Cdk8 and its partner cyclin C form part of the mediator complex which links the basal transcription machinery to regulatory proteins.The pair are required for correct regulation of a subset of genes and have been implicated in control of development in a number of organisms including the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.When feeding, Dictyost
Summary: Abscisic acid (ABA) promotes post-germination growth arrest (PGGA), thereby enhancing plant survival under adverse conditions such as high salinity.Lipid droplets (LDs) are universally conserved dynamic organelles that can store and mobilize neutral lipids for their multiple cellular roles.The molecular mechanism whereby a plant coordinate
Seed quality traits of oilseed rape, Brassica napus (B.napus), exhibit quantitative inheritance determined by its genetic makeup and the environment via the mediation of a complex genetic architecture of hundreds to thousands of genes.Thus, instead of single gene analysis, network-based systems genomics and genetics approaches that combine genotype
This paper proposes a framework for relating electrical conductivity of cement-treated marine clay to its strength.The feasibility of relating conductivity to strength is first examined by measuring the two quantities over a range of water-cement and soil-cement ratios as well as curing periods.The results indicate that, within a limited curing per
The Notch signaling pathway consists of multiple types of receptors and ligands, whose interactions can be tuned by Fringe glycosyltransferases.A major challenge is to determine how these components control the specificity and directionality of Notch signaling in developmental contexts.Here, we analyzed same-cell (cis) Notch-ligand interactions for