DNA methylation, one of important epigenetic markers, has shown broad-ranging functions, including regulation of gene expression and genomic imprinting, involvement in chromatin organization and protection of genome from invading and mobile DNA elements.
The oxidative decarboxylation of prenyl 4-hydroxybenzoate to prenylhydroquinone has been frequently proposed for the biosynthesis of prenylated (hydro) quinone derivates (sometimes meroterpenoids), yet corresponding genes or enzymes remained elusive. Still unknown are the enzymes responsible for the successive decarboxylation and hydroxylation of 5-methoxy-4-hydroxy-3-hexaprenyl benzoate in the...
Soybean (Glycine max) is one of the most important crops, and insects and drought cause large economic losses in soybean production every year.
Ca2+ is a ubiquitous second messenger that is critical for signal transduction in eukaryotes by activating various cellular processes in response to developmental and stress stimuli. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) are plant-specific calciu...
Mushrooms of Cyptotrama Singer belong to the family Physalacriaceae. More than 10 species of this genus were described in the pantropic regions, while only one was documented from Asia before.
The bilateral lamellar trama has been used as the most important character for the identification of Cyptotrama. The presence or absence of squamules on the surface of the basidiomata and clamp connecti...
During a long-term co-evolutionary process, plants have evolved sophisticated and effective mechanisms to defend themselves against herbivore attack. However, crop domestication with its major focus on appearance, yield, and growth in large monocultures has made our crop plants vulnerable to insect herbivores.
Ampelocalamus actinotrichus was described as a species of the genus Arundinaria Michaux when it was published in 1935. This species was found only in Hainan. It was designated as the type species of a new genus Ampelocalamus S. L Chen, T. H. Wen & G. Y. Sheng in 1981. Neomicrocalamus prainii is the type species of the genus Neomicrocalamus P. C. Keng, and it was recorded in southern Tibet and n...
Maize is cultivated as a staple crop worldwide, reaching more than 1 billion tons of grain yield in 2013. As for all crop plants, insects cause large losses in maize production; however, very little is known about how maize responds to insect herbivory.In China, Mythimna separata Walker as one of the major pests cause great losses of maize production.
The predominantly aquatic order Alismatales, which includes approximately 4500 species within Araceae, Tofieldiaceae, and the core alismatid families, is a key group in investigating the origin and early diversification of monocots.
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