Snapshot of four mature quinoa () seeds: a shotgun proteomics analysis with emphasis on seed maturation, reserves and early germination.

Unlabelled: Willd. is a crop species domesticated over 5000 years ago. This species is highly diverse, with a geographical distribution that covers more than 5000 km from Colombia to Chile, going through a variety of edaphoclimatic conditions.

Development of Protocols for Regeneration and Transformation of Apomitic and Sexual Forms of Dallisgrass ( Poir.).

(common name dallisgrass), a productive C4 grass native to South America, is an important pasture grass found throughout the temperate warm regions of the world. It is characterized by its tolerance to frost and water stress and a higher forage quality than other C4 forage grasses. includes tetraploid (2 = 40), sexual, and pentaploid (2 = 50) apomictic forms, but is predominantly cultivated in an apomictic monoculture, which implies a high risk that biotic and abiotic stresses could seriously affect the grass productivity.

Evolutionary analysis of angiosperm dehydrin gene family reveals three orthologues groups associated to specific protein domains.

Dehydrins (DHNs) are a family of plant proteins that play important roles on abiotic stress tolerance and seed development. They are classified into five structural subgroups: K-, SK-, YK-, YSK-, and KS-DHNs, according to the presence of conserved motifs named K-, Y- and S- segments. We carried out a comparative structural and phylogenetic analysis of these proteins, focusing on the less-studied KS-type DHNs.

Sequencing of small RNAs of the fern Pleopeltis minima (Polypodiaceae) offers insight into the evolution of the microrna repertoire in land plants.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, single stranded RNA molecules that regulate the stability and translation of messenger RNAs in diverse eukaryotic groups. Several miRNA genes are of ancient origin and have been maintained in the genomes of animal and plant taxa for hundreds of millions of years, playing key roles in development and physiology. In the last decade, genome and small RNA (sRNA) sequencing of several plant species have helped unveil the evolutionary history of land plants.

StRemorin1.3 hampers Potato virus X TGBp1 ability to increase plasmodesmata permeability, but does not interfere with its silencing suppressor activity.

The Triple Gene Block 1 (TGBp1) protein encoded by the Potato virus X is a multifunctional protein that acts as a suppressor of RNA silencing or facilitates the passage of virus from cell to cell by promoting the plasmodesmata opening. We previously showed that the membrane raft protein StRemorin1.3 is able to impair PVX infection.

The PAMPA datasets: a metagenomic survey of microbial communities in Argentinean pampean soils.

Background: Soil is among the most diverse and complex environments in the world. Soil microorganisms play an essential role in biogeochemical cycles and affect plant growth and crop production. However, our knowledge of the relationship between species-assemblies and soil ecosystem processes is still very limited.

Phosphorylation of the TGBp1 movement protein of Potato virus X by a Nicotiana tabacum CK2-like activity.

The movement protein (MP) TGBp1 of the potexvirus Potato virus X (PVX) is a multifunctional protein required for cell-to-cell movement within the host plant. Recent work on other plant viruses has indicated that MP phosphorylation by host kinases can regulate MP function. In this study, we demonstrate that recombinant and native TGBp1 are phosphorylated by Nicotiana tabacum extracts from both PVX-infected and non-infected leaves.

Expression of tuberculosis antigen ESAT-6 in Nicotiana tabacum using a potato virus X-based vector.

A good candidate antigen to create a therapeutic vaccine against TB is the ESAT-6 protein. Antigens produced in plants have already been successfully used as experimental vaccines, and small single-stranded RNA plant viruses have emerged as promising tools to rapidly express large amounts of foreign proteins in susceptible host plants. Here, we present the expression of ESAT-6 protein in Nicotiana tabacum using a vector based on potato virus X (PVX).

In vivo and in vitro phosphorylation of Candida albicans 20S proteasome.

In this paper we demonstrate that the Candida albicans 20S proteasome is in vivo phosphorylated and is a good in vitro substrate (S(0.5) 14nM) of homologous protein kinase CK2 (CK2). We identify alpha6/C2, alpha3/C9, and alpha5/Pup2 proteasome subunits as the main in vivo phosphorylated and in vitro CK2-phosphorylatable proteasome components.