Publications by authors named "Rocky D Payet"
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- Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is an important organosulfur compound involved in stress protection and the cycling of carbon and sulfur, while also contributing to climate-active gases.
- Saltmarshes, particularly those with Spartina cordgrasses, are key areas for DMSP production, with Spartina anglica showing exceptionally high levels due to specific plant genes.
- The study identifies critical enzymes for DMSP synthesis in Spartina anglica and suggests that increasing DMSP levels can enhance plant resistance to salinity and drought, paving the way for potential bioengineering applications in sustainable agriculture.
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- DMSP is a key organosulfur compound found abundantly in nature, playing essential roles in stress tolerance, carbon and sulfur cycling, and climate-related gas production.
- * Marine organisms, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic, can produce and metabolize DMSP through multiple biochemical pathways, involving various enzymes that showcase the diversity of DMSP cycling.
- * Recent advancements in biochemistry and structural biology have enhanced our understanding of the enzymes involved in DMSP synthesis and metabolism, revealing important insights and ongoing challenges that require further research.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFCalcium signalling is central to many plant processes, with families of calcium decoder proteins having expanded across the green lineage and redundancy existing between decoders. The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha has fast become a new model plant, but the calcium decoders that exist in this species remain unclear. We performed phylogenetic analyses to identify the calcineurin B-like (CBL) and CBL-interacting protein kinase (CIPK) network of M.
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