Review
Plant Sciences
Raphaella Hull, Jeongmin Choi, Uta Paszkowski
Summary: The evolutionarily ancient alpha/beta hydrolase DWARF14-LIKE (D14L) plays a crucial role in the perception of beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and various developmental processes, recognizing natural strigolactones and other unknown ligands critical for symbiosis and development. Recent research has shown that D14L signaling pathway coordinates fungal stimulation and root symbiotic competency by degrading the repressor SMAX1, leading to increased strigolactone production. This pathway appears to play an integrative role in conditioning plants for AM symbiosis.
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nick C. Snelders, Gabriella C. Petti, Grardy C. M. van den Berg, Michael F. Seidl, Bart P. H. J. Thomma
Summary: Plant pathogenic microbes secrete effector proteins to manipulate host microbiota, some of which may have evolved from ancient antimicrobial proteins. These effectors promote host colonization and interaction with plants, ward off fungal competitors, and extend the impact to eukaryotic members of the plant microbiome.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Johan Quilbe, Jesus Montiel, Jean-Francois Arrighi, Jens Stougaard
Summary: The establishment of root-nodule symbiosis in legumes can occur through either root hair infection threads or intercellular passage of bacteria. Research has shown that the intercellular infection mechanism is still poorly understood, but recent discoveries have shed some light on this process.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yanyou Jiang, Tianjun Cao, Yuqing Yang, Huan Zhang, Jingyu Zhang, Xiaobo Li
Summary: There is a difference in accessory chlorophyll between marine and terrestrial photosynthesis. We identified the CHLC dioxygenase from the marine diatom as the Chl c synthase, answering a long-standing question in the field.
Review
Microbiology
Shen Cheng, Ying-Ning Zou, Kamil Kuca, Abeer Hashem, Elsayed Fathi Abd Allah, Qiang-Sheng Wu
Summary: Drought stress is a significant abiotic stress that limits plant growth, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can enhance plant adaptability and tolerance to drought stress, representing an eco-friendly strategy in sustainable agricultural systems. These fungi establish symbiotic relationships with host plants, participate in water absorption, nutrient uptake, and transfer, and modulate plant physiology to mitigate drought-induced injury and enhance drought tolerance. Identifying host genes responsible for enhanced drought tolerance is crucial for effective use of AM fungi.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business
Sakkakom Maneenop, Chaiyuth Padungsaksawasdi, Sirimon Treepongkaruna
Summary: The goal of sustainable development, which aims to address current needs without compromising resources for future generations, is shared by society. In order to achieve sustainability, companies need to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their stakeholder engagement. This study explores the impact of co-opted directors appointed after the incumbent CEO takes office on corporate ESG performance. The findings suggest that firms with co-opted directors tend to have poorer ESG performance, potentially due to weaker governance mechanisms and less incentive for long-term investments.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Huilin Huang, Seung Hun Han, Kyumin Cho
Summary: This study reveals a positive relationship between board co-option and equity volatility, and high social capital can mitigate managers' risk-taking incentives. The results are robust to alternative measures of social capital.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Theophilus Lartey, Albert Danso, Agyenim Boateng
Summary: The study found that co-opted boards have a significant and positive influence on financial leverage, while non-co-opted independent directors have a negative impact on monitoring. Co-opted boards adjust towards target leverage levels faster, leading to an increase in the firm's leverage ratio.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Abdul Ghafoor, Mirzet Seho, Imtiaz Sifat
Summary: This paper examines whether a higher proportion of co-opted board members following a CEO's accession translates to greater climate change-related risk for the firm. Investigating 12,101 US-based firm-year observations from 2001 to 2014, we discover that firms with a higher level of coopted directors face higher climate risk. This conclusion survives a battery of tests addressing reverse causality, omitted variable bias, and sample selection bias. We touch on this result's implications and offer further ideas for advancing the discourse.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gary Reynolds, Peter Vegh, James Fletcher, Elizabeth F. M. Poyner, Emily Stephenson, Issac Goh, Rachel A. Botting, Ni Huang, Bayanne Olabi, Anna Dubois, David Dixon, Kile Green, Daniel Maunder, Justin Engelbert, Mirjana Efremova, Krzysztof Polanski, Laura Jardine, Claire Jones, Thomas Ness, Dave Horsfall, Jim McGrath, Christopher Carey, Dorin-Mirel Popescu, Simone Webb, Xiao-Nong Wang, Ben Sayer, Jong-Eun Park, Victor A. Negri, Daria Belokhvostova, Magnus D. Lynch, David McDonald, Andrew Filby, Tzachi Hagai, Kerstin B. Meyer, Akhtar Husain, Jonathan Coxhead, Roser Vento-Tormo, Sam Behjati, Steven Lisgo, Alexandra-Chloe Villani, Jaume Bacardit, Philip H. Jones, Edel A. O'Toole, Graham S. Ogg, Neil Rajan, Nick J. Reynolds, Sarah A. Teichmann, Fiona M. Watt, Muzlifah Haniffa
Summary: The skin establishes a complex cellular network early in embryonic development to provide biophysical and immunological protection. The study found an enrichment of innate immune cells in skin during the first trimester, as well as clonal expansion of disease-associated lymphocytes in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Additionally, a reemergence of prenatal vascular endothelial cell and macrophage cellular programs was observed in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis lesional skin.
Article
Business, Finance
Khine Kyaw, Pongsapak Chindasombatcharoen, Pornsit Jiraporn, Sirimon Treepongkaruna
Summary: This study found that co-opted boards are more likely to adopt LGBT-supportive policies that address internal stakeholders, and management of co-opted boards implementing these policies experience higher compensation increases. However, during the global financial crisis, co-opted boards were less inclined to adopt LGBT-supportive policies.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2021)
Review
Horticulture
Rui-Cheng Liu, Zhi-Yan Xiao, Abeer Hashem, Elsayed Fathi Abd Allah, Yong-Jie Xu, Qiang-Sheng Wu
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive overview of AMF species occurring in the rhizosphere of Camellia spp., summarizing the variation in root AMF colonization rate and the effects of environmental factors and soil nutrients. The paper also reviews the impacts of AMF on plant growth, nutrient acquisition, food quality, and stress tolerance of Camellia spp.
Article
Soil Science
Athanasia Kavadia, Michalis Omirou, Dionysia A. Fasoula, Filippa Louka, Constantinos Ehaliotis, Ioannis M. Ioannides
Summary: Cowpea can effectively form tripartite symbiotic associations with nitrogen-fixing bacteria (NFB) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to promote plant growth, with the specific AMF partners used playing a crucial role in the positive synergistic effects observed.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Md. Borhan Uddin Bhuiyan, Pinprapa Sangchan, Mabel D'Costa
Summary: This paper finds a negative association between board co-option and the cost of equity capital, indicating that board co-option can help reduce companies' cost of equity.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tania Ho-Plagaro, Jose Manuel Garcia-Garrido
Summary: Plant-microorganism interactions at the rhizosphere level greatly influence plant growth and its tolerance or resistance to various stresses. The cooperation between plant roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is particularly important in forestry and agriculture, as about 80% of terrestrial plant species can form such a symbiotic relationship. Recent studies have revealed the regulatory mechanisms of AM symbiosis at the molecular level. This review summarizes these findings and highlights the molecular players and signaling pathways involved in the regulation of AM symbiosis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Marit Lenman, Ashfaq Ali, Per Muhlenbock, Ulrika Carlson-Nilsson, Erland Liljeroth, Nicolas Champouret, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers, Erik Andreasson
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2016)
Editorial Material
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Rtemis Giannakopoulou, Aleksandra Bialas, Sophien Kamoun, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2016)
Review
Plant Sciences
Lida Derevnina, Yasin F. Dagdas, Juan Carlos De la Concepcion, Aleksandra Bialas, Ronny Kellner, Benjamin Petre, Emmanouil Domazakis, Juan Du, Chih-Hang Wu, Xiao Lin, Carolina Aguilera-Galvez, Neftaly Cruz-Mireles, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers, Sophien Kamoun
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
David Dobnik, Ana Lazar, Tjasa Stare, Kristina Gruden, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers, Jana Zel
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sehrish Iftikhar, Ahmad A. Shahid, Sobia A. Halim, Pieter J. Wolters, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers, Ajmal Khan, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Shahbaz Ahmad
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2017)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Emmanouil Domazakis, Doret Wouters, Richard G. F. Visser, Sophien Kamoun, Matthieu H. A. J. Joosten, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
Suxian Zhu, Jack H. Vossen, Marjan Bergervoet, Maarten Nijenhuis, Linda Kodde, Geert J. T. Kessel, Vivianne Vleeshouwers, Richard G. F. Visser, Evert Jacobsen
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Juan Du, Zhendong Tian, Jun Liu, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers, Xiaolei Shi, Conghua Xie
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
(2013)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kalthoum Harbaoui, Walid Hamada, Ying Li, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers, Theo van der Lee
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Juan Du, Hendrik Rietman, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
(2014)
Article
Agronomy
Pieter J. Wolters, Lennard de Vos, Gerard Bijsterbosch, Joyce H. C. Woudenberg, Richard G. F. Visser, Gerard van der Linden, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiao Lin, Miles Armstrong, Katie Baker, Doret Wouters, Richard G. F. Visser, Pieter J. Wolters, Ingo Hein, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
Article
Plant Sciences
Haixia Wang, Franziska Trusch, Dionne Turnbull, Carolina Aguilera-Galvez, Susan Breen, Shaista Naqvi, Jonathan D. G. Jones, Ingo Hein, Zhendong Tian, Vivianne Vleeshouwers, Eleanor Gilroy, Paul R. J. Birch
Summary: The research reveals that different BSL phosphatases contribute differently to the hypersensitive response mediated by R2 and Rpi-mcq1. The association with BSL1 determines the recognition of PiAVR2 by R2, while BSL2 and BSL3 mediate the perception of PiAVR2 by Rpi-mcq1.
Article
Biology
Pieter J. Wolters, Doret Wouters, Emil J. Kromhout, Dirk Jan Huigen, Richard G. F. Visser, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
Summary: The research identified several wild potato species from Central and South America with high natural resistance against early blight disease. By crossing these plants with cultivated potato, the resistance can be inherited by offspring plants. This finding paves the way for developing new potato varieties with natural resistance to early blight, as current fungicides are losing their effectiveness against the disease.
Article
Plant Sciences
Juan Du, Estelle Verzaux, Angela Chaparro-Garcia, Gerard Bijsterbosch, L. C. Paul Keizer, Ji Zhou, Thomas W. H. Liebrand, Conghua Xie, Francine Govers, Silke Robatzek, Edwin A. G. van der Vossen, Evert Jacobsen, Richard G. F. Visser, Sophien Kamoun, Vivianne G. A. A. Vleeshouwers
