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Dissecting maize diversity in lowland South America: genetic structure and ge...
Abstract Background Maize landraces from South America have traditionally been assigned to two main categories: Andean and Tropical Lowland germplasm. However, the genetic... -
Origin, evolution and conservation of the honey bees from La Palma Island (Ca...
Genetic studies have shown a significant hybridization of local populations of Apis mellifera in the Canary Islands, as a consequence of queen importation. Since La Palma Island... -
Genomic abundance and transcriptional activity of diverse gypsy and copia lon...
Abstract Background Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are highly abundant in plant genomes and require transcriptional activity for their proliferative mode of... -
Identification of non-conserved residues essential for improving the hydrocar...
Abstract Background Cyanobacteria produce hydrocarbons corresponding to diesel fuels by means of aldehyde-deformylating oxygenase (ADO). ADO catalyzes a difficult and unusual... -
Canalization of gene expression is a major signature of regulatory cold adapt...
Abstract Background Transcriptome analysis may provide means to investigate the underlying genetic causes of shared and divergent phenotypes in different populations and help to... -
Predicting the impact of selection for scrapie resistance on PRNP genotype fr...
Abstract The European Union has implemented breeding programmes to increase scrapie resistance in sheep. A similar approach can be applied also in goats since the K222 allele... -
Transient expression analysis of synthetic promoters containing F and D cis-a...
Abstract Introduction of a foreign gene coding for a pathogen resistant protein into the target plant and constitutive expression of Resistance (R) proteins may confer high... -
A compendium and functional characterization of mammalian genes involved in a...
Abstract Background Many mammals are well adapted to surviving in extremely cold environments. These species have likely accumulated genetic changes that help them efficiently... -
Functional study of CHS gene family members in citrus revealed a novel CHS ge...
Abstract Background Citrus flavonoids are considered as the important secondary metabolites because of their biological and pharmacological activities. Chalcone synthase (CHS)... -
Polyamines in the life of Arabidopsis: profiling the expression of S-adenosyl...
Abstract Background Arabidopsis has 5 paralogs of the S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) gene. Neither their specific role in development nor the role of... -
Exogenous proteinogenic amino acids induce systemic resistance in rice
Abstract Background Plant immune responses can be induced by endogenous and exogenous signaling molecules. Recently, amino acids and their metabolites have been reported to... -
Structural and mechanistic analysis of engineered trichodiene synthase enzyme...
Trichoderma spp. are well-known bioagents for the plant growth promotion and pathogen suppression. The beneficial activities of the fungus Trichoderma spp. are attributed to... -
Merino and Merino-derived sheep breeds: a genome-wide intercontinental study
Abstract Background Merino and Merino-derived sheep breeds have been widely distributed across the world, both as purebred and admixed populations. They represent an... -
Haem iron reshapes colonic luminal environment: impact on mucosal homeostasis...
Abstract Background The World Health Organization classified processed and red meat consumption as “carcinogenic” and “probably carcinogenic”, respectively, to humans. Haem iron... -
Characterization of wheat MYB genes responsive to high temperatures
Abstract Background Heat stress is one of the most crucial environmental factors, which reduces crop yield worldwide. In plants, the MYB family is one of the largest families of... -
Inhibition of RNA polymerase II allows controlled mobilisation of retrotransp...
Abstract Background Retrotransposons play a central role in plant evolution and could be a powerful endogenous source of genetic and epigenetic variability for crop breeding. To... -
Identification of novel putative causative genes and genetic marker for male ...
Abstract Background Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) is an important tree for Japanese forestry. Male-sterile marker development in Japanese cedar would facilitate... -
Tissue-specific transcriptomes of Anisakis simplex (sensu stricto) and Anisak...
Abstract Background Larval stages of the sibling species of parasitic nematodes Anisakis simplex (sensu stricto) (s.s.) (AS) and Anisakis pegreffii (AP) are responsible for a... -
Using synthetic biology to increase nitrogenase activity
Abstract Background Nitrogen fixation has been established in protokaryotic model Escherichia coli by transferring a minimal nif gene cluster composed of 9 genes (nifB, nifH,... -
Molecular cloning, structure, phylogeny and expression analysis of the invert...
Abstract Background Invertases (INVs) are key enzymes regulating sucrose metabolism and are here revealed to be involved in responses to environmental stress in plants. To date,...
