Faculty Opinions recommendation of Transport of UDP-galactose in plants. Identification and functional characterization of AtUTr1, an Arabidopsis thaliana UDP-galactos/UDP-glucose transporter.

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Dupree
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Glucose Transporter ◽  
Functional Characterization

scholarly journals Functional Characterization of DEAD-Box RNA Helicases in Arabidopsis thaliana under Abiotic Stress Conditions

2008 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1563-1571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Sun Kim ◽  
Kyung Ae Kim ◽  
Tae Rin Oh ◽  
Chul Min Park ◽  
Hunseung Kang
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Rna Helicases ◽  
Dead Box

Bioinformatic and functional characterization of the basic peroxidase 72 from Arabidopsis thaliana involved in lignin biosynthesis

Planta ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 237 (6) ◽  
pp. 1599-1612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joaquín Herrero ◽  
Francisco Fernández-Pérez ◽  
Tatiana Yebra ◽  
Esther Novo-Uzal ◽  
Federico Pomar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Lignin Biosynthesis

scholarly journals Functional characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana transthyretin-like protein

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao Pessoa ◽  
Zsuzsa Sarkany ◽  
Frederico Ferreira-da-Silva ◽  
Sonia Martins ◽  
Maria R Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Functional Characterization

Molecular and functional characterization and tissue localization of 2 glucose transporter homologues (TGTP1 and TGTP2) from the tapeworm Taenia solium

Parasitology ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 579-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. RODRÍGUEZ-CONTRERAS ◽  
P. J. SKELLY ◽  
A. LANDA ◽  
C. B. SHOEMAKER ◽  
J. P. LACLETTE
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Transporter ◽  
Cytochalasin B ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Cdna Clones ◽  
Facilitated Diffusion ◽  
Porcine Cysticercosis ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Hexose Uptake

Tapeworms absorb and consume large quantities of glucose through their syncytial tegument, storing the excess as glycogen. Although some studies on the metabolism of glucose in several tapeworms are available, the proteins that mediate its uptake and distribution in their tissue have not been identified. We describe the isolation and characterization of cDNA clones encoding 2 facilitated diffusion glucose transporters (TGTP1 and TGTP2) from Taenia solium, the causal agent of human and porcine cysticercosis. Radio-isotope labelled hexose uptake mediated by TGTP1 expressed in Xenopus oocytes is inhibited by the natural stereoisomers d-glucose and d-mannose but not by l-glucose. Transport by TGTP1 is sensitive to classical inhibitors of facilitated diffusion such as phloretin and cytochalasin B, and insensitive to ouabain. TGTP2 did not function in Xenopus oocytes. Localization studies using specific anti-TGTP1 and anti-TGTP2 antibodies show that TGTP1 is abundant in a number of structures underlying the tegument in adult parasites and larvae, whereas TGTP2 appears to be localized only on the tegumentary surface of the larvae and is not detected in adults.

scholarly journals Functional Characterization of an Amaranth Natterin-4-Like-1 Gene in Arabidopsis thaliana

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Cabrales-Orona ◽  
Norma Martínez-Gallardo ◽  
John Paul Délano-Frier
Keyword(s):  
Arabidopsis Thaliana ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Water Deficit Stress ◽  
Photosynthetic Parameters ◽  
Grain Amaranth ◽  
Amaranthus Hypochondriacus ◽  
Defensive Function ◽  
Fungal Plant Pathogens

The functional characterization of an Amaranthus hypochondriacus Natterin-4-Like-1 gene (AhN4L-1) coding for an unknown function protein characterized by the presence of an aerolysin-like pore-forming domain in addition to two amaranthin-like agglutinin domains is herewith described. Natterin and nattering-like proteins have been amply described in the animal kingdom. However, the role of nattering-like proteins in plants is practically unknown. The results described in this study, obtained from gene expression data in grain amaranth and from AhN4L-1-overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana plants indicated that this gene was strongly induced by several biotic and abiotic conditions in grain amaranth, whereas data obtained from the overexpressing Arabidopsis plants further supported the defensive function of this gene, mostly against bacterial and fungal plant pathogens. GUS and GFP AhN4L-1 localization in roots tips, leaf stomata, stamens and pistils also suggested a defensive function in these organs, although its participation in flowering processes, such as self-incompatibility and abscission, is also possible. However, contrary to expectations, the overexpression of this gene negatively affected the vegetative and reproductive growth of the transgenic plants, which also showed no increased tolerance to salinity and water-deficit stress. The latter despite the maintenance of significantly higher chlorophyll levels and photosynthetic parameters under intense salinity stress. These results are discussed in the context of the physiological roles known to be played by related lectins and AB proteins in plants.

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