang, Jiali Shang
Summary: The paper provides a comprehensive review of the application of remote sensing technology in grassland monitoring and management. It discusses the estimation methods for various grassland parameters and reviews the applications of remote sensing monitoring, including grassland degradation, grassland use, disaster monitoring, and carbon cycle monitoring. The study suggests that advanced estimation methods and deep learning should be explored in future research.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jia Zhou, Qinli Hu, Xinlong Xiao, Deqiang Yao, Shenghong Ge, Jin Ye, Haojie Li, Rujie Cai, Renyang Liu, Fangang Meng, Chao Wang, Jian-Kang Zhu, Mingguang Lei, Weiman Xing
Summary: SPX1 protein binds to InsP(6) to inhibit the activity of PHR2 by disrupting PHR2 dimers and forming a SPX1-PHR2 complex, thereby maintaining phosphate homeostasis. This dual mechanism attenuates dimerization and DNA binding activities of PHR2.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nasem Badreldin, Beatriz Prieto, Ryan Fisher
Summary: This study utilized the latest monitoring technology and big data to assess the remaining grasslands in Saskatchewan's mixed grassland ecoregion, achieving accurate classification of native, mixed, and tame grasslands. The research established a novel analytical framework for reliable grassland mapping and provided valuable information for decision-makers in Saskatchewan and North America.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alina Malita, Olga Kubrak, Takashi Koyama, Nadja Ahrentlov, Michael J. Texada, Stanislav Nagy, Kenneth Halberg, Kim Rewitz
Summary: The study demonstrates that gut-derived neuropeptide F regulates food intake in fruit flies by suppressing sugar consumption and increasing protein-rich food consumption. This provides insights into the regulation of nutrient-specific appetite in animals.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Shivam Kaushik, Rahul Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Srishti Sanghi, Pinky Kain
Summary: The study aims to understand the effect of gurmar on sweet taste feeding behavior in fruit flies. The results demonstrate that gurmar can inhibit sugar-evoked feeding responses and aversion in flies, and it also has detrimental effects on their development. Understanding how gurmar reshapes taste curves in flies can provide insights into addressing health issues related to high sugar consumption.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Kun Wang, Mengqi Li, Bo Zhang, Yanpeng Chang, Shiheng An, Wenli Zhao
Summary: Sugar deficiency is a persistent challenge for plant development, and Trehalose-6-phosphate (T6P) is a key regulator in balancing plant sugar homeostasis. This study focuses on the sugar shortage in rice and reveals the underlying mechanisms by which sugar starvation limits plant development. The researchers identified a transcription factor OsSGI1 that is upregulated during sugar starvation and found that it directly binds to OsSnRK1a, leading to the inhibition of sugar metabolism and the promotion of trehalose 6-phosphate (Tre6P) accumulation. This study establishes the OsSGI1-OsTPP7-Tre6P loop, which is activated by sugar starvation and inhibits rice growth.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Franziska Fichtner, Indeewari Madhubhashini Dissanayake, Benoit Lacombe, Francois Barbier
Summary: Sugars and nitrates play crucial roles in providing carbon and nitrogen in plants, and understanding how plants sense these nutrients is essential for crop improvement. The major components of nutrient signaling are relatively conserved across eukaryotes, while the diversification of components like the NRT1 family and SWEET sugar transporters is associated with plant terrestrialization. Nutrient signaling has evolved to interact with hormone signaling for fine-tuning physiological and developmental responses in plants.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vignesh Narayan Hariharan, Rahul Yadav, Chandrani Thakur, Albel Singh, Renu Gopinathan, Devendra Pratap Singh, Gaurav Sankhe, Vandana Malhotra, Nagasuma Chandra, Apoorva Bhatt, Deepak Kumar Saini
Summary: This study identifies a c-di-GMP sensing sensor histidine kinase PdtaS, which controls cellular growth and global transcriptional regulation by binding to c-di-GMP and perturbing the PdtaS-PdtaR two-component system. The researchers characterized the binding of c-di-GMP in the GAF domain of PdtaS using biochemical analysis, genetics, molecular docking, FRET microscopy, and structural modelling, and found that a pdtaS knockout in Mycobacterium smegmatis leads to compromised growth on amino acid deficient media and global transcriptional dysregulation. The perturbation of the c-di-GMP-PdtaS-PdtaR axis causes a cascade of cellular changes, as revealed by a multiparametric systems' approach of transcriptomics, unbiased metabolomics, and lipid analyses.
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Blessing O. Emerenini, Hermann J. Eberl
Summary: A simple reactor-scale mathematical model of active biofilm dispersal controlled by a quorum sensing system is presented. The model examines different cell loss patterns depending on the level of the quorum sensing signal and the state of the biofilm. A comparative study with a starvation induced dispersal model reveals distinct dynamic behaviors.
APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATION
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Irina Ermolina, Geoff Smith
Summary: The effect of moisture content on the molecular dynamics of freeze-dried disaccharide excipients was studied to understand the instability of a pharmaceutical product. Four disaccharides were measured using broad band dielectric spectroscopy with increasing moisture content. The moisture content affected two sub-Tg relaxation processes: beta-process showed a dramatic change in relaxation time, while gamma-process had a moderate effect. The analysis of relaxation times, activation energies, and Frohlich parameters provided insights into the likely arrangement of dipoles and intra-molecular mobility.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Moira L. Steyn-Ross, D. A. Steyn-Ross, Erica J. Prentice, Emma J. Walker, V. L. Arcus
Summary: At the cellular level, enzymes play a crucial role in catalyzing essential biochemical processes. In this study, the temperature dependence of the enzyme-catalyzed dissociation of p-nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside (pNPG) was examined. The characteristics of the enzyme reaction temperature profile were investigated, revealing an asymmetric profile.
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhmmad Asad Ullah Asad, Fubiao Wang, Yu Ye, Xianyue Guan, Lujian Zhou, Zhanyu Han, Gang Pan, Fangmin Cheng
Summary: The study investigated the relationship between sugar starvation and ABA-induced ROS generation during leaf senescence using rice genotypes. Results showed that sugar starvation accelerated leaf senescence by enhancing ABA concentration and MDA accumulation, which could be suppressed by exogenous sugar supply. The imbalance between ABA biosynthesis and catabolism played a crucial role in sugar starvation-induced leaf senescence.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Julia F. Cramer, Eliot T. Miller, Meng-Ching Ko, Qiaoyi Liang, Glenn Cockburn, Tomoya Nakagita, Massimiliano Cardinale, Leonida Fusani, Yasuka Toda, Maude W. Baldwin
Summary: Sensory receptors can evolve and have a direct impact on sensory perception and behavior. This study reveals the evolution of sugar sensing in woodpeckers and the subsequent loss of this ability in a related group of ant-eating birds. The identification of a molecular switch responsible for this sensory shift provides insights into the evolution of sensory receptors.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cecilia Porciuncula-Gonzalez, Alejandro J. Cagnoni, Carolina Fontana, Karina Marino, Patricia Saenz-Mendez, Cecilia Giacomini, Gabriela Irazoqui
Summary: This study evaluated the binding affinity of Gal-1 for various galactosides, showing weaker affinity for beta-(1->6) galactosides compared to beta-(1->4) and beta-(1->3) galactosides. Docking experiments revealed key interactions between Gal-1 and specific amino acid residues of evaluated galactosides, contributing to the understanding of galectin-glycan affinity.
BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Marine Zwicke, Catherine Picon-Cochard, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme, Florence Volaire
Article
Agronomy
M. Ould-Ahmed, M. -L. Decau, A. Morvan-Bertrand, M. -P. Prud'homme, C. Lafreniere, P. Drouin
GRASS AND FORAGE SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Anna Gasperl, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme, Eric van der Graaff, Thomas Roitsch
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2015)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lilian Marchand, Celine Pelosi, Maria Reyes Gonzalez-Centeno, Anne Maillard, Alain Ourry, William Galland, Pierre-Louis Teissedre, Jean-Jacques Bessoule, Sebastien Mongrand, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Qinzhong Zhang, Claire Grosbellet, Valerie Bert, Nadege Oustriere, Michel Mench, Sophie Brunel-Muguet
Article
Plant Sciences
Anna Gasperl, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Marie-Pascale prud'homme, Eric van der Graaff, Thomas Roitsch
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2016)
Article
Plant Sciences
Frederic Meuriot, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Nathalie Noiraud-Romy, Marie-Laure Decau, Abraham J. Escobar-Gutierrez, Francois Gastal, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Marie-Anne Le Moigne, Vincent Guerin, Pierre-Maxime Furet, Vincent Billard, Anita Lebrec, Lukas Spichal, Hanae Roman, Sylvie Citerne, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Anis Limami, Alain Vian, Jeremy Lothier
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Marouf Ould-Ahmed, Marie-Laure Decau, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme, Carole Lafreniere, Pascal Drouin
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Ecology
Marie-Lise Benot, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Cendrine Mony, Julia Huet, Cecile Sulmon, Marie-Laure Decau, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme, Anne Bonis
ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Florence Volaire, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme, Marie-Lise Benot, Angela Augusti, Marine Zwicke, Jacques Roy, Damien Landais, Catherine Picon-Cochard
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
L. Bernard, M. -L. Decau, A. Morvan-Bertrand, S. Lavorel, J. -C. Clement
Article
Plant Sciences
Athos Poli Rigui, Victoria Carvalho, Andre Luiz Wendt dos Santos, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Marie-Pascale Prud'homme, Maria Angela Machado de Carvalho, Marilia Gaspar
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Caroline Kohler, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Jean-Bernard Cliquet, Katja Klumpp, Servane Lemauviel-Lavenant
Article
Plant Sciences
Jeremy Delamare, Sophie Brunel-Muguet, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Olivier Cantat, Stephane Firmin, Isabelle Trinsoutrot-Gattin, Lorane Le Franc, Emmanuelle Personeni
Summary: This study analyzed the effects of heat stress on root morphology and root exudation in rapeseed and camelina. The results showed that rapeseed increased exudation with no changes in root morphology, while camelina exhibited increased root prospection and modifications of organic acid exudation. Gradual temperature increase prior to intense heat stress did not significantly alter the effects on root exudation in rapeseed but had a larger impact on camelina. This study highlights the importance of studying root responses to heat stress and provides new insights into the interactions between plants and soilborne microbe communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
E. Tassett, A. Morvan-Bertrand, B. Amiaud, J-B Cliquet, F. Louault, K. Klumpp, R. Vecrin, P. Mischler, S. Husse, S. Lemauviel-Lavenant