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Kliebenstein DJ Rowe HC Denby KJ 《The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology》2005,44(1):25-36
Numerous studies have suggested that plant/pathogen interactions are partially mediated via plant secondary metabolite production and corresponding pathogen tolerance. However, there are inconsistent reports on the ability of particular compounds to provide resistance to a pathogen. Most of these studies have focused on individual isolates of a given pathogen, suggesting that pathogens vary in their sensitivity to plant-produced toxins. We tested variability in virulence among pathogen isolates, and the impact on this by plant production of, and pathogen tolerance to, secondary metabolites. Botrytis cinerea isolates showed differing sensitivity to purified camalexin, and camalexin-sensitive isolates produced larger lesions on camalexin-deficient Arabidopsis genotypes than on the wild type. In contrast, the camalexin-insensitive isolate produced lesions of similar size on wild-type and camalexin-deficient Arabidopsis. Additional analysis with Arabidopsis secondary metabolite biosynthetic mutants suggests that Botrytis also has variable sensitivity to phenylpropanoids and glucosinolates. Furthermore, Botrytis infection generates a gradient of secondary metabolite responses emanating from the developing lesion, with the Botrytis isolate used determining the accumulation pattern. Collectively, our results indicate that Arabidopsis/Botrytis interactions are influenced at the metabolic level by variations in toxin production in the host and sensitivity in the pathogen. 相似文献
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Bacillus apiarius spores have been examined at relative humidities between 99% and 12% in a scanning electron microscope modified to enable wet specimens to be studied. The spores have also been studied both wet and dry with an interference microscope. Their shape remains rectangular whether wet or dry. A calculation of the effect of an osmotic pressure change of about 200 atm upon the maximum deflection of the longest side of the spore shows that the deflection is less than 4.5 nm. The shape of the spore therefore is not markedly affected by a change from dry to wet and the shape will remain as it was when the coat was initially formed, unless the coat is weakened by some chemical attack. The refractive index of the coat material is 1.532–1.536. 相似文献
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AF Newmaster KJ Berg S Ragupathy M Palanisamy K Sambandan SG Newmaster 《Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine》2011,7(1):1-17
Local knowledge systems are not considered in the conservation of fragile seagrass marine ecosystems. In fact, little is known about the utility of seagrasses in local coastal communities. This is intriguing given that some local communities rely on seagrasses to sustain their livelihoods and have relocated their villages to areas with a rich diversity and abundance of seagrasses. The purpose of this study is to assist in conservation efforts regarding seagrasses through identifying Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) from local knowledge systems of seagrasses from 40 coastal communities along the eastern coast of India. We explore the assemblage of scientific and local traditional knowledge concerning the 1. classification of seagrasses (comparing scientific and traditional classification systems), 2. utility of seagrasses, 3. Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of seagrasses, and 4. current conservation efforts for seagrass ecosystems. Our results indicate that local knowledge systems consist of a complex classification of seagrass diversity that considers the role of seagrasses in the marine ecosystem. This fine-scaled ethno-classification gives rise to five times the number of taxa (10 species = 50 local ethnotaxa), each with a unique role in the ecosystem and utility within coastal communities, including the use of seagrasses for medicine (e.g., treatment of heart conditions, seasickness, etc.), food (nutritious seeds), fertilizer (nutrient rich biomass) and livestock feed (goats and sheep). Local communities are concerned about the loss of seagrass diversity and have considerable local knowledge that is valuable for conservation and restoration plans. This study serves as a case study example of the depth and breadth of local knowledge systems for a particular ecosystem that is in peril. 相似文献
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1. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) commonly colonise isoetid species inhabiting oxygenated sediments in oligotrophic lakes but are usually absent in other submerged plants. We hypothesised that organic enrichment of oligotrophic lake sediments reduces AMF colonisation and hyphal growth because of sediment O2 depletion and low carbon supply from stressed host plants. 2. We added organic matter to sediments inhabited by isoetids and measured pore‐water chemistry (dissolved O2, inorganic carbon, Fe2+ and ), colonisation intensity of roots and hyphal density after 135 days of exposure. 3. Addition of organic matter reduced AMF colonisation of roots of both Lobelia dortmanna and Littorella uniflora, and high additions stressed the plants. Even small additions of organic matter almost stopped AMF colonisation of initially un‐colonised L. uniflora, though without reducing plant growth. Mean hyphal density in sediments was high (6 and 15 m cm?3) and comparable with that in terrestrial soils (2–40 m cm?3). Hyphal density was low in the upper 1 cm of isoetid sediments, high in the main root zone between 1 and 8 cm and positively related to root density. Hyphal surface area exceeded root surface area by 1.7–3.2 times. 4. We conclude that AMF efficiently colonise isoetids in oligotrophic sediments and form extensive hyphal networks. Small additions of organic matter to sediments induce sediment anoxia and reduce AMF colonisation of roots but cause no apparent plant stress. High organic addition induces night‐time anoxia in both the sediment and the plant tissue. Tissue anoxia reduces root growth and AMF colonisation, probably because of restricted translocation of nutrient ions and organic solutes between roots and leaves. Isoetids should rely on AMF for P uptake on nutrient‐poor mineral sediments but are capable of growing without AMF on organic sediments. 相似文献
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Minho Moon Hyo Geun Kim Jin Gyu Choi Hyein Oh Paula KJ Lee Sang Keun Ha Sun Yeou Kim Yongkon Park Youngbuhm Huh Myung Sook Oh 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2014
Recently, increased attention has been directed towards medicinal extracts as potential new drug candidates for dementia. Ginger has long been used as an important ingredient in cooking and traditional herbal medicine. In particular, ginger has been known to have disease-modifying effects in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is no evidence of which constituents of ginger exhibit therapeutic effects against AD. A growing number of experimental studies suggest that 6-shogaol, a bioactive component of ginger, may play an important role as a memory-enhancing and anti-oxidant agent against neurological diseases. 6-Shogaol has also recently been shown to have anti-neuroinflammatory effects in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated astrocytes and animal models of Parkinson’s disease, LPS-induced inflammation and transient global ischemia. However, it is still unknown whether 6-shogaol has anti-inflammatory effects against oligomeric forms of the Aβ (AβO) in animal brains. Furthermore, the effects of 6-shogaol against memory impairment in dementia models are also yet to be investigated. In this study, we found that administration of 6-shogaol significantly reduced microgliosis and astrogliosis in intrahippocampal AβO-injected mice, ameliorated AβO and scopolamine-induced memory impairment, and elevated NGF levels and pre- and post-synaptic marker in the hippocampus. All these results suggest that 6-shogaol may play a role in inhibiting glial cell activation and reducing memory impairment in animal models of dementia. 相似文献
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Two soluble glycosyltransferases glycosylate less efficiently in vivo than their membrane bound counterparts 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:1
Zhu G; Allende ML; Jaskiewicz E; Qian R; Darling DS; Worth CA; Colley KJ; Young WW Jr 《Glycobiology》1998,8(8):831-840
Many Golgi glycosyltransferases are type II membrane proteins which are
cleaved to produce soluble forms that are released from cells. Cho and
Cummings recently reported that a soluble form of alpha1, 3-
galactosyltransferase was comparable to its membrane bound counterpart in
its ability to galactosylate newly synthesized glycoproteins (Cho,S.K. and
Cummings,R.D. (1997) J. Biol. Chem., 272, 13622-13628). To test the
generality of their findings, we compared the activities of the full length
and soluble forms of two such glycosyltransferases, ss1,4
N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (GM2/GD2/ GA2 synthase; GalNAcT) and beta
galactoside alpha2,6 sialyltransferase (alpha2,6-ST; ST6Gal I), for
production of their glycoconjugate products in vivo . Unlike the full
length form of GalNAcT which produced ganglioside GM2 in transfected cells,
soluble GalNAcT did not produce detectable GM2 in vivo even though it
possessed in vitro GalNAcT activity comparable to that of full length
GalNAcT. When compared with cells expressing full length alpha2,6-ST, cells
expressing a soluble form of alpha2,6-ST contained 3-fold higher
alpha2,6-ST mRNA levels and secreted 7-fold greater alpha2,6-ST activity as
measured in vitro , but in striking contrast contained 2- to 4-fold less of
the alpha2,6-linked sialic acid moiety in cellular glycoproteins in vivo .
In summary these results suggest that unlike alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase
the soluble forms of these two glycosyltransferases are less efficient at
glycosylation of membrane proteins and lipids in vivo than their membrane
bound counterparts.
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Engineering drought and salinity tolerance in plants: lessons from genome-wide expression profiling in Arabidopsis 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
World food security is increasingly dependent on continuous crop improvement and, in particular, the development of crops with increased drought and salinity tolerance. The completed genomic sequence of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and the development of whole-genome microarrays, together with increasing repositories of publicly available data and data analysis tools, have opened new avenues to genome-wide systemic analysis of plant stress responses. Here we outline examples of how this full-genome expression profiling can contribute to our understanding of complex stress responses and the identification and evaluation of novel transgenes that could hold the key to the development of commercially viable and sustainable crop plants. 相似文献
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S Avidon SM Marr TA Bellingan KJ Esler OLF Weyl 《African Journal of Aquatic Science》2018,43(3):313-318
We evaluated the impact of non-native rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss on a population of endemic Cedarberg ghost frog Heleophryne depressa in the upper Krom River (Olifants-Doring River Catchment, Cape Fold Ecoregion). We compared H. depressa abundance (using kick-sampling and underwater video analysis) and environmental conditions between sites above and below a waterfall that marks the upper distribution limit of O. mykiss. Heleophryne depressa abundance was significantly greater above the waterfall than that below it, and, because there was no significant difference in measured environmental variables, O. mykiss presence is identified as the most likely explanation for the observed decrease in H. depressa abundance. 相似文献
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Insertion of leader peptidase into the thylakoid membrane during synthesis in a chloroplast translation system
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The mechanisms of targeting and insertion of chloroplast-encoded thylakoid membrane proteins are poorly understood. In this study, we have used a translation system isolated from chloroplasts to begin to investigate these mechanisms. The bacterial membrane protein leader peptidase (Lep) was used as a model protein because its targeting and insertion mechanisms are well understood for Escherichia coli and for the endoplasmic reticulum. Lep could thus provide insight into the functional homologies between the different membrane systems. Lep was efficiently expressed in the chloroplast translation system, and the protein could be inserted into thylakoid membranes with the same topology as in E. coli cytoplasmic membranes, following the positive-inside rule. Insertion of Lep into the thylakoid membrane was stimulated by the trans-thylakoid proton gradient and was strongly inhibited by azide, suggesting a requirement for SecA activity. Insertion most likely occurred in a cotranslational manner, because insertion could only be observed if thylakoid membranes were present during translation reactions but not when thylakoid membranes were added after translation reactions were terminated. To halt the elongation process at different stages, we translated truncated Lep mRNAs without a stop codon, resulting in the formation of stable ribosome nascent chain complexes. These complexes showed a strong, salt-resistant affinity for the thylakoid membrane, implying a functional interaction of the ribosome with the membrane and supporting a cotranslational insertion mechanism for Lep. Our study supports a functional homology for the insertion of Lep into the thylakoid membrane and the E. coli cytoplasmic membrane. 相似文献