Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean: an integrative response of photosynthesis, osmoregulation, mineral uptake and antioxidant defense.

Exposure to drought stress negatively affects plant productivity and consequently threatens global food security. As global climates change, identifying solutions to increase the resilience of plants to drought is increasingly important. Several chemical treatments have recently emerged as promising techniques for various individual and combined abiotic stresses.

Acetic acid improves drought acclimation in soybean: an integrative response of photosynthesis, osmoregulation, mineral uptake and antioxidant defense.

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Crosstalk between TLR5 and Notch1 signaling in epithelial cells during intestinal inflammation.

During intestinal inflammation, a variety of signaling events are activated to perform several cell functions. Although the distinct roles of these pathways have been elucidated, the effects of their crosstalk activities remain to be clarified. We evaluated the crosstalk between two evolutionary conserved cell signaling systems, toll-like-receptor (TLR) 5 and Notch1, in intestinal epithelial cells during inflammation.

Autophagy is required for toll-like receptor-mediated interleukin-8 production in intestinal epithelial cells.

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process that maintains cellular homeostasis via synthesis, degradation, and subsequent recycling of cellular products under various physiological conditions. However, the link between autophagy and the innate immune system remains unknown. In the present study, we evaluated Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated autophagy induction in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and its relationship to interleukin (IL)-8 production.