Genetic diversity among Plantagos

Summary In the progenies of the crosses between disomics and trisomies, two plants were isolated which carried an extra chromosome that was unlike any in the standard complement. The plants were not alike; while one carried a metacentric, the other had a telocentric extra chromosome. Their detailed structure and possible modes of origin are discussed.     

Reducing acetylated tau is neuroprotective in brain injury

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Two different protein kinase activities phosphorylate Ras2 protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

In this report, we show that Ras2 protein in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is phosphorylated in vivo by protein kinase(s) and the phosphorylation is stable. Ras2 protein is phosphorylated by cAMP dependent protein kinase and by an additional protein kinase activity which is independent of cAMP levels.     

Formative effects of morphactin on the shoot apical meristem of flax (linum usitatissimum L.).

The effect of a morphactin -- CF1 -- (2-chloro-9-hydroxyfluorene-9-carbocylic acid-methyl ester) on the morphogenesis of shoot apical meristem was studied on L. usitatissimum L. at three levels of supply. CF1 at 10 and 100 parts/10(6) induced repeated gamophylly resembling a concentric cupulate structure. GA3 superimposed at two levels viz. 10 and 100 parts/10(6) did not reverse this effect. The effect of CF1 is dose-dependent and reversal to normal behaviour occurs when the effect of CF1 wears off.