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Chemistry, Physical
Lucas W. Henderson, Edie M. Sharon, Amit K. S. Gautam, Adam J. Anthony, Martin F. Jarrold, David H. Russell, Andreas Matouschek, David E. Clemmer
Summary: Mass spectrometry studies show that the stability of S. cerevisiae 20S proteasome undergoes related configurations and transitions during temperature changes, possibly linked to the opening of the proteolytic core. The study indicates that the proteasome remains intact and all transitions are reversible. Three types of structures are identified based on thermodynamic analysis: energetically stabilized closed configurations, high-entropy precursor states, and open pore structures. Opening of the 20S pore in the absence of the regulatory unit involves a charge-priming process. However, only a small fraction of precursor configurations actually open to expose the catalytic cavity.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Dania P. Lobaina, Roberto Tarazi, Tamara Castorino, Maite F. S. Vaslin
Summary: The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is crucial for maintaining cellular balance and plays a key role in DNA repair, gene transcription, and protein activation. Viruses often manipulate the UPS to maintain viral protein levels and evade host defenses. Understanding the mechanisms used by plant viruses to subvert host defenses is important for developing biotechnological approaches for viral resistance.
Article
Plant Sciences
Han Lu, Xiangli Niu, Youhong Fan, Yulin Yuan, Li Huang, Bingyu Zhao, Yongsheng Liu, Fangming Xiao
Summary: The study reveals that the SAE1 protein in tomato has a positive role in leaf senescence and is regulated by the ubiquitin ligase SINA4.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ravishankar Manickam, Jaw-Rong Chen, Paola Sotelo-Cardona, Lawrence Kenyon, Ramasamy Srinivasan
Summary: This study evaluated the resistance and agronomic potential of newly identified eggplant accessions as rootstocks for tomato grafting, showing promising results in managing bacterial wilt. The new eggplant rootstocks have the potential to be alternative options for current rootstocks used in commercial tomato production.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Camilla Sacco Botto, Slavica Matic, Amedeo Moine, Walter Chitarra, Luca Nerva, Chiara D'Errico, Chiara Pagliarani, Emanuela Noris
Summary: Drought stress is a major factor affecting agricultural production by negatively impacting plant growth and metabolism. Previous research has shown that viruses, such as the tomato yellow leaf curl virus, can enhance a plant's ability to tolerate both drought and heat stress. However, the underlying mechanisms for this induced drought tolerance need further investigation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jiaojiao Zhang, Xinman Wang, Xiaonan Dong, Fei Wang, Lingling Cao, Shuangtao Li, Ziji Liu, Xichun Zhang, Yang-Dong Guo, Bing Zhao, Na Zhang
Summary: In this study, the characteristics of the SlTLP family were investigated, revealing their important role in plant growth and development. The SlTLP genes were classified into two subgroups, with the members containing the F-box domain renamed as SlTLFPs. Most of the SlTLP proteins were localized in the nucleus, and their expression was found to be influenced by biotic and abiotic stress. Furthermore, the members with an F-box domain were shown to interact with specific proteins to form complexes and function as E3 ligases through the F-box domain.
Article
Horticulture
Yui Tsunoda, Shohei Hano, Nozomi Imoto, Tomoki Shibuya, Hiroki Ikeda, Kayoko Amagaya, Kazuhisa Kato, Hitoshi Shirakawa, Hisashi Aso, Yoshinori Kanayama
Summary: This study focused on the candidate gene for tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) in tomato, SITDC1, revealing its role in biosynthesis and its impact on the growth and development of serotonin-rich fruits. The results demonstrated the importance of SITDC1 in producing fruits with high serotonin content and highlighted the role of serotonin in ripening.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Gyanendra Kumar Rai, Pradeep Kumar, Sadiya Maryam Choudhary, Rafia Kosser, Danish Mushtaq Khanday, Shallu Choudhary, Bupesh Kumar, Isha Magotra, Ranjit Ranjan Kumar, Chet Ram, Youssef Rouphael, Giandomenico Corrado, Tusar Kanti Behera
Summary: Tomatoes are highly demanded in almost every country due to their gastronomic versatility and nutritional value. Factors such as drought, salinity, and inadequate temperature can decrease tomato yield and affect various metabolic pathways. Biotechnological tools can be used to alter tomato genes and improve its adaptability to abiotic stress. Biomimetic biotechnological approaches (BBA), which imitate nature's solutions, have gained attention for developing sustainable strategies to enhance tolerance in plants. In this review, genetic sequences and molecules that were targets of biotechnological intervention in tomatoes are discussed, along with the implications and perspectives within the GMO debate.
Article
Agronomy
Yu Shi, Qiya Yang, Qidi Zhang, Qianhua Zhao, Esa Abiso Godana, Xiaoyun Zhang, Siqi Zhou, Hongyin Zhang
Summary: Microbial communities associated with plants play a vital role in plant growth regulation and disease control. This study investigated the effects of preharvest treatment with Aureobasidium pullulans S2 on the fungal and bacterial communities on tomato surfaces, and found that it significantly altered the microbial composition and potentially beneficial genera. Further research is needed to understand the functions of these taxa and utilize them for targeted microbial manipulation in fruits and vegetables.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Donghoon Lee, Alfred L. Goldberg
Summary: Heat shock induces protein unfolding, leading to increased activity of proteasomes and degradation of ubiquitinated proteins. This response helps cells clear damaged proteins and maintain cellular homeostasis under proteotoxic stress conditions.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Anna De Luca, Mireia Corell, Mathilde Chivet, M. Angeles Parrado, Jose M. Pardo, Eduardo O. Leidi
Summary: Increasing potassium supply and tissue content improved some physiological features related to drought tolerance, but did not overcome yield restrictions imposed by water stress.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ying Li, Yadi Chen, Shuqiu Jiang, Hui Dai, Weifeng Xu, Qian Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Ian C. Dodd, Wei Yuan
Summary: Hydrotropism is an important adaptation of plant roots to uneven water distribution, which is achieved by regulating ABA biosynthesis to promote root bending towards the wet side for water uptake.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Chengyao Jiang, Haolian Wu, Xiaoying Zhang, Jiaming Liu, Yushan Li, Yu Song, Jue Wang, Yangxia Zheng
Summary: Research showed that abaxial leafy supplemental lighting (AB) can enhance net photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance in tomato plants compared to adaxial leafy supplemental lighting (AD). However, the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, transcriptomic and proteomic changes in tomato leaves were assessed under AB and AD, revealing differential expression of 7352 genes and 152 proteins. Significant differences were observed in genes and proteins related to various pathways, including cell processes, metabolism, regulation, genetic information processing, and organismal systems. The upregulation of key genes involved in hormone signaling, light perception, photosynthesis, plant fitness, and fruit ripening explained the positive effects of AB on plant growth and development. qPCR confirmed the upregulation of genes involved in auxin response, gibberellin synthesis, cell cycle regulation, sugar transport, and fruit ripening. These findings contribute to understanding plant light response mechanisms and identifying genes for efficient light energy utilization.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Luis Felipe Gonzalez-Concha, Joaquin Guillermo Ramirez-Gil, Raymundo Saul Garcia-Estrada, Angel Rebollar-Alviter, Juan Manuel Tovar-Pedraza
Summary: This study analyzed the spatiotemporal distribution of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in commercial tomato greenhouses and found that logistic models best described the temporal progress of the virus. The disease exhibited slightly aggregated patterns in the initial phase, highly aggregated in the exponential phase, and uniform in the deceleration and stationary phases, with important implications for disease monitoring, diagnosis, management, and risk prediction.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fauzia Mahanaz Shorobi, Govind Dnyandev Vyavahare, Yeong Ju Seok, Jin Hee Park
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of polypropylene microplastics (PP-MPs) on plant germination, growth, and nutrient uptake. The results showed that PP-MPs did not significantly affect seed germination, but positively affected shoot and root elongation. Microplastics also affected nutrient uptake by plants, with varying effects depending on elements and plant species.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lanyang Gao, Shuzhang Yang, Yunye Zhu, Junfang Zhang, Ming Zhuo, Ming Miao, Xiaofeng Tang, Yongsheng Liu, Songhu Wang
Article
Plant Sciences
Yunye Zhu, Shengxiong Huang, Min Miao, Xiaofeng Tang, Junyang Yue, Wenjie Wang, Yongsheng Liu
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Min Miao, Yunye Zhu, Maiju Qiao, Xiaofeng Tang, Wei Zhao, Fangming Xiao, Yongsheng Liu
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2014)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shengxiong Huang, Jian Ding, Dejing Deng, Wei Tang, Honghe Sun, Dongyuan Liu, Lei Zhang, Xiangli Niu, Xia Zhang, Meng Meng, Jinde Yu, Jia Liu, Yi Han, Wei Shi, Danfeng Zhang, Shuqing Cao, Zhaojun Wei, Yongliang Cui, Yanhua Xia, Huaping Zeng, Kan Bao, Lin Lin, Ya Min, Hua Zhang, Min Miao, Xiaofeng Tang, Yunye Zhu, Yuan Sui, Guangwei Li, Hanju Sun, Junyang Yue, Jiaqi Sun, Fangfang Liu, Liangqiang Zhou, Lin Lei, Xiaoqin Zheng, Ming Liu, Long Huang, Jun Song, Chunhua Xu, Jiewei Li, Kaiyu Ye, Silin Zhong, Bao-Rong Lu, Guanghua He, Fangming Xiao, Hui-Li Wang, Hongkun Zheng, Zhangjun Fei, Yongsheng Liu
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2013)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chun Yang, Rina Fujiwara, Hee Jong Kim, Pratik Basnet, Yunye Zhu, Jose J. Gorbea Colon, Stefan Steimle, Benjamin A. Garcia, Craig D. Kaplan, Kenji Murakami
Summary: This study reveals the structures and mechanisms of multiple key steps in the initiation-elongation transition of RNA polymerase II transcription by converting structures from yeast pre-initiation complexes to initiation complexes.