• It is so well regulated that it allows cells to encode information," José Feijó, a professor of cell biology and molecular genetics at the University of Maryland, said in a news release. (upi.com)
  • Researchers in the lab of Dominique Bergmann , the Shirley R. and Leonard W. Ely, Jr. Professorship in the School of Humanities and Sciences professor of biology, began this work by investigating polarity complexes - little clusters of proteins that are critical in each cell to build leaves of the proper size and shape. (stanford.edu)
  • Marco Incarbone, now at MPIMP Golm, Gabriele Bradamante and their co-authors at the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) uncovered that salicylic acid and RNA interference mediate this antiviral immunity of plant stem cells. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • This Special Issue, "Plant Cell Wall Proteins and Development", will cover a selection of recent research topics in the field of cell wall biology focused on cell wall proteins and their roles during development. (mdpi.com)
  • This module explores current topics in plant cell biology. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • The application of modern techniques in cell biology is included and so this module is also of value to those with a broad interest in cell biology. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • This module explores, in depth, selected topics in plant cell biology that are basic to our understanding of the way in which plant cells develop, function and interact with each other and with their surroundings. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • Additionally you will be asked to give a 30 minute presentation based on an extensive review of the literature addressing the question: The importance of Plant Cell Biology research in the development of phytoremediation and/or biofortification technologies. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • Further study of S. occidentalis extracts and vacuolation provide chemical tools that may contribute to the understanding of nuclear envelope organization and human cell biology. (nih.gov)
  • However, the sensor that detects cell swelling in the first place was not known," says Liz Haswell, a professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis. (futurity.org)
  • An international team of researchers from the University of Georgia and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Chemical Ecology in Germany have discovered a promising strategy to decode the metabolic pathways for plant compounds important in medical treatments, according to a new study published in Nature Chemical Biology. (hortidaily.com)
  • Plant Cell Biology: From Astronomy to Zoology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ahead of His Time, Wilhelm Pfeffer: Early Advances in Plant Biology. (wikipedia.org)
  • BMC Plant Biology 2008, 8 (1):45. (lu.se)
  • In a study combining structural biology, biochemical and genetic approaches, scientists showed that plant cell-surface receptors employ a mechanism for error correction responsible for the control of receptor activation and signaling select bacterial symbionts. (lu.se)
  • Plant cells differentiate from undifferentiated meristematic cells (analogous to the stem cells of animals) to form the major classes of cells and tissues of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and reproductive structures, each of which may be composed of several cell types. (wikipedia.org)
  • This small group of cells generates all plant tissues above ground, including the next plant generation, and for reasons still poorly understood, viruses are unable to proliferate in these cells. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Still, the stem cells keep a mystery: plant viruses frequently evade and suppress RNA interference in other plant tissues. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Faced with water suddenly rushing into its tissues, a plant must control its cells' volume or risk them exploding. (futurity.org)
  • We show that genes can be regulated in specific cells via the de novo DNA methylation pathway, which is prevalent in many plant tissues, hence this mechanism may apply to many processes in plants. (jic.ac.uk)
  • Plant stem cells can go on to form different tissues and organs within the plant. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Plant stem cells are able to repair tissues and prolong the life-cycle of their cells, giving an anti-ageing effect. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Another challenge to using transgenic plant technology in citrus is the long juvenile phase of immature tissues that ranges from 5 to 20 years, which greatly delays analysis of the effects of candidate genes. (springer.com)
  • Here, we briefly review the evolution of spatial transcriptomics methods and we highlight recent advances and current challenges in sequencing, imaging, and computational aspects toward achieving 3D spatial transcriptomics of plant tissues with a resolution approaching single cells. (portlandpress.com)
  • Scientists watched the protein's behavior inside the pollen cells of thale cress, Arabidopsis thaliana , a weed often used as a research model. (upi.com)
  • An image of a developing leaf from an Arabidopsis plant that has been modified to express fluorescent proteins marking the cell boundaries (black) and a polarity protein (magenta). (stanford.edu)
  • It had been a general belief that mature plant chloroplasts can import ATP from cytosol since 1969, but it was shown to be untrue by Dr Lim and his team in 2018 (Note 1), through introducing a novel ATP sensor in the subcellular compartments of a C3 model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana . (hku.hk)
  • Using this dynamic, semi-quantitative approach, the researchers observed that Turnip mosaic virus - their plant model virus of choice - spreads in their model plant Arabidopsis thaliana , arrives at the stem cells within the shoot tip , and even enters these cells, but is then quickly excluded. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • In the search for the defense's molecular bases, the researchers therefore screened Arabidopsis mutant plants that miss certain components of the RNA interference pathway. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • In this study, we investigated the chromatin dynamics and arrangement with DNA damage in Arabidopsis thaliana by live-cell imaging with the lacO /LacI-EGFP system and simulation analysis. (nature.com)
  • Many types of plant cells contain a large central vacuole, a water-filled volume enclosed by a membrane known as the tonoplast that maintains the cell's turgor, controls movement of molecules between the cytosol and sap, stores useful material such as phosphorus and nitrogen and digests waste proteins and organelles. (wikipedia.org)
  • The golgi body packages proteins and carbohydrates into membrane-bound vesicles for "export" from the cell. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Rough ER transport materials through the cell and produces proteins in sacks called cisternae (which are sent to the Golgi body, or inserted into the cell membrane). (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Plants don't have a central nervous system, but to communicate, their cells rely on proteins that look a lot like the glutamate receptors used by the neuronal cells of animals. (upi.com)
  • Plants used these proteins to orchestrate mating, dictate growth patterns and trigger defense mechanisms. (upi.com)
  • In a new study, published this week in the journal Science , researchers present a new model to describe how glutamate receptor-like proteins, or GLR proteins, function in plant cells. (upi.com)
  • Their observations suggest "cornichon" proteins help ferry GLRs from place to place and regulate the protein's activity in each cell. (upi.com)
  • With the help of cornichon proteins, GLRs work to control the concentration and flow of calcium ions in plant cells. (upi.com)
  • Stem cells use these polarity proteins to decide where to divide,' " said Muroyama. (stanford.edu)
  • To investigate how these proteins work, the team developed plant cell lines that expressed fluorescent versions of polarity complex and cytoskeletal proteins, then spent hundreds of hours in a dark room, tracking the glowing proteins' movements while cells grew, divided, and repeated. (stanford.edu)
  • The Golgi Apparatus sorts, modifies, and packages proteins and other materials from the endoplasmic reticulum for storage in the cell or secretion outside the cell. (protopage.com)
  • The endoplasmic reticulum translates proteins and transports items throughout the cell. (protopage.com)
  • Ribosomes assemble proteins and polypeptides for cell division. (protopage.com)
  • The cell membrane is a lipid bilayer that contains a wide variety of molecules mostly proteins and lipids. (protopage.com)
  • What Miruku has developed is a method of creating dairy proteins from plant cells. (springwise.com)
  • The process leverages molecular farming to program plant cells to produce proteins and molecules like those made by animals - such as fats and sugars. (springwise.com)
  • The company's approach is different from other brands because it uses plant crops to turn their cells into dairy proteins, rather than the other techniques currently in use - such as precision fermentation and modifying animal cells outside of the animal itself. (springwise.com)
  • They mainly comprise polymers like polysaccharides and lignin in lignified secondary walls and a minute amount of cell wall proteins (CWPs). (mdpi.com)
  • Cell wall proteomics, as well as numerous genetic or biochemical studies, have revealed the high diversity of CWPs, among which proteins acting on polysaccharides, proteases, oxido-reductases, lipid-related proteins and structural proteins. (mdpi.com)
  • Once the provirus is integrated into the host cell DNA, it is transcribed using typical cellular mechanisms to produce viral proteins and genetic material. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The main aim of our research is to understand the molecular details and physiological roles of the multitude of water channel-like proteins present in plants and animals. (lu.se)
  • Annotation of Selaginella moellendorffii major intrinsic proteins and the evolution of the protein family in terrestrial plants. (lu.se)
  • Plant cells have cell walls composed of cellulose, hemicelluloses, and pectin and constructed outside the cell membrane. (wikipedia.org)
  • cell membrane - the thin layer of protein and fat that surrounds the cell, but is inside the cell wall. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • The cell membrane is semipermeable, allowing some substances to pass into the cell and blocking others. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • A thick, rigid membrane that surrounds a plant cell. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Part of the chloroplasts in plant cells, located within the inner membrane of chloroplasts, between the grana. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • The cell wall is a fairly rigid layer surrounding a cell, located external to the cell membrane, which provides the cell with structural support, protection, and acts as a filtering mechanism. (protopage.com)
  • Sandwiched between the outer cell wall and the internal contents of the cell is the plasma membrane. (futurity.org)
  • Vacuoles are membrane-bound organelles found in the cells of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms . (databasefootball.com)
  • Like a cellular vacuum cleaner, vacuoles patrol the cytoplasm, waiting to engulf any potential threats in their lipid membrane and expel them from the cell. (databasefootball.com)
  • Vacuoles consist of a solution of enzymes and other organic components surrounded by a bilipid membrane, just like the outer membrane of the larger cell . (databasefootball.com)
  • During exocytosis (meaning "outside the cell"), the vacuole engulfs any materials that should not be in the cell and shuttles them to the cell membrane where it diffuses across. (databasefootball.com)
  • During endocytosis (meaning "inside the cell" the vacuoles capture materials that diffuse across the outer membrane, and shuttles them where they are needed in the cell. (databasefootball.com)
  • To study this vectorial transport of organic cations, we constructed a double-transfected Madin-Darby canine kidney strain II (MDCKII) cell line permanently expressing the human organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1, SLC22A1) in the basolateral membrane and MDR1 P-glycoprotein (MDR1 P-gp, ABCB1), an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent efflux pump for organic cations, in the apical membrane. (nih.gov)
  • Antisera directed against OCT1 or OCT2 specifically detected OCT1 in the basolateral membrane of human hepatocytes, OCT2 in tubular epithelial cells of human kidney, and the respective recombinant transporter in the basolateral membrane of MDCKII transfectants. (nih.gov)
  • The membrane is semi-permeable, and expands rapidly into the Traube cell. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ability of the Traube cell membrane to allow water to flow in while retaining the cell solute is comparable to living cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Illustration of membrane-embedded plant cell-surface receptors (white cartoons) that establish communication with symbiotic bacteria via secreted carbohydrate signaling molecules. (lu.se)
  • Cell-surface receptors in plants and animals are found within cells' plasma membrane where they enable a cell to receive, process, and transmit signals from its environment by binding to extracellular signaling molecules such as growth factors, hormones or neurotransmitters. (lu.se)
  • Parenchyma cells have thin, permeable primary walls enabling the transport of small molecules between them, and their cytoplasm is responsible for a wide range of biochemical functions such as nectar secretion, or the manufacture of secondary products that discourage herbivory. (wikipedia.org)
  • It surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell, and physically separates the inner cellular components from the outter cellular enviroment. (protopage.com)
  • Cytoplasm is a semi-transparent fluid that fills most cells. (protopage.com)
  • Cell expansion, growth and replication are carried out in the cytoplasm of the cell. (protopage.com)
  • Researchers have documented that cell swelling leads to a release of calcium into the cell cytoplasm and a buildup of reactive oxygen species, unstable molecules containing oxygen that can lead to cell death. (futurity.org)
  • Since the interior region of a vacuole is separated from the rest of the cytoplasm in the cell, the inside of a vacuole can be used to isolate and remove dangerous substances or entities that may compromise the cell's functioning. (databasefootball.com)
  • When the central vacuole is full of water, the pressure exerted on the surrounding cytoplasm and cell wall causes the plant to stand upright and remain rigid, as long as it has enough water. (databasefootball.com)
  • Other functions of the smaller vacuoles include protein transport to different areas of the cell, and maintaining the pH of the cell's cytoplasm by controlling the flow of H+ ions in and out of the cell. (databasefootball.com)
  • DNA viruses typically replicate in the host cell nucleus, and RNA viruses typically replicate in the cytoplasm. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Marco Incarbone, previously a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid at the Gregor Mendel Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (GMI) and now a group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology in Germany sought to uncover the molecular bases of how stem cells in the shoot apical meristem fight off viruses together with PhD student Gabriele Bradamante and other GMI group members. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Practical Physiology of Plants. (wikipedia.org)
  • Studying single-cell physiology and responses to environmental triggers is crucial for increased understanding of how microbes in soil function and contribute to larger scale biogeochemical cycles. (lu.se)
  • Plant and Cell Physiology 2007, 48 (8):1132-1147. (lu.se)
  • Plant cells are the cells present in green plants, photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Chlorophyll or closely-related pigments (substances that color the plant) are essential to the photosynthetic process. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Researchers are creating a new type of solar cell designed to self-repair like natural photosynthetic systems in plants by using carbon nanotubes and DNA, an approach aimed at increasing service life and reducing cost. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Researchers are studying the electrical rhythms in plant cells . (flowingdata.com)
  • May 3 (UPI) -- Researchers have identified a new type of communication between plant cells. (upi.com)
  • Scientists believe their new plant communication model could help researchers study crop disease and better understand how plants respond to climate change and other stressors. (upi.com)
  • In a new study published July 6 in Science , researchers at Stanford University found that plant cells also use the cytoskeleton. (stanford.edu)
  • The new finding could help researchers to engineer plants that are more adaptable to changing environments - a critical task as the world continues to face climate change. (stanford.edu)
  • To start to piece together the molecular mechanism behind their observations, the Arkansas researchers grew cells of tobacco plants, which are a commonly studied plant in the lab, in growth media containing varying concentrations of multiwalled carbon nanotubes or activated carbon. (acs.org)
  • As they found in previous studies, the researchers saw that activated carbon increased cell growth rates by 16% at a low concentration of 5 µg/mL. (acs.org)
  • The researchers found that, in the cells grown with nanotubes, expression spiked of all three genes they studied: ones associated with cell division, cell wall formation, and water transport. (acs.org)
  • The researchers discovered that MSL10 is not only an ion transporter but also a primary responder to cell swelling. (futurity.org)
  • Specifically, the researchers will pursue several key objectives, including the identification of 10 plant species with molecules of interest and the development of a process to validate the presence of natural bioactive molecules in plants, verifying the activity of at least 50 ingredients. (enea.it)
  • There are an exponentially growing number of commercialised active cosmetic ingredients made from plant cell culture technologies that address rising sustainability concerns around energy, carbon and water footprints, say researchers. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • Writing in Engineering in Life Sciences ​, ​ researchers from the academy of sciences in Bulgaria analysed the latest trends and developments in plant cell culture technologies used to produce plant-derived substances for cosmetic formulations and food applications. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • Findings showed plant cell culture technologies had clearly "gained the attention of modern food and cosmetic industries", ​the researchers said. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • In the beauty category, the researchers said there was now an "exponentially growing number of commercialised cosmetics ingredients" ​ available thanks to remarkable advances made in the last decade in plant cell culture technologies. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • The researchers said that whilst there were many bioreactor designs which ensured "cost-effective large-scale production" ​of differentiated and undifferentiated plant in vitro ​systems, there were still challenges ahead with wider upscale. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • Because plants do not use all of the wavelengths of light for photosynthesis , researchers have explored the idea of creating semi-transparent organic solar cells that primarily absorb wavelengths of light that plants don't rely on, and incorporating those solar cells into greenhouses. (scitechdaily.com)
  • To determine the effect of removing various wavelengths of light, the researchers assessed a host of plant characteristics. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The researchers predict that this methodological approach will provide important new insights into the biosynthesis of many other natural products from the plant kingdom. (hortidaily.com)
  • With single-cell omics, we have a method that allows researchers to assign genetic and metabolic information to individual cells. (hortidaily.com)
  • The researchers measured the concentrations of several intermediates in the metabolic pathway for vinblastine in single cells and were surprised by the results. (hortidaily.com)
  • According to ARS, as a proof-of-concept, researchers showed that nanobodies targeting the SARS-CoV-2 virus could be made in plant cells and remain functional in blocking the binding of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to its receptor protein: the process responsible for initiating viral infection in human cells. (lawbc.com)
  • Their distinctive features include primary cell walls containing cellulose, hemicelluloses and pectin, the presence of plastids with the capability to perform photosynthesis and store starch, a large vacuole that regulates turgor pressure, the absence of flagella or centrioles, except in the gametes, and a unique method of cell division involving the formation of a cell plate or phragmoplast that separates the new daughter cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is one vacuole in a plant cell. (protopage.com)
  • As you can see, the vacuole takes up a lot of room in each plant cell. (protopage.com)
  • Vacuolated cells show a striking phenotype of a large perinuclear vacuole (nuclear associated vacuole, NAV) that is distinct from vesicles observed by treatment with an autophagy-inducing agent. (nih.gov)
  • The lipid bilayer serves two main functions: (1) it keeps the enzymatic solution and any solid waste the vacuole might engulf contained and separate from the rest of the cell and (2), the lipid bilayer is selectively permeable, and controls which things go in and out of the vacuole. (databasefootball.com)
  • Observations indicate that vacuole functioning in plants and fungi is more pronounced than that in animals or bacteria. (databasefootball.com)
  • Most plant cells have a single central vacuole which takes up to 30% of the individual cell's volume and many species of plants have different kinds of vacuoles, each specialized to serve a different functional role. (databasefootball.com)
  • For example, the large central vacuole in a plant cell performs two major roles, it stores waste and they help the plant remain upright. (databasefootball.com)
  • Animal cells lack the thick cell wall that plant cells have, so there is no need for a central vacuole to exert pressure on the surrounding cell. (databasefootball.com)
  • The jellylike material outside the cell nucleus in which the organelles are located. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • The nucleus controls many of the functions of the cell (by controlling protein synthesis) and contains DNA (in chromosomes). (enchantedlearning.com)
  • The nucleus of the plant cell is on the inside of the plant cell in most opinions is the brain and power behind the cell. (protopage.com)
  • The nucleolus is a sub-organelle of the cell nucleus though itself is a nucleus. (protopage.com)
  • We revealed that the homologous loci kept a constant three-dimensional distance in the nucleus using live-cell imaging with a bacterial operator/repressor system. (nature.com)
  • S. occidentalis (Caprifoliaceae) extracts are cytotoxic, and, strikingly, treated cells undergo light-dependent vacuolation near the nucleus. (nih.gov)
  • In 1867, Traube developed the Traube cell from copper ferrocyanide, in order to study the properties of plasma membranes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sterolin is a transporter protein, which is a type of protein that moves substances across cell membranes. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Excess plant sterols in red blood cells likely make their cell membranes stiff and prone to rupture, leading to a reduced number of red blood cells (anemia). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Changes in the lipid composition of the membranes of red blood cells and platelets may account for the other blood abnormalities that sometimes occur in sitosterolemia. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Purification and Proteomic Analysis of Plant Plasma Membranes. (lu.se)
  • Plant and animal stem cells both rely on the cytoskeleton to divide properly, but a new Stanford study finds that they use them in opposite ways - while animal cells pull on the cytoskeleton, plant cells push it away. (stanford.edu)
  • Every time a stem cell divides, one daughter cell remains a stem cell while the other takes off on its own developmental journey. (stanford.edu)
  • Animal stem cells use the cytoskeleton - a transient network of structural tubules - to physically pull the correct materials from the parent cell into each daughter cell during the split. (stanford.edu)
  • Plants also have stem cells that need to distribute different materials to each of their daughters, but earlier studies seem to have ruled out an "animal-style" cytoskeleton to accomplish this task. (stanford.edu)
  • This technology allowed the authors to study protein dynamics within the stem cells of living plants. (stanford.edu)
  • Instead of pulling on the cytoskeleton, like animal stem cells, the plant cells they studied actually pushed it away. (stanford.edu)
  • Understanding how stem cells divide in animals has been important for understanding various human diseases and has impacted translational medicines," said Muroyama. (stanford.edu)
  • I have a similar hope that improving our understanding of how stem cells divide in plants might inform engineering applications in the future. (stanford.edu)
  • Polarity complexes help dividing leaf stem cells orient themselves. (stanford.edu)
  • This research could lead to applications where stem cell behavior could be tuned, for example, to alter plant architecture, or to help plants adjust to a changing climate," said Muroyama. (stanford.edu)
  • Plant stem cells and anti-pollution: a future direction for trend? (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • A new product launch claiming that its plant stem cell ingredient offers anti-pollution protection suggests moving into biotech could be a direction for the anti-pollution trend. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • Biotech player Vytrus, which specialises in plant stem cells, has announced a successful funding campaign via an equity crowdfunding platform. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • What stem cell technology really means to the cosmetic and personal care world, Pt. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • In the second part of this interview on plant stem cells and their applications for cosmetics and personal care products, we explore in more detail about the misconceptions concerning the technology and what the future holds for it. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • Stem cell technology has been proffered as one of the key elements to reaching the next level in skin care efficacy, but the excitement around the advances is also mired in confusion and misinformation. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • Despite a fire in one of its' main warehouses setting back business last month, the Sweden-based company has made efforts to move forward with further investments in the lucrative stem cell segment. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • The Sweden-based cosmetic company has invested in a new plant that will solely focus on the cultivation of plant stem cell cultures as it further aims to develop stronger anti-ageing ingredients that can boost and rejuvenate the skin. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • Defend and hydrate with a cutting edge, plant-stem cell powered moisturizer made to restore and help reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles. (macys.com)
  • Fruit and plant stem cells come together for a unique and airy texture. (macys.com)
  • The stem cell is fluffy pink and light. (macys.com)
  • A small group of plant stem cells, however, successfully defends itself from infection. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Well, not entirely: One small group of indomitable cells still holds out, the stem cells within the shoot tip. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • In the fight against Turnip mosaic virus, both salicylic acid and RDR1 are necessary to expel the virus from the stem cells - however, RDR1 is not produced within the stem cells themselves, but in the tissue below the stem cells and in the vasculature, Incarbone adds. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • There it generates the RNA-based and most likely mobile information that immunizes the stem cells from the incoming virus. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • In follow-up work, Incarbone will now investigate how viruses are stopped from passing into an infected plant's seeds and offspring- which develop from the protected stem cells. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Our findings add important knowledge about how stem cell antiviral defenses work and give a robust molecular framework to build upon. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Salicylic acid and RNA interference mediate antiviral immunity of plant stem cells. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Home » Blog » INGREDIENT FOCUS » WHAT ARE PLANT STEM CELLS? (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Stem cells exist in both plants and the human body. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Within plants, stem cells are found in regions called meristems. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • In a similar way to stem cells in humans, plant stem cells can renew and regenerate. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Plant stem cells have stronger antioxidant properties than human cells, which makes them useful in skincare. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • For the best results, stem cell extracts are used alongside other active ingredients within skincare. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Pevonia uses stem cells extracts from the Moroccan Argan tree and European Comfrey Root which perform at both epidermis and dermis level. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • They protect dermal stem cells, activate the propagation rate of human epidermal stem cells, speed up skin renewal, improve epidermal thickness and increase hyaluronic acid content. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Pevonia's early trials with these stem cells resulted in smoother skin, reduction in wrinkle depth and an increase in skin renewal rate. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • This led to the development of the Stem Cells Phyto-Elite™ skincare range. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • In addition to the two plant stem cell extracts, the Phyto-Elite range contains other anti-ageing ingredients such as Retinol, Collagen, Elastin and Vitamin C. Details of some of the key ingredients within each product, are shown below. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • This product is the first step in the collection to normalise the activity of dermal stem cells and stimulate fibroblast growth. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • An accelerated repairing concentrate to combat the signs of ageing, the Stem Cells Phyto-Elite™ serum helps to smooth and hydrate skin while improving elasticity. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • The serum also protects and energises skin by preserving dermal stem cells vitality and ability to renew. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • The Stem Cells Phyto-Elite™ Intensive Cream is the final product in the collection to apply to help restore, renew and heal ageing skin by improving epidermal density. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Pevonia's Stem Cells Phyto-Elite® Intensive Body Corrector delivers a serious solution to body ageing and cellulite correction. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • In addition to the stem cells extracts, it is infused with cellulite-busting complexes and other powerhouse ingredients, this transformative corrector works to improve firmness and elasticity, reduce unwanted fat and cellulitic deposits and smooth skin texture and tone. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • One may ask to what extent there are similarities and differences in the gene regulation circuits and their dynamics when it comes to important processes like stem cell regulation. (lu.se)
  • The key players in mouse embryonic stem cells governing pluripotency versus differentiation are Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog. (lu.se)
  • Here, we focus on functional homologies by performing a comparison between the circuitry connecting these players in plants and animals and find striking similarities, suggesting that comparable regulatory logics have been evolved for stem cell regulation in both kingdoms. (lu.se)
  • Further when in the differentiated state, the cells are capable of regaining the stem cell state. (lu.se)
  • Our results suggest that GLRs play a role in this basic communication system in plants, and we also propose a mechanism for how the system works in plant cells," researcher José Feijó said. (upi.com)
  • As we know, the cell recognization mechanism exsists in animals, such as the immunization mechanism. (bio.net)
  • Does the resemble mechanism lie in plants? (bio.net)
  • The self-incompatibility in some brassica plants is one example of the the cell recognization mechanism in plants. (bio.net)
  • RDR1 ramps up production of double-stranded RNA from viral RNA, giving plants more virus-specific sequences to direct the defense mechanism against the invading virus. (oeaw.ac.at)
  • Basu found that MSL10 activates programmed cell death-a regulatory mechanism that originates from inside of the cell. (futurity.org)
  • A new study has revealed an undiscovered reprogramming mechanism that allows plants to maintain fitness down the generations. (jic.ac.uk)
  • In this paper, we derive a simple system of delay differential equations that describes the spread of infection throughout the plant by barley and cereal yellow dwarf viruses via the cell-to-cell mechanism. (aimsciences.org)
  • Structural mechanism of plant aquaporin gating. (lu.se)
  • Scientists studied a new type of cell communication inside the pollen cells of thale cress. (upi.com)
  • Harnessing that action could help scientists engineer more resilient plants. (stanford.edu)
  • Miruku was founded in 2020 by Amos Palfreyman, Ira Bing, Harjinder Singh, and Oded Shoseyov - a group of experienced scientists with backgrounds in dairy and plant science. (springwise.com)
  • The ability of plants to turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis has been successfully mimicked by scientists at the University of Southampton to produce a new generation of solar cells. (enn.com)
  • "We expect this review will encourage scientists, policymakers and business enterprises to join efforts for speeding up the mass commercialisation and popularisation of plant cell culture technology as an eco-friendly alternative method for sustainable production of plant-derived additives with application in food and cosmetics," ​ they said. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • By using single-cell analyses, the scientists were able to discover new genes important for biosynthesis and show that the intermediates of the metabolic pathway accumulate in specific cell types. (hortidaily.com)
  • Scientists know that gene activity differs among the cells of a plant and that the chemistry can differ drastically from cell to cell. (hortidaily.com)
  • On November 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced that its scientists have determined that plants could be used to produce nanobodies that quickly block emerging pathogens in human medicine and agriculture. (lawbc.com)
  • The scientists are now using their newly developed and patented Symbiont TM technology to show that nanobodies can be easily produced in a plant system with broad agricultural and public health applications. (lawbc.com)
  • With billions of people exposed to more RF energy than ever before, scientists and the public have asked if a lifetime of cell phone use might be a health risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Plant cells contain plastids, the most notable being chloroplasts, which contain the green-colored pigment chlorophyll that converts the energy of sunlight into chemical energy that the plant uses to make its own food from water and carbon dioxide in the process known as photosynthesis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parenchyma cells that contain many chloroplasts and are concerned primarily with photosynthesis are called chlorenchyma cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • In plant cells, ATP is produced in the cristae of mitochondria and chloroplasts. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • There can be several hundred chloroplasts in one cell. (protopage.com)
  • Chloroplasts are extremely important organelles, and the more a cell has, the healthier and more efficient the plant is. (protopage.com)
  • Chloroplasts are what give plants their green color. (protopage.com)
  • By developing innovative methods to visualize energy changes in subcellular compartments in live plants, the team of Dr Boon Leong LIM, Associate Professor of the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong, after showing how chloroplasts optimizes its energy efficiency 2 years ago, recently solved a controversial question in photosynthesis: what is the source of NADH (Reduced Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) for mitochondria to generate ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)? (hku.hk)
  • Photosynthesis utilizes light as an energy source for plant chloroplasts to synthesize carbohydrates from water and CO 2 molecules. (hku.hk)
  • Microtubules serve as structural components within cells and are involved in many cellular processes including mitosis, cytokinesis, and vescular transport. (protopage.com)
  • Chromatin dynamics and arrangement are involved in many biological processes in nuclei of eukaryotes including plants. (nature.com)
  • Among these, 20 will then undergo production processes in cell cultures or plants grown in greenhouses, in the field or in hydro-aeroponic conditions. (enea.it)
  • These methods typically require cell sorting, transgenic plants, protoplasting, or other damaging or laborious processes. (portlandpress.com)
  • A Traube cell is an "artificial cell" created by Moritz Traube in order to study the processes of living cells, including growth and osmosis. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Traube cell is not a true artificial cell, as it is not living and does not have true biological processes of its own. (wikipedia.org)
  • June 25, 2020 When sunlight shining on a leaf changes rapidly, plants must protect themselves from the ensuing sudden surges of solar energy. (sciencedaily.com)
  • HTWO is Hyundai Motor Group's hydrogen fuel cell system brand, launched in 2020. (koreatimes.co.kr)
  • Due to be completed in 2022, the 2.8 million square-foot factory will produce lithium-ion battery cells for GM electric vehicles ranging from Cadillac sedans to Hummers and will be one of the largest electric vehicle battery plants in the United States. (greencarcongress.com)
  • Housing production fuel cell stack at BMW Group plant Landshut (08/2022). (bmwgroup.com)
  • Mari, F., 2022, Markanvändning för en klimatpositiv framtid: En rapport om utmaningar och möjligheter i Skåne. (lu.se)
  • Parenchyma cells are living cells that have functions ranging from storage and support to photosynthesis (mesophyll cells) and phloem loading (transfer cells). (wikipedia.org)
  • Chlorenchyma cells are parenchyma cells involved in photosynthesis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Another unresolved problem in photo-energy is that the source of NADH as a fuel for mitochondria (the major ATP synthesizing organelle in cells) to produce ATP during photosynthesis is unclear. (hku.hk)
  • We are investigating plant species from the Canadian prairie ecological zone by phenotypic cell assays to discover toxins of biological interest. (nih.gov)
  • Arterra Bioscience, a company specializing in research and development in the field of biotechnology, will deal with the development of the growth conditions of the plant cell cultures of interest - cranberry, lychee, jasmine, licorice, hyssop and peony - and the characterization of biological activity of plant extracts. (enea.it)
  • One of the key principles of the project's approach is in fact to extensively validate the biological activity of all the ingredients developed thanks to the participation of several partners who will perform a wide range of tests on different cell lines. (enea.it)
  • With their multiple biological activities, plant cell culture extracts are extremely desirable due to the fact that they are a unique mix of secondary and primary metabolites occurring naturally in plant cells. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • We identified the lipophilic organic cation berberine, a fluorescent plant alkaloid exhibiting a broad range of biological activities, as substrate of OCT1 and OCT2 with Michaelis-Menten constants of 14.8 microM and 4.4 microM, respectively. (nih.gov)
  • Single-cell RNA-seq is a tool that generates a high resolution of transcriptional data that can be used to understand regulatory networks in biological systems. (portlandpress.com)
  • There is only 1 in each cell and it transports protein around. (protopage.com)
  • We provide the first report of the effects of extracts prepared from the shrub Symphoricarpos occidentalis in several human cell lines. (nih.gov)
  • Moreover, the final cosmetic formulations usually contain active ingredients in minor concentrations, which allows the production of plant cell extracts in small volumes at reasonable prices that cover production costs. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • The concentration of the two precursors in these cells was much higher than we expected and even exceeded their concentrations in whole organ extracts. (hortidaily.com)
  • While no effective HLB control methods or HLB resistance citrus cultivars have been commercialized, transgenic plant technologies have been recognized as a powerful tool to control the HLB disease. (springer.com)
  • On the other hand, transgenic plants produced from mature tissue via genetic transformation can drastically shorten flowering and fruiting time and thus speed up field evaluation studies. (springer.com)
  • Correspondingly, the WUSCHEL and CLAVATA3 genes represent a core in the Shoot Apical Meristem regulation for plants. (lu.se)
  • Their composition contrasts with the cell walls of fungi, which are made of chitin, of bacteria, which are made of peptidoglycan and of archaea, which are made of pseudopeptidoglycan. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cell walls perform many essential functions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Collenchyma cells are alive at maturity and have thickened cellulose cell walls. (wikipedia.org)
  • The cell wall also bonds with other cell walls to form the structure of the plant. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Unlike glutamate receptors in animals, which are found on the outside of cells, GLRs are most common on structures inside the walls of plant cells. (upi.com)
  • While plant cells are expected to build the smallest - and therefore most energetically conservative - walls possible to divide cells, in some cases, the polarity complex was located right where that wall would need to be built. (stanford.edu)
  • Plant cell walls surround cells and provide both an external protection and a mean for cell-to-cell communication. (mdpi.com)
  • The cell wall is flexible during growth and has small pores called plasmodesmata that allow the exchange of nutrients and hormones between cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • ATPplays an important role in this process, as it promotes plant growth and supply energy for various cellular activities. (hku.hk)
  • Now we are employing them to study bioenergetics of guard cells, pollen tube growth and C4 plants with international collaborators," said Dr Lim. (hku.hk)
  • Plants have to respond rapidly to various environmental stimuli to achieve growth and development because they cannot move. (nature.com)
  • They measured cell growth rates and expression levels of three growth-associated genes. (acs.org)
  • The discovery provides insight into how plants sense and respond to mechanical signals, such as cell swelling, rather than chemicals signals, such as nutrients or growth factors. (futurity.org)
  • By incorporating ratio-dependent incidence function and logistic growth of the healthy cells, the model can capture a wide range of biologically relevant phenomena via the disease-free, endemic, mutual extinction steady states, and a stable periodic orbit. (aimsciences.org)
  • Using a ratio-dependent transformation, we show that if the infection rate is very high relative to the growth rate of healthy cells, then the system collapses to the mutual extinction steady state. (aimsciences.org)
  • Specifically, we manipulated the ratio of blue light to red light in all three filters to see how it affected plant growth," Sederoff says. (scitechdaily.com)
  • As in mitochondria, which have a genome encoding 37 genes, plastids have their own genomes of about 100-120 unique genes and are interpreted as having arisen as prokaryotic endosymbionts living in the cells of an early eukaryotic ancestor of the land plants and algae. (wikipedia.org)
  • They are usually found in all eukaryotic cells. (protopage.com)
  • Unlike the centrosomes in animal cells, plant cell centrosomes do not have centrioles. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Cutin is secreted outside the primary cell wall and into the outer layers of the secondary cell wall of the epidermal cells of leaves, stems and other above-ground organs to form the plant cuticle. (wikipedia.org)
  • [ 9 ] In the presence of oxygen, activated molecules form photoaddition products with DNA pyrimidine bases via DNA interstrand crosslinking at cytosine and thymidine with the furan ring of the psoralen and result in epidermal cell nucleic acid damage (type I reaction). (medscape.com)
  • The Mitochondria holds the DNA and the RNA of the plant cell. (protopage.com)
  • There are hundreds of mitochondria in a plant cell and it also converts glucose into energy. (protopage.com)
  • The design exploits the unusual electrical properties of structures called single-wall carbon nanotubes, using them as "molecular wires in light harvesting cells," said Choi, whose research group is based at the Birck Nanotechnology and Bindley Bioscience centers at Purdue's Discovery Park. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The Intelligent Design of Molecular Machines in the Cell: ATP Synthase is a molecular machine found in many living organisms. (discovery.org)
  • This machine is just the final step in a long and complex metabolic pathway involving numerous enzymes and other molecules - all so the cell can produce ATP to power biochemical reactions, and provide energy for other molecular machines in the cell. (discovery.org)
  • There is very little molecular homology between mammals and plants for these core regulators. (lu.se)
  • They provide shape to form the tissue and organs of the plant, and play an important role in intercellular communication and plant-microbe interactions. (wikipedia.org)
  • The goal of the recent study was to use a new set of methods collectively termed single-cell omics to investigate specialized and rare cell types that play a central role in the biosynthesis of natural plant products and whose signals are often obscured by more abundant cell types in plant organs. (hortidaily.com)
  • The conventional detection methods require extraction and purification of plant metabolites and determination by chemical methods. (hku.hk)
  • Plants are impressive in their diversity, especially in the variety of metabolites they produce. (hortidaily.com)
  • But as the pressure pushing out-turgor pressure-becomes too great, the cell swells and an imbalance occurs. (futurity.org)
  • At the same time, she could increase the turgor pressure inside the cell and study the role of MSL10 in the initial steps involved in the cell swelling response. (futurity.org)
  • As the cell swelled, the cell wall failed to maintain the force of the turgor pressure. (futurity.org)
  • Plant cells, carrying a mutation that made MSL10 overly active, responded to cell swelling similarly to wildtype plants-they released calcium, making reactive oxygen species, and chaning gene expression. (futurity.org)
  • "The growing interest is driven by the search for alternative sustainable sources of plant-derived natural bioactive products with low ecological footprints," ​ they wrote in the review. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • incapable of measurement the energy molecules in different cell types or different subcellular compartments. (hku.hk)
  • The cells contain light-absorbing dyes called chromophores, chlorophyll-like molecules that degrade due to exposure to sunlight. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In particular, ENEA will deal with the chemical characterization of species and bioactive molecules through metabolomic analyses and the development of cellular and soilless cultures of kencur, ginger, cress, perilla, basil and tomato plants. (enea.it)
  • Many natural plant products are composed of highly complex molecules, such as the alkaloids vincristine and vinblastine, which are produced by the Madagascar periwinkle. (hortidaily.com)
  • The communication mechanisms deployed by plants aren't a more primitive version of animal neurons, however, as they boast their own unique communication systems. (upi.com)
  • It provides an understanding of the unique features of plant cells and of the cellular mechanisms that allow plants to interact with their environment. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • Responses at the cellular level to important environmental problems encountered worldwide are discussed and the mechanisms plants use to adapt and survive are covered. (southampton.ac.uk)
  • Phototoxic dermatitis is 1 of the 4 mechanisms of cutaneous inflammation produced by plant exposure. (medscape.com)
  • SOFC service life can be extended by preventing chromium- (Cr-) bearing species from evaporating from the interior surfaces of balance of plant (BOP) components and poisoning the cathode to increase the lifetime. (hindawi.com)
  • One major limitation associated with existing protocols when used on economically important citrus species is likely low plant regeneration frequencies. (springer.com)
  • And plant cell culture technologies specifically offered the most eco-friendly option when sourcing phyto-ingredients from rare, endemic, protected, threatened or endangered plant species, they said. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • The plant's response to cell swelling has been studied for a long time and a lot is known about the signaling events. (futurity.org)
  • Specialized cell-to-cell communication pathways known as plasmodesmata, occur in the form of pores in the primary cell wall through which the plasmalemma and endoplasmic reticulum of adjacent cells are continuous. (wikipedia.org)
  • The conifers and flowering plants do not have motile sperm and lack both flagella and centrioles. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some parenchyma cells, as in the epidermis, are specialized for light penetration and focusing or regulation of gas exchange, but others are among the least specialized cells in plant tissue, and may remain totipotent, capable of dividing to produce new populations of undifferentiated cells, throughout their lives. (wikipedia.org)
  • They can not only repair tissue damage, but also develop a new plant. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • In plants, several methods have been established for transcriptional analysis in tissue sections, cell types, and/or single cells. (portlandpress.com)
  • This study aimed to solve a long-term debate on whether the germ cells in plants undergo an event of DNA methylation reprogramming at each reproductive cycle. (jic.ac.uk)
  • Amyloplasts are found in starchy plants like tubers and fruits. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Our tech can also significantly increase the levels of active ingredients, as a percent of the weight, versus what is found normally in the plant. (hightimes.com)
  • Sobel and BioHarvest insist that the cells are not genetically engineered, and that they're identical to cells found on living plants. (hightimes.com)
  • However, this observation makes sense in that catharanthine and vindoline were found only in the rare idioblast cells. (hortidaily.com)
  • It is found mostly in cells of the intestines and liver and transports plant sterols. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Algae are a group of plants that are usually found in water. (cdc.gov)
  • Cyanobacteria can be found as single cells or as groups that form threads, balls, or sheets. (cdc.gov)
  • But both daughter cells require specific and different cellular materials to fulfill their destinies. (stanford.edu)
  • The last few years has seen an exponential increase in the number of cosmetics with active substances obtained by plant cell culture technology. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • The genes for the formation of these active substances are expressed in different cell types. (hortidaily.com)
  • This process removes most of the dietary plant sterols, and allows only about 5 percent of these substances to get into the bloodstream. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The second stage of the biosynthetic pathway is expressed only in cells of the epidermis, the layer of cells that cover the leaves, and the last known steps of the biosynthetic pathway are expressed exclusively in idioblasts, a rare cell type of the leaf," Li summarized. (hortidaily.com)
  • Sederma will be using plant cell culture technology to produce its cosmetic ingredients of the future due to its more sustainable nature. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • These plants produce 85% of the air pollution generated by electrical power generation in the USA, along with relatively low fuel consumption efficiency. (hindawi.com)
  • Ultium Cells was founded as part of GM's long-term strategy to produce a complete range of zero-emissions, all-electric cars and trucks by 2035. (greencarcongress.com)
  • The biomass they produce is full-spectrum, containing the variety of phytocannabinoids you'd find in a plant. (hightimes.com)
  • Pevonia's green philosophy means that an advanced bio-technology technique is used to extract a very small amount of plant material to produce large quantities of high-quality active ingredients. (pevonia.co.uk)
  • Plants are thought to produce furocoumarins for disease resistance. (medscape.com)
  • light-activated plant products act as haptens and produce a cell-mediated hypersensitivity response. (medscape.com)
  • As the cell responds to the swelling, specific genes get turned on or off. (futurity.org)
  • Understanding how this naturally occurs during plant development is the first step in understanding how specific genes can be targeted by this epigenetic modification and hence regulated. (jic.ac.uk)
  • In addition, analysis of genes expressed simultaneously in a particular cell type has helped us identify new players in this metabolic pathway, said Robin Buell, the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics at UGA. (hortidaily.com)
  • An organelle in some plant cells that stores starch. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • In the space provided below describe the function of each cell organelle and then state what person in your school serves a similar function in your school. (teach-nology.com)
  • Note how microtubules can grow into the polarized region but rapidly shrink back, creating a microtubule-depleted zone within the plant cell. (stanford.edu)
  • Microtubules help support and shape the cell. (protopage.com)
  • He continued, "By adjusting specific conditions to which the cells are exposed, we can create different desired compositions of active ingredients, meaning we can dial up and down the various cannabinoids [compounds]. (hightimes.com)
  • One of the main principles of the project's approach is to grow plants currently at risk of over-exploitation sustainably and at a low cost, to ensure the new ingredients are no threat to biodiversity or environmental safety," pointed out Kirsi-Marja Oksman, project coordinator of the VTT . (enea.it)
  • Plant cell culture technology has the potential to address some of these challenges by providing effective tools for sustainable supply of phyto-ingredients with reduced energy, carbon and water footprints. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
  • It is a cornerstone of epigenetics - one of the fastest growing fields in life sciences with potential to deliver improvements in human and plant health. (jic.ac.uk)
  • BioHarvest Sciences is changing the way we think of the cannabis plant. (hightimes.com)
  • BioHarvest Sciences team invented Bio-Plant CELLicitation™ , which is described in detail on the website. (hightimes.com)
  • Beyond cannabis, BioHarvest Sciences' first product, Vinia, is derived from red grape cells and contains a rich complex of polyphenols which is good for cardiovascular health. (hightimes.com)
  • A process in which plants convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into food energy (sugars and starches), oxygen and water. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Photoelectrochemical cells convert sunlight into electricity and use an electrolyte -- a liquid that conducts electricity -- to transport electrons and create the current. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Like all plants, algae have a pigment called chlorophyll that they use to turn sunlight into food. (cdc.gov)
  • The motile, free-swimming sperm of bryophytes and pteridophytes, cycads and Ginkgo are the only cells of land plants to have flagella similar to those in animal cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Plant cells (unlike animal cells) are surrounded by a thick, rigid cell wall. (enchantedlearning.com)
  • Our results support the idea that individual plant cells have a level of autonomy that animal cells do not," Feijó said. (upi.com)
  • They then compared the cells to ones grown without either carbon material. (acs.org)
  • Cannabis plants are grown mostly just for the flower," Sobel continued. (hightimes.com)
  • When transfected cells were grown polarized on permeable filter supports, berberine was transferred from the basolateral to the apical compartments many times faster by MDCK-OCT1/MDR1 P-gp double transfectants than by MDCK-OCT1 or MDCK-MDR1 P-gp single transfectants. (nih.gov)
  • BioHarvest's technology allows it to grow cannabis cells with 93% trichomes in its bioreactors. (hightimes.com)
  • In many cases lignin or suberin are secreted by the protoplast as secondary wall layers inside the primary cell wall. (wikipedia.org)
  • CWPs are major players of cell wall remodeling and signaling. (mdpi.com)
  • Plant cells are armed with a strong yet flexible outer cell wall that holds back the force of water pushing out from inside the cell. (futurity.org)
  • Debarati Basu, a postdoctoral research scholar in the Haswell lab, applied a chemical that would cause the cell wall to lose its strength and become soft. (futurity.org)
  • Here we put forward a simple model based on mechanical principles capable of capturing the result of the interaction between mechanical forces and cell wall weakening via hydrolysis of glucosidic bonds. (ku.dk)
  • Published today in Nature Genetics the John Innes Centre team worked in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Leicester to reveal for the first time the existence of DNA methylation changes in the germline of flowering plants. (jic.ac.uk)
  • If a germline cell is infected by a retrovirus, the integrated provirus can become established as an endogenous retrovirus that is transmitted to offspring. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Viral dynamics within plant hosts can be important for understanding plant disease prevalence and impacts. (aimsciences.org)
  • However, few mathematical modeling efforts aim to characterize within-plant viral dynamics. (aimsciences.org)
  • Our parameter estimates suggest that varying the nutrient supply of nitrogen and phosphorous can alter the dynamics of the infection in plants, specifically reducing the rate of viral production and the rate of infection in certain cases. (aimsciences.org)
  • The site will become a strategic campus for development as well as clinical and commercial scale manufacturing of cell therapies and is located within easy reach of Catalent's facilities around Baltimore, Maryland, where the company develops and manufactures viral vectors and plasmid DNA. (bioprocessintl.com)
  • Two important precursors of vinblastine - catharanthine and vindoline - occur in the idioblast cells at millimolar concentrations, about three orders of magnitude higher than vinblastine itself. (hortidaily.com)
  • Others, such as the majority of the parenchyma cells in potato tubers and the seed cotyledons of legumes, have a storage function. (wikipedia.org)
  • abstract = 'Mechanical agitation during enzymatic hydrolysis of insoluble plant biomass at high dry matter contents is indispensable for the initial liquefaction step in biorefining. (ku.dk)
  • Sterolin is involved in eliminating plant sterols, which are fatty components of plant-based foods that cannot be used by human cells. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Germ cells are often referred to as "immortal" because they can pass their genetic material through the generations. (jic.ac.uk)