Arabinosylation of cell wall extensin is required for the directional response to salinity in roots.

Soil salinity is a major contributor to crop yield losses. To improve our understanding of root responses to salinity, we developed and exploited a real-time salt-induced tilting assay. This assay follows root growth upon both gravitropic and salt challenges, revealing that root bending upon tilting is modulated by Na+ ions, but not by osmotic stress.

Root branching under high salinity requires auxin-independent modulation of LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARY DOMAIN 16 function.

Salinity stress constrains lateral root (LR) growth and severely affects plant growth. Auxin signaling regulates LR formation, but the molecular mechanism by which salinity affects root auxin signaling and whether salt induces other pathways that regulate LR development remains unknown. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the auxin-regulated transcription factor LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARY DOMAIN 16 (LBD16) is an essential player in LR development under control conditions.

Prevalence of anti-beta-1 antibody 6 months after hospitalization for acute heart failure predicts adverse outcome.

Aims: Agonistic antibodies against neurohumoral receptors can induce cardio-noxious effects by altering the baseline receptor activity. To estimate the prevalence of autoantibodies directed against the beta-1 receptor (b1-AAB) in patients admitted to the hospital for acute heart failure (HF) at (i) baseline and (ii) after 6 months of follow-up (F6) and (iii) after another 12 months of follow-up (i.e.

Hyperbaric air mobilizes stem cells in humans; a new perspective on the hormetic dose curve.

Introduction: Hyperbaric air (HBA) was first used pharmaceutically in 1662 to treat lung disease. Extensive use in Europe and North America followed throughout the 19th century to treat pulmonary and neurological disorders. HBA reached its zenith in the early 20th century when cyanotic, moribund "Spanish flu pandemic" patients turned normal color and regained consciousness within minutes after HBA treatment.

Effective root responses to salinity stress include maintained cell expansion and carbon allocation.

Acclimation of root growth is vital for plants to survive salt stress. Halophytes are great examples of plants that thrive even under severe salinity, but their salt tolerance mechanisms, especially those mediated by root responses, are still largely unknown. We compared root growth responses of the halophyte Schrenkiella parvula with its glycophytic relative species Arabidopsis thaliana under salt stress and performed transcriptomic analysis of S.