MAPKs are one of the essential signal transduction complexes which are responsible for the perception of abiotic stress and for the producing of related transcripts for responding to abiotic stress. For systematical analyzes of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase gene families and their expression profiles in Solanum lycopersicum L. exposed to diverse heavy metal stresses, 17 SlMAPK genes were studied in comparison with their 159 orthologs from various plant species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the pollution levels of Alibeykoy Dam Lake were assessed by examining phytoplankton distribution, physicochemical parameters, nutrient content, and heavy metal concentrations. Alibeykoy Dam is a critical drinking water source for the Istanbul metropolitan area. Water samples were collected from the lake and six influent streams (Cebeci, Pirincci, Sidan, Bolluca, Gulgen, and Kocaman) in January, February, May, and September of 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most important stress factors in plants, with its high mobility in soils, ease of uptake by plants and toxicity at low concentrations. Aluminum (Al) is another phytotoxic metal, the accumulation of which is a crucial agricultural complication for plants, especially in acidic soils.
Methods And Results: In this study, Bryophyllum daigremontianum clone plantlets were obtained from bulbiferous spurs of a mother plant and separated into four different groups and watered with Hoagland solution and mixtures containing 0, 50, 100, and 200 µM of AlCl and CdCl each for 75 days.
This study identified seven histone acetyltransferase-encoding genes (HATs) from Beta vulgaris L. (sugar beet) genome through bioinformatics tools and analyzed their expression profiles under salt stress. Sugar beet HATs are phylogenetically divided into four families: GNAT, MYST, CBP, and TAFII250.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlants are the sources of many bioactive secondary metabolites which are present in plant organs including leaves, stems, roots, and flowers. Although they provide advantages to the plants in many cases, they are not necessary for metabolisms related to growth, development, and reproduction. They are specific to plant species and are precursor substances, which can be modified for generations of various compounds in different plant species.
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