Genetic Relationships and Molecular Signatures of Divergence in Traditional Landraces and Morphotypes of <i>Brassica oleracea</i> by Diana L. Zuluaga, Nunzio D’Agostino, Emanuela Blanco, Pasquale L. Curci, Gabriella Sonnante

“…Among the corresponding orthologs annotated in <i>Arabidopsis</i>, we identified several genes involved in flower/inflorescence development, cellular proliferation, etc. …”
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Identification and characterization of soybean phytochrome-interacting factors and their potential roles in abiotic stress by Dewei Mu, Zhaowei Shui, Haoyu Guo, Hengke Jiang, Yuhan Liu, Liqiu Luo, Yanpeng Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Jiaxin Yu, Shulin Liao, Liang Yu, Chunyan Liu, Junbo Du

“…The heterologous expression of the GmPIF6c/GmPIL1 in an Arabidopsis mutant resulted in a reduction in the elongation of the hypocotyl in response to shade. …”
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Effect of selected Indonesian plants on Giardia intestinalis in an experimental in vitro model by Radka Pecková, Karel Doležal, Bohumil Sak, Dana Květoňová, Martin Kváč, Ivan Petřík, Wisnu Nurcahyo, Ivona Foitová

“…These plants exhibiting promising anti-parasitic activity were selected on the basis of collected behavioral data and their ability to decrease parasite load in Sumatran orangutans. Extracts of Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant routinely used as a laboratory model in research, were used as a negative control. …”
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Genome-wide identification, characterization, and functional analysis of the CHX, SOS, and RLK genes in Solanum lycopersicum under salt stress by Amaal Maghraby, Mohamed Alzalaty

“…Synteny analysis of the CHX, SOS, and RLK genes demonstrated collinear relationships with orthologous genes in Arabidopsis thaliana, but no collinearity orthologous relationships in Oryza sativa (rice). …”
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Plastid-localized ZmENR1/ZmHAD1 complex ensures maize pollen and anther development through regulating lipid and ROS metabolism by Shaowei Zhang, Xueli An, Yilin Jiang, Quancan Hou, Bin Ma, Qingping Jiang, Kai Zhang, Lina Zhao, Xiangyuan Wan

“…Intriguingly, homologous genes of ENR1 from rice and Arabidopsis also regulate male fertility, suggesting that the ENR1-mediated pathway likely represents a conserved regulatory mechanism underlying male reproduction in flowering plants.…”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the Cytochrome B5 Protein Family in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. Pekinensis) by Han Zheng, Xin Li, Lin Shi, Ying Jing, Qingqing Song, Yanan Chen, Lilong He, Fengde Wang, Jianwei Gao, Yuping Bi

“…Phylogenetic analysis of the CB5 protein sequences from six species showed that the BrCB5s conduct a close evolutionary process with the CB5s of Arabidopsis thaliana and far from those of Oryza sativa. …”
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Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression pattern analysis of HAK/KUP/KT potassium transporter gene family in potato by Kun Liu, Yonglin Qin, Lan Wu, Rong Yi, Xiaohua Shi, Jing Yu, Xiaohong Shi, Wenzhuo Dong, Liguo Jia, Mingshou Fan

“…Synteny analysis suggested that 33, 19, 8, 1 StHAK genes were orthologous to those in soybean, cassava, Arabidopsis and rice, respectively. The previously published RNA-seq results, transcriptomic data and qRT-PCR experiments indicated that the expression profiles of these StHAK genes were tissue-specific and were influenced by multiple factors, including biotic and abiotic stress, hormone, potassium fertilizer. …”
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The biogenesis, regulation and functions of transitive siRNA in plants by Tan Huijun, Liu Yuelin, Guo Hongwei

“…Members of this class of siRNAs function in various biological processes ranging from development to stress adaptation. In Arabidopsis thaliana, two RDRs participate in the generation of transitive siRNAs, acting cooperatively with various siRNA generation-related factors, such as the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and aberrant RNAs. …”
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Vitamin C in fleshy fruits: biosynthesis, recycling, genes, and enzymes by D. Y. Tyapkina, E. Z. Kochieva, M. A. Slugina

“…However, in spite of the biological significance of L-ascorbic acid, the pathways of its biosynthesis in plants were fully understood only in 2007 by the example of a model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. In the present review, the main biosynthetic pathways of vitamin C are described: the L-galactose pathway, L-gulose pathway, galacturonic and myo-inositol pathway. …”
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Analysis of expression and transport activity of sugar transporter gene HpSWEET7 from red pitaya by ZHENG Qianming, YAN Shuang, XIE Pu, WANG Honglin, MA Yuhua

“…PF03083) and seven transmembrane domains, which was closely related to Arabidopsis AtSWEET6 and AtSWEET7, belonging to SWEET Ⅱ class. …”
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Expression divergence of BAG gene family in maize under heat stress by Babar Farid, Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique, Muhammad Hammad Nadeem Tahir, Rao Muhammad Ikram, Zulfiqar Ali, Waseem Akbar

“…The evolutionary relationship of Zea mays BAGs (ZmBAGs) with Arabidopsis thaliana, Solanum lycopersicum, Theobroma cacao, Sorghum bicolor, Ananas comosus, Physcomitrium patens, Oryza sativa and Populus trichocarpa were represented by the phylogenetic analysis. …”
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The Function of Two <i>Brassica napus</i> β-Ketoacyl-CoA Synthases on the Fatty Acid Composition by Dongfang Zhao, Bingqian Zhou, Bo Hong, Jiajun Mao, Hu Chen, Junjie Wu, Li Liao, Chunyun Guan, Mei Guan

“…In yeast, overexpression of <i>BnaKCSA8</i> increased the ratios of palmitoleic acid and oleic acid, while <i>BnaKCSC3</i> decreased the ratios of oleic acid. In Arabidopsis, overexpression of <i>BnaKCSA8</i> and <i>BnaKCSC3</i> lead to an increase in the proportion of linoleic acid and a decrease in the erucic acid. …”
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Cryoimmobilized anther analysis reveals new ultrastructural insights into Rhynchospora (Cyperaceae) asymmetrical microsporogenesis by Danilo M. Rocha, Ulla Neumann, Fernanda M. Nogueira, Georgios Tsipas, André L. L. Vanzela, André Marques

“…Despite significant advances, the ultrastructural details of these processes remain poorly understood.MethodsThis study provides a detailed analysis of microsporogenesis in Rhynchospora pubera using high-pressure freezing, freeze substitution, and transmission electron microscopy, significantly enhancing ultrastructural resolution.Results and discussionOur findings reveal that intracellular organization differs from model species Arabidopsis thaliana and drives nuclear selection, with endoplasmic reticulum vesicles organizing meiotic spindles. …”
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Genome wide identification of Dof transcription factors in Carmine radish reveals RsDof33 role in cadmium stress and anthocyanin biosynthesis by Caiming Gou, Jia Li, Bo Chen, Guoting Cheng, Zhangfei Zheng, Hua Peng, Ahmed H. El-Sappah

“…Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed significant Dof gene family resemblance between Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica napus. Perhaps segment duplication resulted in RsDof gene family expansion. …”
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Shade signals activate distinct molecular mechanisms that induce dormancy and inhibit flowering in vegetative axillary buds of sorghum by Tesfamichael H. Kebrom

“…Shade signals dramatically upregulated SbCN2, an ortholog of the Arabidopsis TFL1 known for inhibiting flowering, whereas defoliation did not increase SbCN2 expression in the buds. …”
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ERF114/115/109 are essential for jasmonate-repressed non-canonical JAZ8 activity in JA signaling by Jiaxuan Sui, Qianlan Yin, Yiying Chen, Min Sun, Xianzheng Yuan, Zhaojun Ding, Xiangpei Kong

“…Here, we demonstrate that Arabidopsis ethylene response factor 114 (ERF114), ERF115, and ERF109 regulate JA signaling through interacting with JAZ8. …”
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The demographic history of the wild crop relative Brachypodium distachyon is shaped by distinct past and present ecological niches by Minadakis, Nikolaos, Williams, Hefin, Horvath, Robert, Caković, Danka, Stritt, Christoph, Thieme, Michael, Bourgeois, Yann, Roulin, Anne C.

“…Altogether, this genomic resource offers a powerful alternative to Arabidopsis thaliana to investigate the genetic bases of adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in plants and more specifically in monocots. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of the CIPK Gene Family in Jasmine and Expression Analysis Under Salt Stress by Shuang Zhang, Xin Huang, Lili Yin, Jiawei Li, Jiacan Xu, Ruigang Wu

“…Collinearity analysis demonstrated that 13 gene pairs in Arabidopsis were collinear with the jasmine sequences. …”
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Identification and characterization of mRNAs of receptor-like kinases MhyGSO1 and MhyGSO2 in flowering parasitic plant Monotropa hypopitys by A. V. Shchennikova, E. Z. Kochieva, A. V. Beletsky, M. A. Filyushin, O. A. Shulga, N. V. Ravin, K. G. Skryabin

“…Plant organ formation is based on the balance of the programmed cell division and positional differentiation maintained by intercellular communication mediated by signaling molecules and receptors. In Arabidopsis thaliana, two paralogous leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases, GASSHO1 and GASSHO2, redundantly participate in the regulation of various root cells identity and functioning and the proper epidermis patterning. …”
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Identification and Characterization of the Diverse Stress-Responsive R2R3-RMYB Transcription Factor from Hibiscus sabdariffa L. by Bahaeldeen Babikar Mohamed, Beenish Aftab, Muhammad Bilal Sarwar, Bushra Rashid, Zarnab Ahmad, Sameera Hassan, Tayyab Husnain

“…The deduced amino acids of RMYB shared 83, 81, 80, 79, 72, 71, and 66% homology with Arabidopsis thaliana, Glycine max, Oryza sativa, Zea maize, Malus domestica, Populus tremula × Populus alba, and Medicago sativa specific MYB family, respectively. …”
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