SlECA4, an epsin-like clathrin adaptor protein, improves tomato heat tolerance via clathrin-mediated endocytosis.

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is one of the main pathways for plant cells to internalize membrane proteins in response to changing environmental conditions. The Epsin-like Clathrin Adaptor (ECA) proteins play important roles in the assembly of the clathrin coat; however, their involvement in plant responses to heat stress remains unclear. Here we report that in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Epsin-like Clathrin Adaptor 4 (SlECA4) expression responded to heat stress.

SlMDH3 Interacts with Autophagy Receptor Protein SlATI1 and Positively Regulates Tomato Heat Tolerance.

Autophagy, a highly conserved protein degradation system, plays an important role in protecting cells from adverse environmental conditions. ATG8-INTERACTING PROTEIN1 (ATI1) acts as an autophagy receptor, but its functional mechanisms in plants' heat stress tolerance remain unclear. In this study, using LC-MS/MS, we identified malate dehydrogenase (SlMDH3) as a SlATI1-interacting protein.

Vesicle formation-related protein CaSec16 and its ankyrin protein partner CaANK2B jointly enhance salt tolerance in pepper.

Vesicle transport plays important roles in plant tolerance against abiotic stresses. However, the contribution of a vesicle formation related protein CaSec16 (COPII coat assembly protein Sec16-like) in pepper tolerance to salt stress remains unclear. In this study, we report that the expression of CaSec16 was upregulated by salt stress.

Insights into Nb doping effects on the catalytic activity and SO tolerance of Mn-Cu/BCN catalyst for low-temperature NH-SCR reaction.

Biochar-based supported denitration catalysts have shown tremendous potential in reducing NO, while improving low-temperature NH-SCR catalytic activity and SO tolerance still faces great challenges. In this work, Mn-Cu/BCN and Mn-Cu-Nb/BCN catalysts were prepared by one-step wet impregnation. The enhanced effect of Nb doping on the catalytic performance and SO tolerance over the Mn-Cu/BCN catalyst was evaluated in the temperature range of 75-275 °C.

Sand and sand-GAC filtration technologies in removing PPCPs: A review.

Concerns have been raised about the risks that pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in aquatic environments posed to humans and the environment. In recent years, sand filtration has been used to potentially remove these emerging contaminants from water. However, there has been no review of the effectiveness of this technology to date.

Optimization of clofibrate with O-desmethyl anetholtrithione lead to a novel hypolipidemia compound with hepatoprotective effect.

Oxidative stress and inflammation were considered to be the major mechanisms in liver damage caused by clofibrate (CF). In order to obtain lipid-lowering drugs with less liver damage, the structure of clofibrate was optimized by O-desmethyl anetholtrithione and got the target compound clofibrate-O-desmethyl anetholtrithione (CF-ATT). CF-ATT significantly reduced the levels of plasma triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC) in hyperlipidemia mice induced by Triton WR-1339.

Curcumin inhibited the growth and invasion of human monocytic leukaemia SHI-1 cells by altering MAPK and MMP signalling.

Curcumin, a polyphenolic compound extracted from the rhizome of the tropical plant L. (Zingiberaceae), has been considered as a cancer chemopreventive drug by American National Cancer Institute. To examine the effect of curcumin on acute monocytic leukaemia SHI-1 cells .