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The relevance of being out of order: requirement of Intrinsically Disordered Regions for metalloenzyme biosynthesis
Hydrogenases are key metalloenzymes for the bioproduction and oxidation of hydrogen with potential biotech applications, such as the generation of bio-based fuel cells. The activity of hydrogenases also improves the energy efficiency of nitrogen fixation by recycling the hydrogen evolved from nitrogenase.
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A decade at the forefront of Agroforestry Biotech
The Plant Biotechnology and Genomics Center (CBGP), a mixture research center of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), celebrates its tenth anniversary.
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TIR-Lectin two-domain protein confers defence properties against spider mite attack
One protein with two domains, lectin and Toll-IL receptor is able to alter not only JA and SA but also different hormonal levels and to confer defence properties in plants against the phytophagous acari Tetranychus urticae.
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Channelling of the metabolic flux through the Vick-Zimmerman pathway contributes to fine-tune plant defence
Oxylipins play important roles in plant defense against biotic and abiotic cues. Because all oxylipins are derived from the same pathway, we investigated how their synthesis might be regulated, focusing on two closely related cytochrome P450 enzymes designated AOS and HPL, respectively.
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Unravelled new mechanistic insights into the role of histone acetylation in controlling the expression of floral repressor FLC in Arabidopsis
We have demonstrated the role of the Arabidopsis YAF9 proteins in the control of different developmental processes. Our data support that YAF9A and YAF9B are histone H3 readers with unequally redundant functions that control flowering by regulating FLC expression through the modulation of the acetylation levels of histone H4 and H2A.Z at this locus.
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An interview with Prof. Francisco García Olmedo
The Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering interviews Prof. Francisco García Olmedo, a retired UPM Full Professor, early inspirer and promoter of CBGP foundation.
