Publications by authors named "Ameena Iqbal"
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- Heavy metals (HMs) are introduced into the environment through both natural and human activities, and ornamental plants like Catharanthus roseus are being overlooked as potential solutions for their removal.
- In pot experiments, C. roseus showed increased tolerance and accumulation of heavy metals such as Cd, Cu, and Cr when paired with the bacterial endophyte Bacillus cereus, while the highest concentrations of Ni and Pb were found in untreated controls.
- The use of organic amendments (moss and compost) significantly boosted plant growth by up to 763% and reduced heavy metal content, suggesting that combining microbial assistance and organic materials could effectively improve phytoremediation strategies.
Little is known about how metabolites couple tissue-specific stem cell function with physiology. Here we show that, in the mammalian small intestine, the expression of Hmgcs2 (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthetase 2), the gene encoding the rate-limiting enzyme in the production of ketone bodies, including beta-hydroxybutyrate (βOHB), distinguishes self-renewing Lgr5 stem cells (ISCs) from differentiated cell types. Hmgcs2 loss depletes βOHB levels in Lgr5 ISCs and skews their differentiation toward secretory cell fates, which can be rescued by exogenous βOHB and class I histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, a pot experiment was piloted in a greenhouse to evaluate the potential of Celosia argentea var. cristata L. for tolerating/accumulating heavy metals in synthetic wastewater in the presence of Pseudomonas japonica and organic amendment, i.
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