Arabidopsis mtHSC70-1 physically interacts with the Cox2 subunit of cytochrome oxidase.

The 70-kD heat shock proteins (HSP70s or HSC70s) function as molecular chaperones and are involved in diverse cellular processes. We recently demonstrated the roles of mitochondrial HSC70-1 (mtHSC70-1) in the establishment of cytochrome oxidase (COX)-dependent respiration and redox homeostasis in . Defects in COX assembly were observed in the knockout lines.

Arabidopsis mtHSC70-1 plays important roles in the establishment of COX-dependent respiration and redox homeostasis.

The 70 kDa heat shock proteins function as molecular chaperones and are involved in diverse cellular processes. However, the functions of the plant mitochondrial HSP70s (mtHSC70s) remain unclear. Severe growth defects were observed in the Arabidopsis thaliana mtHSC70-1 knockout lines, mthsc70-1a and mthsc70-1b.

Palladium-Catalyzed Desulfitative Cross-Coupling of Arylsulfonyl Hydrazides with Terminal Alkynes: A General Approach toward Functionalized Internal Alkynes.

A palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira-type coupling between arylsulfonyl hydrazides and terminal alkynes via Ar(C)-S bond cleavage is disclosed, which enables the general synthesis of functionalized internal alkynes, especially the Br-substituted ones, in good to excellent yields under acid- and base-free conditions.

Selective Aerobic C-H Amination of Phenols with Primary Amines over Copper toward Benzoxazoles.

Using O as the oxidant, the benzoxazole frameworks can be directly constructed from the readily available phenols and primary amines in the presence of NHPF over copper under mild conditions. Mechanistic studies showed that a novel mechanism involving biphenyldiols and o-quinones very possibly takes effect in the reaction, because both can selectively give the benzoxazoles under the reaction conditions. An unprecedented unstrained C-C bond cleavage takes place in the reaction.