Recent advances in large-scale genome sequencing projects have opened up new
possibilities for the application of conventional mutation techniques in not only forward but …

Oxygen homeostasis represents a basic principle for all higher organisms. Reduction of the
normal oxygen concentrations causes a metabolic demise, because in mitochondrial …

Objective To test the hypotheses that 1) proinflammatory cytokines affect osteoprotegerin
(OPG) and soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand (sRANKL) production and …

Time to flowering has an important impact on yield and has been a key trait in the
domestication of crop plants and the spread of agriculture. In 1961, the cultivar Mari (mat-a …

NAC family gene-SNAC1 (Stress-responsive NAC1) is responsive to drought, salt, cold
stress, and ABA. It acts as a regulator in mediating tolerance to abiotic stress through …

Reduced plant height and culm robustness are quantitative characteristics important for
assuring cereal crop yield and quality under adverse weather conditions. A very limited …

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes kill target cells via the polarized secretion of cytotoxic granules at
the immune synapse. The lytic granules are initially recruited around the polarized …

The hallmarks of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are leukocytic infiltration of the synovium and
expansiveness of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). The abnormal proliferation of FLS and …

TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes) is a strategy used for functional
analysis of genes that combines the classical mutagenesis and a rapid, high-throughput …

ABA INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) is a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor which acts in
the abscisic acid (ABA) network and is activated in response to abiotic stresses. However …