In eukaryotes, ARGONAUTE proteins (AGOs) associate with microRNAs (miRNAs), short
interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and other classes of small RNAs to regulate target RNA or target
loci. Viral infection in plants induces a potent and highly specific antiviral RNA silencing
response characterized by the formation of virus-derived siRNAs. Arabidopsis thaliana has...
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ARGONAUTE Proteins during
Turnip Mosaic Virus Infection
Garcia-Ruiz, H., Carbonell, A., Hoyer, J. S
Fungal hyphae are among the most highly polarized cells. Hyphal polarized
growth is supported by tip-directed transport of secretory vesicles, which accumulate temporarily
in a stratified manner in an apical vesicle cluster, the Spitzenkörper. The exocyst complex
is required for tethering of secretory vesicles to the apical plasma membrane. We...
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plasma membrane during polarized growth
Riquelme, M., Bredeweg, E. L., Callejas-Negrete, O., Roberson, R
OBJECTIVE: The associations of some risk factors with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are attenuated in
older age; whereas others appear robust. The present study aimed to compare CVD risk factors across
older age. METHODS: Participants (n = 4883) in the Cardiovascular Health Study free of prevalent CVD,
were stratified into three...
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Health Study
Michelle C. Odden a, *, Michael G. Shlipak b, c, Heather E. Whitson d, e, Ronit Katz f
Accessions of common wheat (Triticum aestivum
L. subsp. aestivum) from the USDA–ARS
National Small Grains Collection (NSGC) are a
resource for wheat scientists worldwide. The
genetic diversity of the wheat core subset, representing
approximately 10% of the collection’s
42,138 T. aestivum accessions, was examined
using 390 diversity arrays technology (DArT)...
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PI254126 559.L.2.C.1 Yes Kenya BREEDING S
PI254128 559.O.1.L.2 Yes Kenya BREEDING S
PI254132 604.L.1.B.4
Non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) in plant tissue are frequently quantified to make inferences about plant responses to environmental conditions. Laboratories publishing estimates of NSC of woody plants use many different methods to evaluate NSC. We asked whether NSC estimates in the recent literature could be quantitatively compared among studies. We also...
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. Quentin1,2,46, Elizabeth A. Pinkard1, Michael G. Ryan3,4,5, David T. Tissue2, L. Scott Baggett5,
Henry D
Non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) in plant tissue are frequently quantified to make inferences about plant responses to environmental conditions. Laboratories publishing estimates of NSC of woody plants use many different methods to evaluate NSC. We asked whether NSC estimates in the recent literature could be quantitatively compared among studies. We also...
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plants compared among laboratories
Authors: Audrey G. Quentin, Elizabeth A. Pinkard, Michael G. Ryan
The filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa responds to light in complex ways. To thoroughly
study the transcriptional response of this organism to light, RNA-seq was used to analyze capped and
polyadenylated mRNA prepared from mycelium grown for 24 hr in the dark and then exposed to light for
0 (control) 15,...
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,** Xiaoying Zhou,**
Anna Lyubetskaya,†† Jeffrey P. Townsend,‡‡,§§ James E. Galagan,‡,§,††,*** Michael Freitag
Global change and its associated temperature increase has directly or indirectly changed the distributions of hosts and
pathogens, and has affected host immunity, pathogen virulence and growth rates. This has resulted in increased disease in
natural plant and animal populations worldwide, including scleractinian corals. While the effects of temperature increase...
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. Dheilly1,2, Rodolfo Rondon3,2,1, Christoph Grunau2,1,
Céline Cosseau2,1, Kristina M. Smith4, Michael
We use autonomous gas measurements to examine the metabolic balance (photosynthesis
minus respiration) of coastal Antarctic waters during the spring/summer growth season. Our observations
capture the development of a massive phytoplankton bloom and reveal striking variability in pCO₂ and
biological oxygen saturation (ΔO₂/Ar) resulting from large shifts in community metabolism...
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) oscillations related to the periodicity nature of regional cloud cover.
1. Garcia HE & Gordon LI
Plant pathogens secrete an arsenal of small secreted proteins (SSPs) acting as effectors that modulate host immunity to
facilitate infection. SSP-encoding genes are often located in particular genomic environments and show waves of concerted
expression at diverse stages of plant infection. To date, little is known about the regulation of...
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Grandaubert1, Marie-Hélène Balesdent1, Lanelle R. Connolly2, Michael Freitag2,
Thierry Rouxel1, Isabelle