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Cotton pan-genome retrieves the lost sequences and genes during domestication and selection (2021)
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Li, J., Yuan, D., Wang, P., Wang, Q., Sun, M., Liu, Z., Si, H., Xu, Z., Ma, Y., Zhang, B., Pei, L., Tu, L., Zhu, L., Chen, L.-L., Lindsey, K., Zhang, X., Jin, S., & Wang, M. (2021). Cotton pan-genome retrieves the lost sequences and genes during domestication and selection. Genome Biology, 22, Article 119. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-021-02351-w

Background Millennia of directional human selection has reshaped the genomic architecture of cultivated cotton relative to wild counterparts, but we have limited understanding of the selective retention and fractionation of genomic components. Result... Read More about Cotton pan-genome retrieves the lost sequences and genes during domestication and selection.

TaWRKY10 transcription factor is a novel Jasmonic Acid signalling regulator involved in immunity against Septoria tritici blotch disease in wheat (2021)
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Campanaro, A., Srivastava, A., Zhang, C., Lee, J., Millyard, L., Gatehouse, A., Byrne, E., & Sadanandom, A. (2021). TaWRKY10 transcription factor is a novel Jasmonic Acid signalling regulator involved in immunity against Septoria tritici blotch disease in wheat. Plant Pathology, 70(6), 1397-1408. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13388

Septoria tritici blotch (STB), caused by the fungus Zymoseptoria tritici, is currently the main threat to worldwide wheat production in temperate climates. Understanding the genetic mechanisms that underpin the Z. tritici–wheat interaction will be cr... Read More about TaWRKY10 transcription factor is a novel Jasmonic Acid signalling regulator involved in immunity against Septoria tritici blotch disease in wheat.

The insecticidal activity of recombinant nemertide toxin α-1 from Lineus longissimus towards pests and beneficial species (2021)
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Bell, J., Sukiran, N. A., Walsh, S., & Fitches, E. C. (2021). The insecticidal activity of recombinant nemertide toxin α-1 from Lineus longissimus towards pests and beneficial species. Toxicon: An Interdisciplinary Journal on the Toxins Derived from Animals, Plants and Microorganisms, 197, 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2021.04.003

The nemertide toxins from the phylum Nemertea are a little researched family of neurotoxins with potential for development as biopesticides. Here we report the recombinant production of nemertide α-1 (α-1), a 65-residue inhibitor cystine knot (ICK) p... Read More about The insecticidal activity of recombinant nemertide toxin α-1 from Lineus longissimus towards pests and beneficial species.

NETWORKED2‐Subfamily Proteins Regulate the Cortical Actin Cytoskeleton of Growing Pollen Tubes and Polarised Pollen Tube Growth (2021)
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Duckney, P., Kroon, J. T., Dixon, M. R., Hawkins, T. J., Deeks, M. J., & Hussey, P. J. (2021). NETWORKED2‐Subfamily Proteins Regulate the Cortical Actin Cytoskeleton of Growing Pollen Tubes and Polarised Pollen Tube Growth. New Phytologist, 231(1), 152-164. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17391

We have recently characterised NET2A as a pollen‐specific actin‐binding protein which binds F‐actin at the plasma membrane of growing pollen tubes. However, the role of NET2 proteins in pollen development and fertilisation have yet to be elucidated.... Read More about NETWORKED2‐Subfamily Proteins Regulate the Cortical Actin Cytoskeleton of Growing Pollen Tubes and Polarised Pollen Tube Growth.

Putrescine depletion affects Arabidopsis root meristem size by modulating auxin and cytokinin signaling and ROS accumulation (2021)
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Hashem, A., Moore, S., Chen, S., Hu, C., Zhao, Q., IE Elasawi, I., Feng, Y., Topping, J., Liu, J., Lindsey, K., & Chen, C. (2021). Putrescine depletion affects Arabidopsis root meristem size by modulating auxin and cytokinin signaling and ROS accumulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(8), Article 4094. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22084094

Polyamines (PAs) dramatically affect root architecture and development, mainly by unknown mechanisms; however, accumulating evidence points to hormone signaling and reactive oxygen species (ROS) as candidate mechanisms. To test this hypothesis, PA le... Read More about Putrescine depletion affects Arabidopsis root meristem size by modulating auxin and cytokinin signaling and ROS accumulation.

BBLN-1 is essential for intermediate filament organization and apical membrane morphology (2021)
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Remmelzwaal, S., Geisler, F., Stucchi, R., van der Horst, S., Pasolli, M., Kroll, J. R., Jarosinska, O. D., Akhmanova, A., Richardson, C. A., Altelaar, M., Leube, R. E., Ramalho, J. J., & Boxem, M. (2021). BBLN-1 is essential for intermediate filament organization and apical membrane morphology. Current Biology, 31(11), 2334-2346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.069

Epithelial tubes are essential components of metazoan organ systems that control the flow of fluids and the exchange of materials between body compartments and the outside environment. The size and shape of the central lumen confer important characte... Read More about BBLN-1 is essential for intermediate filament organization and apical membrane morphology.

Spatial ecology of freshwater eels in South Africa: implications for conservation (2021)
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Hanzen, C., Lucas, M. C., O’Brien, G., Calverley, P., & Downs, C. T. (2021). Spatial ecology of freshwater eels in South Africa: implications for conservation. Hydrobiologia, 848(10), 2579-2593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04581-2

Four freshwater eel species (Anguilla spp.) occur in southern African rivers that are increasingly anthropogenically modified. Information on movements, habitat use and overlap by African eels is needed for their conservation. We carried out a prelim... Read More about Spatial ecology of freshwater eels in South Africa: implications for conservation.

The Verification of Ecological Citizen Science Data: Current Approaches and Future Possibilities (2021)
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Baker, E., Drury, J., Judge, J., Roy, D., Smith, G., & Stephens, P. (2021). The Verification of Ecological Citizen Science Data: Current Approaches and Future Possibilities. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 6(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.351

Citizen science schemes enable ecological data collection over very large spatial and temporal scales, producing datasets of high value for both pure and applied research. However, the accuracy of citizen science data is often questioned, owing to is... Read More about The Verification of Ecological Citizen Science Data: Current Approaches and Future Possibilities.