Publications by authors named "Daniela Arias"

Plant carotenoids are synthesized and accumulated in plastids through a highly regulated pathway. Lycopene β-cyclase (LCYB) is a key enzyme involved directly in the synthesis of α-carotene and β-carotene through the cyclization of trans-lycopene. harbors two genes, of which (annotated as ) is mostly expressed in mature storage roots, an organ that accumulates high α-carotene and β-carotene content.

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Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease, characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands. Approximately 10% of patients with SS have pulmonary involvement as the first manifestation of their disease, the most common being non-specific interstitial pneumonia. We present the case of a 51-year-old man with organizing pneumonia as the presenting feature of primary SS.

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Article Synopsis
  • - ALFIN-like transcription factors (ALs) play crucial roles in plant functions such as seed germination, root development, and stress responses; specifically, they help regulate carotenoid biosynthesis in carrots under salt and ABA stress through gene expression.
  • - In carrots, two newly identified genes encoding AL-like proteins enhance tolerance to salt stress, with one gene showing notable responsiveness to ABA treatment, leading to better survival rates in modified plants compared to controls.
  • - Transgenic lines of both carrots and kiwis expressing these AL-like genes demonstrate increased carotenoid and chlorophyll content, highlighting the potential for genetic modifications to improve plant resilience to salinity.
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Light stimulates carotenoid synthesis in plants during photomorphogenesis through the expression of PHYTOENE SYNTHASE (PSY), a key gene in carotenoid biosynthesis. The orange carrot (Daucus carota) synthesizes and accumulates high amounts of carotenoids in the taproot that grows underground. Contrary to other organs, light impairs carrot taproot development and represses the expression of carotenogenic genes, such as DcPSY1 and DcPSY2, reducing carotenoid accumulation.

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Carotenoids are pigments with important nutritional value in the human diet. As antioxidant molecules, they act as scavengers of free radicals enhancing immunity and preventing cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, α-carotene and β-carotene, the main carotenoids of carrots () are precursors of vitamin A, whose deficiency in the diet can trigger night blindness and macular degeneration.

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Carotenoids are terpenoid pigments synthesized by all photosynthetic and some non-photosynthetic organisms. In plants, these lipophilic compounds are involved in photosynthesis, photoprotection, and phytohormone synthesis. In plants, carotenoid biosynthesis is induced by several environmental factors such as light including photoreceptors, such as phytochromes (PHYs) and negatively regulated by phytochrome interacting factors (PIFs).

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Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) originated from mature post thymic T cells. They represent 1-3% of NHL. Different subtypes have been described: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-negative ALCL, ALK-positive ALCL and breast implant-associated ALCL.

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Daucus carota is a biennale crop that develops an edible storage root. Orange carrots, the most consumed cultivar worldwide, accumulate high levels of β-carotene and α-carotene in the storage root during secondary growth. Genes involved in β-carotene synthesis have been identified in carrots and unlike most species, D.

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