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Genetics & Heredity
Xin Xu, Wanli Zeng, Zefeng Li, Zhong Wang, Zhaopeng Luo, Jing Li, Xuemei Li, Jun Yang
Summary: In this study, we identified and classified 92 sugar transporter (ST) genes in tobacco. These genes are likely regulated by light, plant hormones, and abiotic stress factors. Comprehensive expression analysis revealed different expression patterns and functional diversification of these genes in various tissues and under different stresses.
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Genetics & Heredity
Xin Xu, Wanli Zeng, Zefeng Li, Zhong Wang, Zhaopeng Luo, Jing Li, Xuemei Li, Jun Yang
Summary: The research identified and classified 92 NtST genes in the tobacco genome, and found that NtSFP1 showed different expression patterns in various tissues and was regulated by phytohormones and temperature stress.
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Plant Sciences
M. L. Ahire, P. S. Mundada, T. D. Nikam, V. A. Bapat, Suprasanna Penna
Summary: Food security relies on plant productivity and resilience to climate change, which can be enhanced by silicon's regulation of various mechanisms in plants. Silicon aids in improving plant growth productivity, alleviating biotic and abiotic stress conditions, and plays a role in osmotic adjustment, metabolic processes, and phytohormones. Further research on silicon transporters and regulatory genes is needed for better understanding and application in different stress conditions.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Biology
Helia Cardoso, Catarina Campos, Dariusz Grzebelus, Conceicao Egas, Augusto Peixe
Summary: This study characterized the PIN gene family in two olive genotypes and highlighted their role in stress responses. Different patterns of gene diversification and subfamily expansion were observed. The gene structure analysis revealed implications for protein specificities and functionality. RNA-seq data showed expression changes of OePINs in response to stress factors. This study emphasizes the importance of PIN genes in stress responses and contributes to a holistic understanding of the role of auxins in plants.
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Agronomy
Vinicius H. De Oliveira, Gabriel S. Montanha, Hudson W. P. Carvalho, Paulo Mazzafera, Sara Adrian L. de Andrade
Summary: Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis can alleviate manganese toxicity in Eucalyptus tereticornis by improving phosphorus nutrition and altering the expression of manganese transporter genes. Although mycorrhizal symbiosis did not influence manganese accumulation, it improved growth and manganese tolerance under low phosphorus conditions.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xin Geng, Bohao Ge, Yanjing Liu, Xiaojing Wang, Kuo Dong, Yuan Zhang, Yuzhen Chen, Cunfu Lu
Summary: Silicon transporters play crucial roles in plant development and silicon accumulation. This study identified and characterized a family of silicon transporters in moso bamboo, revealing their regulation by silicon treatments and their impact on vegetative and reproductive growth. The subcellular localization analysis showed that silicon transporters are plasma membrane proteins. Single-particle tracking analysis further revealed the diffusion modes and motion characteristics of one specific silicon transporter. These findings provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying silicon absorption and accumulation in bamboo plants.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Yuee Sun, Xin Li, Ullah Najeeb, Zhuoni Hou, Noman Ali Buttar, Zongqi Yang, Basharat Ali, Ling Xu
Summary: In this study, it was found that 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) promoted the biomass of Salvia miltiorrhiza and reduced the accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in the plant. Additionally, the application of silicon (Si) and manganese (Mn) activated antioxidant enzymes and facilitated the growth recovery of S. miltiorrhiza.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Amanda O. Marabesi, Savithri U. Nambeesan, Marc W. van Iersel, Jason T. Lessl, Timothy W. Coolong
Summary: This study evaluated the growth of a hemp variety grown for flower production under cadmium (Cd) pollution. The results showed that the growth and photochemical efficiency of hemp were not affected at Cd concentrations of 2.5 and 10 mg/L, but were inhibited at 25 mg/L Cd. The roots of hemp accumulated the highest amount of Cd, and the expression of metal transporter genes was higher in the roots than in the leaves. These transporter genes may be involved in regulating Cd uptake, sequestration, and transport to shoot, leaf, and flower tissues.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Ping Li, Ting Luo, Xiaojun Pu, Ying Zhou, Jianing Yu, Li Liu
Summary: Plant transporters play crucial roles in nutrient acquisition, cellular homeostasis, and stress responses. Different transporter families have distinct functions in plants, contributing significantly to abiotic stress tolerance, plant growth, and yield. Understanding the mechanisms of plant transporters can reveal how plants respond to stress, benefiting genetic improvement in resistance breeding.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Kexin Li, Bin Wang, Lailai Yan, Yu Jin, Zhiyi Li, Hang An, Mengyuan Ren, Yiming Pang, Changxin Lan, Junxi Chen, Yali Zhang, Le Zhang, Rongwei Ye, Zhiwen Li, Aiguo Ren
Summary: The study found different distribution patterns of heavy metals in the blood of pregnant women, and some heavy metals had varying effects on serum oxidative stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Mukarram, Peter Petrik, Zeenat Mushtaq, M. Masroor A. Khan, Mohd Gulfishan, Alexander Lux
Summary: Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) can interact with plants through a similar pathway, promoting plant growth and resistance to abiotic stress. SiNPs may improve plant physiology by regulating the expression of photosynthetic genes, proteins, and assembly of photosystems, leading to enhanced photosynthetic performance and stomatal behavior, ultimately resulting in higher growth, development, and productivity. Additionally, SiNPs play a beneficial role in protecting plants during stressful environments by improving plant-water status, source-sink potential, reactive oxygen species metabolism, and enzymatic profile. The complex interaction between SiNPs and phytohormones, antioxidants, and signaling molecules can explain these enhancements.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
P. R. Yaashikaa, P. Senthil Kumar, S. Jeevanantham, R. Saravanan
Summary: The accumulation of toxic heavy metals in soil and water is a serious environmental problem, causing harmful effects on plants and animals. Phytoremediation is an effective method to detoxify and accumulate heavy metals in contaminated ecosystems. This review discusses the toxicity effects of heavy metals on the environment and mechanisms of phytoremediation, as well as the areas for improvement in the current process.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Veronika Lancikova, Jana Kacirova, Andrea Hricova
Summary: Amaranth is popular due to its nutritious grains and tolerance of environmental stress. This study identified and described the C5-MTase and DMTase genes in Amaranthus cruentus, showing their involvement in heavy metal stress responses through DNA methylation and demethylation.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Rishiraj Raghuvanshi, Vaibhavi V. Raut, Manish Pandey, Subbiah Jeyakumar, Satish Verulkar, Penna Suprasanna, Ashish Kumar Srivastava
Summary: This study investigated the modulation of responses to arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) stress in two rice varieties, IR-64 and PB-1, at physiological, biochemical, and transcriptional levels. PB-1 was found to be more sensitive than IR-64 in terms of root biomass, while their shoot phenotype was comparable under As and Cd stress conditions. Ionomic data revealed significant nutrient deficiencies in As/Cd treated-roots. Principal component analysis identified NH4+ as the key macronutrient associated with As, while NH4+/NO3- and K+ were majorly associated with Cd mediated response in both IR-64 and PB-1.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fang-Jie Zhao, Zhong Tang, Jia-Jun Song, Xin-Yuan Huang, Peng Wang
Summary: Agricultural soils are at risk of toxic metal contamination, which leads to excessive accumulation of these metals in food crops and poses significant risks to human health. Understanding the uptake, translocation, and detoxification processes of these toxic metals is essential for developing strategies to limit their accumulation in food. Various transporters are involved in the uptake and transport of toxic metals across different cellular compartments and plant tissues, and these processes are regulated at the transcriptional and posttranslational levels. Complexation with thiol-rich compounds and sequestration in vacuoles are common mechanisms for detoxification and limiting the translocation of toxic metals. Genes involved in toxic metal uptake, transport, and detoxification have been identified and can be targeted for genetic manipulation. Natural variations in toxic metal accumulation exist in crop germplasm, and marker-assisted breeding can be employed to develop low metal accumulation crops. Phytoremediation, using plants to extract and remove toxic metals from soil, is also possible but requires plants with high accumulation capacity. Knowledge gaps and future research needs are discussed.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ashutosh Tripathi, Niraj Kumar, D. K. Chauhan
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(2020)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Abdullahi Sokoto, Bijoy Biswas, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar
Correction
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vijay Pratap Singh, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Dharmendra Kumar, Devendra Kumar Chauhan
Summary: There was a mistake in the original version of the article.
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
(2021)
Correction
Plant Sciences
Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Swati Singh, Vijay Pratap Singh, Sheo Mohan Prasad, Nawal Kishore Dubey, Devendra Kumar Chauhan
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2020)
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Engineering, Environmental
Samiksha Singh, Tajammul Husain, Bishwajit Kumar Kushwaha, Mohd. Suhel, Abreeq Fatima, Vipul Mishra, Sani Kumar Singh, Javaid Akhtar Bhatt, Meena Rai, Sheo Mohan Prasad, Nawal Kishore Dubey, Devendra Kumar Chauhan, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Vasileios Fotopoulos, Vijay Pratap Singh
Summary: The study revealed that arsenate toxicity in soybean roots led to cell death and oxidative damage, with endogenous NO and exogenous H2O2 playing crucial roles in mitigating the toxic effects.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Durgesh Kumar Tripthi, Rishi Kumar Varma, Swati Singh, Manisha Sachan, Gea Guerriero, Bishwajit Kumar Kushwaha, Shruti Bhardwaj, Naleeni Ramawat, Shivesh Sharma, Vijay Pratap Singh, Sheo Mohan Prasad, Devendra Kumar Chauhan, Nawal Kishore Dubey, Shivendra Sahi
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
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Energy & Fuels
Bijoy Biswas, Yashasvi Bisht, Jitendra Kumar, Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala, Thallada Bhaskar
Summary: The effects of temperature and solvents on the hydrothermal liquefaction of corn cob biomass were studied. The highest bio-oil yield was obtained at 280℃ with water as the solvent, while lower yields were observed with methanol and ethanol solvents. Characterization analysis showed that the composition of the bio-oil varied with different solvents.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2022)
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Geography, Physical
Deepika Tripathi, Bahadur Singh Kotlia, Manish Tiwari, Anil K. Pokharia, Shailesh Agrawal, Pankaj Kumar, Tengwen Long, Morthekai Paulramasamy, Biswajeet Thakur, Jagannath Pal, Kamalesh Singh Mahar, Devendra Kumar Chauhan
Summary: The study presents a continuous palaeoclimatic record from the Hetapatti site, showing a gradual shift from a warm and humid climate to a warm and dry climate from the Neolithic to Historic (Gupta) period, with the weakening of the Indian Summer Monsoon potentially driving this change. The analysis also revealed evidence of cereal crops similar to those of the early Indus civilization, suggesting a continuity in crop cultivation practices.
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Thermodynamics
Bijoy Biswas, Aishwarya Arun Kumar, Yashasvi Bisht, Bhavya B. Krishna, Jitendra Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar
Summary: The study investigated the effects of temperatures, reaction times, and different solvents on hydrothermal liquefaction of Azolla filiculoides. It was found that using methanol and ethanol solvents significantly increased the bio-oil yield, with valuable compounds detected in the bio-oils. The bio-residue decomposition into products varied with different solvents.
Review
Plant Sciences
Vaishali Yadav, Namira Arif, Jan Kovac, Vijay Pratap Singh, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Devendra Kumar Chauhan, Marek Vaculik
Summary: At the dawn of the industrial revolution, the extensive use of heavy metals and toxic elements by mankind has led to a complex web of hazards worldwide, contributing significantly to environmental degradation. Research in plant anatomy, in conjunction with other disciplines like physiology and biochemistry, is crucial for understanding plant growth and development under heavy metal and toxic element stress. Studying anatomical adaptations of plant organs and tissues to these stressors is essential for improving crop management and breeding techniques in changing environmental conditions.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Devendra Kumar Chauhan, Vaishali Yadav, Marek Vaculik, Walter Gassmann, Sharon Pike, Namira Arif, Vijay Pratap Singh, Rupesh Deshmukh, Shivendra Sahi, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi
Summary: Aluminum precipitates in acidic soils, affecting plant health and nutrient uptake. Some plants have developed tolerance mechanisms through organic acid secretion and gene regulation. Transporters like ALMT, MATE, ABC, Nramp, and aquaporin play crucial roles in aluminum stress tolerance in crop plants.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Rohit Kumar Mishra, Gitanjali Mishra, Rachana Singh, Parul Parihar, Jitendra Kumar, Prabhat Kumar Srivastava, Sheo Mohan Prasad
Summary: The study aimed to reduce arsenic-induced toxicity in rice seedlings through phosphate supplementation, which significantly recovered diminished growth parameters and photosynthetic pigment contents. The activities of various enzymes in the AsA-GSH cycle were modulated to manage oxidative stress in rice seedlings caused by arsenic exposure. Supplementation of phosphate effectively increased the ratio of reduced to oxidized ascorbate and glutathione, contributing to the alleviation of arsenic toxicity.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Shweta Gaur, Jitendra Kumar, Sheo Mohan Prasad, Shivesh Sharma, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Shivendra Sahi, Vijay Pratap Singh, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Devendra Kumar Chauhan
Summary: The study found that silicon has a mitigating effect on copper toxicity in mung bean seedlings, but it requires the involvement of endogenous nitric oxide.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Toxicology
Vaishali Yadav, Namira Arif, Devendra Kumar Chauhan
Summary: This study investigates the toxic impacts of ZnONPs on wheat and tomatoes, as well as the alleviating effect of phosphorus supplementation. It reveals that phosphorus is more effective in managing ZnONPs toxicity in tomatoes compared to wheat.
TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH
(2021)