• Glucose counteracts wood-dependent induction of lignocellulolytic enzyme secretion in monokaryon and dikaryon submerged cultures of the white-rot basidiomycete Pleurotus ostreatus 

  Alfaro Sánchez, Manuel ; Majcherczyk, A.; Kües, Ursula; Ramírez Nasto, Lucía ; Pisabarro de Lucas, Gerardo  (Nature Research, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The secretome complexity and lignocellulose degrading capacity of Pleurotus ostreatus monokaryons mkPC9 and mkPC15 and mated dikaryon dkN001 were studied in submerged liquid cultures containing wood, glucose, and wood plus ...

• Physiological approach to the use of the natural compound quinate in the control of sensitive and resistant Papaver rhoeas 

  Zabalza Aznárez, Ana ; Zulet González, Ainhoa ; Barco Antoñanzas, María; Eceiza, Mikel Vicente; Gil Monreal, Miriam ; Royuela Hernando, Mercedes  (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Quinate (1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate) is a compound synthesized in plants through a side-branch of the shikimate biosynthesis pathway, which is accumulated after glyphosate and acetolactate synthase inhibiting ...

• Baculovirus expression and functional analysis of Vpa2 proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis 

  Simón de Goñi, Oihane; Palma Dovis, Leopoldo ; Fernández González, Ana Beatriz ; Williams, Trevor ; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo  (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The mode of action underlying the insecticidal activity of the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) binary pesticidal protein Vpa1/Vpa2 is uncertain. In this study, three recombinant baculoviruses were constructed using Bac-to-Bac ...

• Potential of Cry10Aa and Cyt2Ba, two minority δ-endotoxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis ser. israelensis, for the control of Aedes aegypti larvae 

  Valtierra de Luis, Daniel ; Villanueva San Martín, Maite ; Lai, Liliana; Williams, Trevor ; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo  (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Bacillus thuringiensis ser. israelensis (Bti) has been widely used as microbial larvicide for the control of many species of mosquitoes and blackflies. The larvicidal activity of Bti resides in Cry and Cyt δ-endotoxins ...

• Coarse woody debris' invertebrate community is affected directly by canopy type and indirectly by thinning in mixed scots pine-European beech forests 

  Herrera Álvarez, Ximena; Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio ; Imbert Rodríguez, Bosco ; Álvarez, Willin; Rivadeneira Barba, Gabriela (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Research Highlights: Thinning and tree species alter the forest floor microclimate by modifying canopy cover, radiation, wind, and humidity. Thus, forest management can directly influence the edaphic mesofauna responsible ...

• Insecticidal activity of bacillus thuringiensis proteins against coleopteran pests 

  Domínguez Arrizabalaga, Mikel ; Villanueva San Martín, Maite ; Escriche, Baltasar; Ancín Azpilicueta, Carmen ; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo  (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Bacillus thuringiensis is the most successful microbial insecticide agent and its proteins have been studied for many years due to its toxicity against insects mainly belonging to the orders Lepidoptera, Diptera and ...

• Hypoxic treatment decreases the physiological action of the herbicide imazamox on pisum sativum roots 

  Gil Monreal, Miriam ; Royuela Hernando, Mercedes ; Zabalza Aznárez, Ana  (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The inhibition of acetolactate synthase (ALS; EC 2.2.1.6), an enzyme located in the biosynthetic pathway of branched-chain amino acids, is the target site of the herbicide imazamox. One of the physiological effects triggered ...

• A novel biosensor to monitor proline in pea root exudates and nodules under osmotic stress and recovery 

  Rubia, María Isabel; Ramachandran, Vinoy K.; Arrese-Igor Sánchez, César ; Larrainzar Rodríguez, Estíbaliz ; Poole, Philip S. (Springer, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Background and aims: Plant and bacteria are able to synthesise proline, which acts as a compound to counteract the negative effects of osmotic stresses. Most methodologies rely on the extraction of compounds using destructive ...

• Pinus sylvestris L. and Fagus sylvatica L. effects on soil and root properties and their interactions in a mixed forest on the Southwestern Pyrenees 

  Yeste Yeste, Antonio; Blanco Vaca, Juan Antonio ; Imbert Rodríguez, Bosco ; Zozaya Vela, Helena; Elizalde Arbilla, Martín (Elsevier, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua

  Tree species alter soil properties, potentially modifying forest nutrients cycling. In the current management context in which mixed species forests are favoured over monocultures due to their biodiversity and productivity-related ...

• Genes ptz and idi, coding for cytokinin biosynthesis enzymes, are essential for tumorigenesis and in planta growth by P. syringae pv. savastanoi NCPPB 3335 

  Añorga García, Maite ; Pintado, Adrián; Ramos, Cayo; Diego, Nuria de; Ugena, Lydia; Novák, Ondrej; Murillo Martínez, Jesús  (Frontiers Media, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The phytopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. savastanoi elicits aerial tumors on olive plants and is also able to synthesize large amounts of auxins and cytokinins. The auxin indoleacetic acid was shown to be ...

• Two homologues of the global regulator Csr/Rsm redundantly control phaseolotoxin biosynthesis and virulence in the plant pathogen Pseudomonas amygdali pv. phaseolicola 1448A 

  Ramírez Zapata, Diana; Ramos, Cayo; Aguilera, Selene; Bardají Goikoetxea, Leire ; Martínez Gil, Marta; Murillo Martínez, Jesús  (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The widely conserved Csr/Rsm (carbon storage regulator/repressor of stationary-phase metabolites) post-transcriptional regulatory system controls diverse phenotypes involved in bacterial pathogenicity and virulence. Here ...

• Synergy of lepidopteran nucleopolyhedroviruses AcMNPV and SpliNPV with insecticides 

  Dáder, Beatriz; Aguirre Sánchez, Eduardo; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo ; Medina, Pilar (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The joint use of baculoviruses and synthetic insecticides for integrated pest management requires the study of the additive, synergistic or antagonistic effects among them on pest mortality. Droplet bioassays were conducted ...

• 101 Dothideomycetes genomes: a test case for predicting lifestyles and emergence of pathogens 

  Haridas, Sajeet; Castanera Andrés, Raúl ; Culley, D. E.; Daum, C.; Ramírez Nasto, Lucía ; Alfaro Sánchez, Manuel  (Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Dothideomycetes is the largest class of kingdom Fungi and comprises an incredible diversity of lifestyles, many of which have evolved multiple times. Plant pathogens represent a major ecological niche of the class ...

• Host range determinants of Pseudomonas savastanoi pathovars of woody hosts revealed by comparative genomics and cross-pathogenicity tests 

  Moreno Pérez, Alba; Pintado, Adrián; Murillo Martínez, Jesús ; Caballo Ponce, Eloy; Tegli, Stefania; Moretti, Chiaraluce; Rodríguez Palenzuela, Pablo; Ramos, Cayo (Frontiers Media, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The study of host range determinants within the Pseudomonas syringae complex is gaining renewed attention due to its widespread distribution in non-agricultural environments, evidence of large variability in intra-pathovar ...

• Plant growth-promoting traits of yeasts isolated from Spanish vineyards: benefits for seedling development 

  Fernández San Millán, Alicia ; Farrán Blanch, Inmaculada ; Larraya Reta, Luis María ; Ancín Rípodas, María ; Arregui Odériz, Luis Miguel; Veramendi Charola, Jon  (Elsevier, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua

  It is known that some microorganisms can enhance plant development. However, the use of yeasts as growth-promoting agents has been poorly investigated. The aim of this study was the characterisation of a collection of 69 ...

• Iflavirus covert infection increases susceptibility to nucleopolyhedrovirus disease in Spodoptera exigua 

  Carballo Palos, Arkaitz ; Williams, Trevor ; Murillo Pérez, Rosa ; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo  (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Naturally occurring covert infections in lepidopteran populations can involve multiple viruses with potentially different transmission strategies. In this study, we characterized covert infection by two RNA viruses, ...

• Increased glyphosate-induced gene expression in the shikimate pathway is abolished in the presence of aromatic amino acids and mimicked by shikimate 

  Zulet González, Ainhoa ; Barco Antoñanzas, María; Gil Monreal, Miriam ; Royuela Hernando, Mercedes ; Zabalza Aznárez, Ana  (Frontiers Media, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The herbicide glyphosate inhibits the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) in the aromatic amino acid (AAA) biosynthetic pathway, also known as the shikimate pathway. Amaranthus palmeri is a ...

• Domain shuffling between Vip3Aa and Vip3Ca: chimera stability and insecticidal activity against European, American, African, and Asian pests 

  Gomis Cebolla, Joaquín; Santos, Rafael Ferreira dos; Wang, Yueqin; Caballero Sánchez, Javier ; Caballero Murillo, Primitivo ; He, Kanglai; Jurat Fuentes, Juan Luis; Ferré, Juan (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis produces insecticidal Vip3 proteins during the vegetative growth phase with activity against several lepidopteran pests. To date, three different Vip3 protein families have been identified ...

• Functional improvement of human cardiotrophin 1 produced in tobacco chloroplasts by co-expression with plastid thioredoxin m 

  Ancín Rípodas, María ; Sanz Barrio, Ruth ; Santamaría, Eva; Fernández San Millán, Alicia ; Larraya Reta, Luis María ; Veramendi Charola, Jon ; Farrán Blanch, Inmaculada  (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Human cardiotrophin 1 (CT1), a cytokine with excellent therapeutic potential, was previously expressed in tobacco chloroplasts. However, the growth conditions required to reach the highest expression levels resulted in an ...

• NTRC and thioredoxin f overexpression differentially induces starch accumulation in tobacco leaves 

  Ancín Rípodas, María ; Larraya Reta, Luis María ; Fernández San Millán, Alicia ; Veramendi Charola, Jon ; Burch Smith, Tessa; Farrán Blanch, Inmaculada  (MDPI, 2019)   Artículo / Artikulua  

  Thioredoxin (Trx) f and NADPH-dependent Trx reductase C (NTRC) have both been proposed as major redox regulators of starch metabolism in chloroplasts. However, little is known regarding the specific role of each protein ...

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