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Plant Sciences
Dwayne Hegedus, Cathy Coutu, Branimir Gjetvaj, Abdelali Hannoufa, Myrtle Harrington, Sara Martin, Isobel A. P. Parkin, Suneru Perera, Janitha Wanasundara
Summary: Genetic variation in seed protein composition, gene expression, and physiochemical properties were found in C. sativa and other Camelina species. Four different types of cruciferins were identified in C. sativa, each with unique functional properties. This study provides opportunities to create C. sativa cultivars with tailored seed protein profiles for specific technical applications.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daqian Sun, Weizhu Quan, Di Wang, Jingyan Cui, Tianyi Wang, Mei Lin, Yijin Wang, Nan Wang, Yuanyuan Dong, Xiaowei Li, Weican Liu, Fawei Wang
Summary: Through the analysis of the CsFAD gene family in Camelina and the functional study of CsFAD2-2, we identified that CsFAD2-2 is involved in fatty acid synthesis in Camelina.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Parviz Heidari, Soosan Hasanzadeh, Sahar Faraji, Sezai Ercisli, Freddy Mora-Poblete
Summary: This study identified and characterized SULTR family members in the genomes of two oilseed crops (Camelina sativa and Brassica napus) based on their sequence structures, duplication events, phylogenetic relationships, phosphorylation sites, and expression levels. The SULTRs showed diversity in their structures and functions, with different expression levels and responses to stimuli. The findings provide new insights into the understanding of the role of SULTRs in oilseed crops.
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Plant Sciences
Jahad Soorni, Seyed Kamal Kazemitabar, Danial Kahrizi, Ali Dehestani, Nadali Bagheri, Attila Kiss, Peter Gergo Kovacs, Istvan Papp, Iman Mirmazloum
Summary: In this study, cold-acclimated and non-acclimated Camelina biotypes were compared for stress-associated biomarkers and gene expression. The results showed that cold acclimation had a positive effect on freezing tolerance, increasing the protein and proline content in stressed plants. Freezing stress significantly affected antioxidant enzyme activity and gene expression.
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Agricultural Engineering
R. W. Gesch, Y. A. Mohammed, M. K. Walia, B. S. Hulke, J. Anderson
Summary: The study suggests that double-cropping sunflower with winter camelina can sustainably enhance oilseed production, but may pose risks in the upper Midwest USA due to variations in climate and growing seasons.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
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Agricultural Engineering
Chuan-Jie Zhang, Jixing Diao, Yawen Wang, Jingxue Zhang, Jialin Yu, Do-Soon Kim, Yang Gao, Mengli Han, Ning Wu, Haixi Zhang, Ronghao Liu, Xuebing Yan
Summary: The study provides evidence of potential gene flow between tetraploid C. rumelica and hexaploid C. sativa. While F-1 hybrids failed to backcross, selfed seeds (F-2) were obtained, showing restored pollen viability and successful seed production.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
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Cell Biology
Puxuan Du, Quanqing Deng, Wenyi Wang, Vanika Garg, Qing Lu, Lu Huang, Runfeng Wang, Haifen Li, Dongxin Huai, Xiaoping Chen, Rajeev K. Varshney, Yanbin Hong, Hao Liu
Summary: The study reveals that the FAD2 gene regulates the growth pathway in peanut leaves by inhibiting the expression of the cytokinin synthesis gene LOG in vascular cells, thereby repressing leaf growth.
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Agronomy
Qi Zhang, Lu Liu, Zhifeng Xiao, Yuwei Sun, Yongjing Xi, Tingting Sun, Jiabao Wang, Piwu Wang
Summary: Soybean oil, a traditional edible oil, can be improved by increasing the oleic acid content through regulating the expression of FAD2 genes. In this study, multiple FAD2 genes were knocked out using a multivalent CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing vector. The results showed that the knockout of multiple FAD2 genes increased the soybean oleic acid content and decreased the linoleic acid content, with the JN38 mutant showing the best performance.
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Genetics & Heredity
Shuzhen Zhao, Jie Sun, Jinbo Sun, Xiaoqian Zhang, Chuanzhi Zhao, Jiaowen Pan, Lei Hou, Ruizheng Tian, Xingjun Wang
Summary: This study revealed the important regulatory role of AhFAD2-7 gene in the accumulation of oleic acid and linoleic acid in peanut seeds dependent on maturity.
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Plant Sciences
Huang Li, Xiao Hu, John T. Lovell, Paul P. Grabowski, Sujan Mamidi, Cindy Chen, Mojgan Amirebrahimi, Indika Kahanda, Brendan Mumey, Kerrie Barry, David Kudrna, Jeremy Schmutz, Jennifer Lachowiec, Chaofu Lu
Summary: Genetic variation and whole-genome resequencing were conducted on a worldwide collection of 222 camelina accessions to facilitate modern breeding efforts. Phenotypic field evaluations were used to assess variations in key agronomic traits related to oilseed production. Through GWAS and linkage mapping, QTL and candidate genes controlling these traits were identified for potential breeding of advanced camelina varieties.
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Plant Sciences
Kyeong-Ryeol Lee, Inhwa Jeon, Hami Yu, Sang-Gyu Kim, Hyun-Sung Kim, Sung-Ju Ahn, Juho Lee, Seon-Kyeong Lee, Hyun Uk Kim
Summary: Through CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene editing, knockout of all three pairs of CsFAD2 homoeologs in Camelina led to stunted growth but significantly increased MUFA levels in seeds by 80%. Additionally, transformants with two pairs of CsFAD2 homoeologs knocked out while the other pair wild-type heterozygous showed normal growth and increased seed MUFAs production up to 60%. These findings suggest a potential approach for metabolic engineering and gene editing to modulate fatty acid composition in polyploid crops.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Wun S. Chao, James V. Anderson, Xuehui Li, Russ W. Gesch, Marisol T. Berti, David P. Horvath
Summary: Winter oilseed cash cover crops, including winter canola/rapeseed and winter camelina, are effective in weed management programs. A study was conducted to evaluate their freezing tolerance and weed-suppressing traits in North Dakota and Minnesota. Different planting dates resulted in varying survival rates for the oilseed crops. The findings have implications for improving freezing tolerance in commercial canola cultivars.
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Agronomy
Rivalani Theorent Nkuna, Chuan Tang Wang, Xiu Zhen Wang, Yue Yi Tang, Zhi Wei Wang, Jian Cheng Zhang
Summary: A high-oleic Virginia type peanut mutant was identified in this study, with mutations detected in the FAD2A/FAD2B genes. Sixteen promising lines have been bred and will undergo further yield tests after seed increase.
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Agricultural Engineering
Barbara Alberghini, Federica Zanetti, Massimiliano Corso, Stephanie Boutet, Loic Lepiniec, Angela Vecchi, Andrea Monti
Summary: Camelina is an oilseed crop with agronomic and qualitative characteristics that make it suitable for multiple bio-based applications. This study compared six camelina cultivars in terms of their agronomic characteristics, oil composition, and specialized metabolites content and composition. The results showed that different cultivars have different characteristics and that growing conditions can influence the content of specialized metabolites.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Fatemeh Hosseini Sanehkoori, Hemmatollah Pirdashti, Esmaeil Bakhshandeh
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of temperature and water potential on camelina germination behavior, showing that they significantly affected the germination characteristics of camelina.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Patrick J. Horn, Jinjie Liu, Jean-Christophe Cocuron, Kathleen McGlew, Nicholas A. Thrower, Matt Larson, Chaofu Lu, Ana P. Alonso, John Ohlrogge
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mehmet E. Ozseyhan, Pengcheng Li, GunNam Na, Zhenjing Li, Changlu Wang, Chaofu Lu
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
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Plant Sciences
Mehmet E. Ozseyhan, Jinling Kang, Xiaopeng Mu, Chaofu Lu
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2018)
Review
Biochemical Research Methods
Chaofu Lu, Johnathan A. Napier, Thomas E. Clemente, Edgar B. Cahoon
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2011)
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Agricultural Engineering
Grace Q. Chen, Jiann-Tsyh Lin, Chaofu Lu
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2011)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Huu T. Nguyen, Jillian E. Silva, Ram Podicheti, Jason Macrander, Wenyu Yang, Tara J. Nazarenus, Jeong-Won Nam, Jan G. Jaworski, Chaofu Lu, Brian E. Scheffler, Keithanne Mockaitis, Edgar B. Cahoon
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2013)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jinrui Zhang, John M. Martin, Brian Beecher, Chaofu Lu, L. Curtis Hannah, Michael L. Wall, Illimar Altosaar, Michael J. Giroux
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2010)
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Plant Sciences
Philip D. Bates, Abdelhak Fatihi, Anna R. Snapp, Anders S. Carlsson, John Browse, Chaofu Lu
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Plant Sciences
Zhaohui Hu, Zhonghai Ren, Chaofu Lu
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Plant Sciences
Anna R. Snapp, Jinling Kang, Xiaoli Qi, Chaofu Lu
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Saroj Poudel, Niranjan Aryal, Chaofu Lu
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
GunNam Na, Niranjan Aryal, Abdelhak Fatihi, Jinling Kang, Chaofu Lu
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
Kevin King, Huang Li, Jinling Kang, Chaofu Lu
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2019)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Lihua Han, Richard P. Haslam, Susana Silvestre, Chaofu Lu, Johnathan A. Napier
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Wanli You, Jinglin Zhang, Xueyin Ru, Feng Xu, Zhengguo Wu, Peng Jin, Yonghua Zheng, Shifeng Cao
Summary: This study investigated the effect of calcium chloride (CaCl2) treatment on GABA accumulation in fresh-cut cantaloupe and the underlying mechanisms. The results showed that CaCl2 treatment increased GABA content and the activities of GAD and SSADH enzymes, while reducing glutamate content and GABA-T activity. Additionally, CaCl2 treatment upregulated the expressions of CmCML11 and CmCAMTA5, as well as several GABA shunt genes, through the transcriptional activation by CmCAMTA5. Furthermore, the interaction between CmCML11 and CmCAMTA5 enhanced the transcriptional activation of GABA shunt genes. Overall, this study reveals that CaCl2 treatment promotes GABA accumulation in fresh-cut cantaloupe through the combined effect of CmCML11 and CmCAMTA5 in regulating the expressions of GABA shunt genes.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Min Wang, Yupeng Wang, Xiaohui Wang, Guangwei Wei, Huiyi Yang, Xi Yang, Tinghai Shen, Huijie Qu, Sheng Fang, Ziming Wu
Summary: This study identified the high nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) black sesame variety 17-156 and analyzed its underlying physiological and molecular mechanisms. The results showed that 17-156 possesses a sophisticated nitrogen metabolizing machinery to uptake and assimilate higher quantities of inorganic nitrogen, simultaneously improving carbon metabolism and growth. Many important genes were up-regulated in 17-156 under high nitrogen condition. Additionally, 38 potential candidate genes were identified for future studies to improve sesame's NUE. These findings provide valuable resources for understanding the regulatory network of nitrogen metabolism and developing sesame cultivars with improved NUE.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
He Dong, Chongmei Xu, Chengtao Zhang, Li Zhang, Yaqin Yao, Suiqi Zhang
Summary: The study found that short cells in maize leaves not only improve leaf mechanical support and photosynthetic performance, enhance drought resistance, but also participate in stomatal regulation.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Na Liu, Wenyan Shang, Mengxin Guan, Jibin Xiao, Guangxiang Tian, Baozhan Ma, Wenjing Shang, Xu Li, Shijia Zhao, Chuang Li, Kun Cheng, Wenming Zheng
Summary: This study cloned the full-length cDNA sequence of TaSPX3 gene in wheat and found that TaSPX3 responds to low phosphorus stress in multiple wheat genotypes. Overexpressing TaSPX3 can alleviate phosphorus deficiency symptoms and promote plant growth in Arabidopsis. The study also revealed the interaction of TaSPX3 with other genes related to the phosphorus starvation signaling pathway.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kongyuan Wu, Lizhen Wang, Zihan Wu, Ziqing Liu, Zengfei Li, Jun Shen, Shengjie Shi, Hong Liu, Christopher Rensing, Renwei Feng
Summary: Selenium (Se) can reduce uptake and translocation of cadmium (Cd) in plants by regulating root morphology. This study investigated the effects of Se(IV) on root exudates, root morphology, root endogenous hormones, and Cd uptake efficiency in rice under Cd stress. The results showed that Se(IV) significantly reduced Cd concentrations in shoots and roots, and decreased Cd uptake efficiency via root hairs. Se(IV) also affected root morphology, root exudates, and the synthesis of hormones like IAA and JA. However, transcriptome analysis revealed no upregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in IAA synthesis.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Di Wang, Huaifang Zhang, Xuefei Hu, Haizhen Zhang, Shuang Feng, Aimin Zhou
Summary: This study identified a cell number regulator gene called SlCNR8 in willow, which enhances resistance to trace metals in transgenic poplar seedlings. SlCNR8 reduces Cd uptake and accumulation, and can be used as a candidate gene for genetic improvement of phytostabilisation of trace metals.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)