The RING-Type E3 Ligase BOI Interacts with EXO70E2 and Mediates Its Ubiquitination in .

The exocyst is a hetero-octameric complex that exhibits significant functional diversity in regulating biological processes and defense responses. In plants, the EXO70 proteins are important components of the exocyst complex and are involved in membrane trafficking, biotic and abiotic interactions, as well as cell wall formation. A previous study has indicated that a member of the EXO subfamily, EXO70E2, interacts with RIN4 to mediate plant immunity.

Overexpression of a nitrate transporter NtNPF2.11 increases nitrogen accumulation and yield in tobacco.

Nitrogen (N) is the key essential macronutrient for crop growth and yield. Over-application of inorganic N fertilizer in fields generated serious environmental pollution and had a negative impact to human health. Therefore, improving crop N use efficiency (NUE) is helpful for sustainable agriculture.

Phylotranscriptomics supports numerous polyploidization events and phylogenetic relationships in .

Introduction: L. (Solanaceae) is of great scientific and economic importance, and polyploidization has been pivotal in shaping this genus. Despite many previous studies on the phylogenetic relationship and hybridization, evidence from whole genome data is still lacking.

Constitutive expression of nucleotide-binding and leucine-rich repeat gene AtRPS2 enhanced drought and salt tolerance in rice.

Drought and salt are major abiotic stresses that severely restricts plant growth and development, leading to serious losses in agricultural production. Therefore, improving crop tolerance to drought and salt stresses is an urgent issue. A previous study showed that overexpression of Arabidopsis NLR gene AtRPS2 conferred broad-spectrum disease resistance in rice.

Analysis of herbivore-responsive long noncoding ribonucleic acids reveals a subset of small peptide-coding transcripts in .

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate many biological processes in plants, including defense against pathogens and herbivores. Recently, many small ORFs embedded in lncRNAs have been identified to encode biologically functional peptides (small ORF-encoded peptides [SEPs]) in many species. However, it is unknown whether lncRNAs mediate defense against herbivore attack and whether there are novel functional SEPs for these lncRNAs.

Comprehensive analysis of the gene family in tobacco and functional characterization of involvement in amino acids homeostasis.

Amino acids are vital nitrogen (N) sources for plant growth, development, and yield. The uptake and translocation of amino acids are mediated by amino acid transporters (AATs). The AATs family including lysine-histidine transporters (LHTs), amino acid permeases (AAPs), and proline transporters (ProTs) subfamilies have been identified in various plants.

Comparative Chloroplast Genomes of Species (Solanaceae): Insights Into the Genetic Variation, Phylogenetic Relationship, and Polyploid Speciation.

L. is a genus rich in polyploidy, which represents an ideal natural system for investigating speciation, biodiversity, and phytogeography. Despite a wealth of phylogenetic work on this genus, a robust evolutionary framework with a dated molecular phylogeny for the genus is still lacking.

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Gene Family in .

The gibberellic acid stimulated Arabidopsis () gene family is critical for plant growth, development, and stress response. gene family has been studied in various plant species, however, the gene family in tobacco () have not been characterized in detail. In this study, we identified 18 genes in the tobacco genome, which were distributed to 13 chromosomes.

NiCoO arrays with a tailored morphology as hole transport layers of perovskite solar cells.

Inorganic p-type semiconductors have broadly served as hole transport materials (HTLs) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) in recent years. Among them, NiCo2O4 with its excellent conductivity and hole mobility is the emerging candidate for HTLs and is attracting increasing attention. Here, we employ a simple hydrothermal method to fabricate high-quality mesoporous NiCo2O4 films as HTLs of PSCs.

Overexpression of Nucleotide-Binding and Leucine-Rich Repeat Genes and () Confers Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Rice.

The nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat (NLR) immune receptors play important roles in innate plant immunity. The activation of NLRs is specifically induced by their cognate effectors released from pathogens. Autoactive NLRs are expected to confer broad-spectrum resistance because they do not need cognate effectors to activate their immune responses.