Publications by authors named "William Thives Santos"
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- Plants use toxic metabolites to outcompete others for resources, targeting key processes like protein synthesis.
- Nonproteogenic amino acids (NPAAs), such as azetidine-2-carboxylic acid (Aze), can disrupt root growth in plants like Arabidopsis by getting incorrectly incorporated into proteins.
- The incorporation of Aze leads to misfolded proteins and triggers a stress response, revealing important pathways for enhancing crop resilience.
The titan arum (), commonly known as the corpse flower, produces the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. Its rare blooms last only a few days and are notable both for their burst of thermogenic activity and for the odor of rotting flesh by which they attract pollinators. Studies on the titan arum can therefor lend insight into the mechanisms underlying thermogenesis as well as the production of sulfur-based volatiles, about which little is known in plants.
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