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Synthetic Pph6his Gene Confers Resistance to Cadmium Stress in Transgenic Tobacco
AbstractPhytochelatins play an important role in plant resistance to cadmium. The pph6his gene encoding a peptide analog of natural phytochelatin...
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Tobacco plants expressing the defensin NaD1 enhance drought tolerance characteristics in transgenic lines
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play a pivotal role in plant immune responses to diverse stresses, and hence, have become the novel molecules for...
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Tomato SlNTRB improved excess nitrate stress tolerance by alleviating the oxidative damage in transgenic tobacco
NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase (NTR), which is a flavin protein family of disulfide oxidoreductases present in all living cells, reduces...
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Transgenic tobacco expressing a novel Bt gene, cry1AcF, show resistance against fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Spodoptera frugiperda is a notorious insect-pest that causes massive yield losses to several agriculturally important food crops every year. S....
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The Tomato WRKY Transcription Factor SlWRKY17 Positively Regulates Drought Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco Plants
AbstractThe WRKY family of transcription factors plays important roles in plant growth, defense regulation, and the stress response. However, in...
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Measurement of transgene copy number in transgenic tobacco plants producing human interferon-γ (hIFN-γ) using quantitative real-time PCR
In transgenic plants, the transgene copy numbers can highly affect the level of expression and genetic stability of the transgene. Hence, the first...
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The Brachypodium distachyon DREB transcription factor BdDREB-39 confers oxidative stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco
Key message BdDREB-39 is a DREB/CBF transcription factor, localized in the nucleus with transactivation activity, and BdDREB-39-overexpressing...
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Sex differences in the tumor promoting effects of tobacco smoke in a cRaf transgenic lung cancer disease model
Tobacco smoke (TS) is the leading cause for lung cancer (LC), and female smokers are at a greater risk for LC. Yet, the underlying causes are...
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Indexing heat stress induced changes in transgenic tobacco by overexpressing membrane-tethered transcription factor from Sorghum bicolor bZIP17
Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) TF family is key regulator of diverse biological functions, including heat stress tolerance. However, its role in...
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Overexpression of PavHIPP16 from Prunus avium enhances cold stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco
BackgroundThe heavy metal-associated isoprenylated plant protein (HIPP) is an important regulatory element in response to abiotic stresses,...
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Root Growth of Transgenic Tobacco Plants with Overexpression of Expansin and Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase Genes under Cadmium Stress
AbstractExpansins and xyloglucan endotransglycosylases play an important role in the regulation of plant growth under optimal and stressful...
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A Pumpkin MYBR1 Transcription Factor, CmMYB1, Increased Susceptibility to Biotic Stresses in Transgenic Tobacco
AbstractPowdery mildew (PM) is one of the major fungal diseases and can cause severe damage to pumpkin ( Cucurbita moschata ) crops worldwide. The...
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Isolation, characterization and functional validation of a soybean transcription factor, GmDof4.2 improves drought tolerance in transgenic tobacco
DNA binding with one finger (Dof) is a plant-specific transcription factor (TF) that has a key role in seed development and germination,...
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Differences in Cytoskeleton Reorganization in Tobacco Root Cells in the Original Samsun Variety and a Transgenic Line with FeSOD1 Overexpression under Salinity
AbstractThe aim of the study was to study the state and reaction of cytoskeletal elements, microtubules and actin filaments, in root cells of Samsun...
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SsDHN, a dehydrin protein from Suaeda salsa, enhances salt stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco plants
Dehydrins (DHNs) are late embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) proteins, which enhance abiotic stress tolerance in plants. However, little is known regarding...
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Introgression of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (PgP5CS) confers enhanced resistance to abiotic stresses in transgenic tobacco
Δ 1 -pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase ( P5CS ) is one of the key regulatory enzymes involved in the proline biosynthetic pathway. Proline acts as an...
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Arabidopsis AtLTI30 and AtHIRD11 dehydrin genes and their contribution to cadmium tolerance in transgenic tobacco plants
We investigated the contribution of two Arabidopsis AtHIRD11 (AT1G54410, DH1) and AtLTI30 (AT3G50970, DH3) dehydrin genes to cadmium stress tolerance...
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Overexpression of BvNHX1, a novel tonoplast Na+/H+ antiporter gene from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), confers enhanced salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco
Salinity is one of the major environmental factors that limit the plant growth and crop productivity worldwide. Tonoplast Na + /H + transporters (NHXs)...
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Heterologous production of multiple triterpenes, including taraxasterol, in transgenic tobacco overexpressing Taraxacum coreanum oxidosqualene cyclase (TcOSC1)
Pentacyclic triterpenes are isoprene-derived secondary metabolites that are synthesized by the cyclization of 2,3-oxidosqualene. Two pentacyclic...
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Improving the accumulation of recombinant human serum albumin (HSA) in transgenic tobacco plants by fusion with the N-terminal proline-rich domain of γ-zein (Zera)
Plants have long played a major role in human health as a source of herbal remedies. Recently, transgenic plants have become convenient bioreactors...