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Melatonin: dual players mitigating drought-induced stress in tomatoes via modulation of phytohormones and antioxidant signaling cascades

Shifa Shaffique, Anis Ali Shah, Sang-Mo Kang, Md. Injamum-Ul-Hoque et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2024)

Abstract Drought stress significantly retards the plant production. Melatonin is a vital hormone, signaling molecule, and bio-regulator of diverse physiological growth and development processes. Its role in boosting agronomic traits under d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05752-8

BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND THERMAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE BIRD CHERRY-OAT APHID, Rhopalosiphum padi (LINNAEUS), REARED ON WHEAT SEEDLINGS

A. Shehawy, Abeer Mohammad, Monira El-Fatih • Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology (2015)

The bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus) was studied at 15, 20 and 25oC constant temperatures. Wheat seedlings were offered for feeding and maintaining the aphid, R. padi using the Punctured Ependorf Tube Technique. R. padi ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2015.75784

Unraveling the Parablechnum cordatum (Blechnaceae: Polypodiopsida) complex puzzle

Giesta Maria Olmedo Machado, André Luís de Gasper • Acta Botânica Brasílica (2024)

Abstract Parablechnum cordatum (Blechnaceae) exhibits significant morphological variability, with many species considered as its synonyms, and is treated as a species complex by several authors. In this study, we offer a comprehensive revis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1677-941x-abb-2023-0240

Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of essential oils from different parts of Daphne mucronata Royle

Iqra Ashraf, Muhammad Zubair, Komal Rizwan, Nasir Rasool et al. • Chemistry Central Journal (2018)

Abstract This research work was executed to determine chemical composition, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial potential of the essential oils extracted from the leaves and stem of Daphne mucronata Royle. From leaves and stem oils fifty-one di...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13065-018-0495-1

Two new species of Penicillium (Eurotiales, Aspergillaceae) and the first record of P. danzhouense from mangrove sediment in Thailand, with notes on antibacterial activity

Vassana Supapongsri, Ananya Sahathippayakul, Wanchat Sirisarn, Mohit Chand et al. • MycoKeys (2025)

Two novel species of Penicillium, comprising P. chanthaburiense sp. nov. and P. buranakarlianum sp. nov., were isolated from mangrove sediment collected at the King Rama IX International Mangrove Botanical Garden in Chanthaburi Province, Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.126.172211

Evolution of Tandem Repeats Is Mirroring Post-polyploid Cladogenesis in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)

Mert Dogan, Mert Dogan, Milan Pouch, Milan Pouch et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2021)

The unigeneric tribe Heliophileae encompassing more than 100 Heliophila species is morphologically the most diverse Brassicaceae lineage. The tribe is endemic to southern Africa, confined chiefly to the southwestern South Africa, home of tw...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.607893

Analysis of taxonomic distinctness and priority conservation areas as a basis for heritage enhancement of floristic diversity: the case of the ‘hotspot’ of the islands of Numidia (North-eastern Algeria)

Tarek Hamel, Noelia Hidalgo Triana, Amel Meddad-Hamza, Amir Boulemtafes et al. • Mediterranean Botany (2022)

The identification of priority conservation areas (PCA) plays an important role in biodiversity conservation, but uncertainties create challenges for conservation planning. The objective was to test a method based on 'taxonomic distinctness...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5209/mbot.81125

Biosynthesis of rare 20(R)-protopanaxadiol/protopanaxatriol type ginsenosides through Escherichia coli engineered with uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase genes

Lu Yu, Yuan Chen, Jie Shi, Rufeng Wang et al. • Journal of Ginseng Research (2019)

Background: Ginsenosides are known as the principal pharmacological active constituents in Panax medicinal plants such as Asian ginseng, American ginseng, and Notoginseng. Some ginsenosides, especially the 20(R) isomers, are found in trace ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2017.09.005

The molecular crosstalk between RECQ helicases and associated proteins in human genetic disorders

Yashaswini Reddy, Gargi Joshi, Swechha Mahapatra, Ipshita Das et al. • Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (2026)

RECQ helicases involve a family of DNA unwinding enzymes, namely, RECQ1, Bloom syndrome protein, Werner syndrome protein, RECQL4, and RECQ5. These proteins interact with various proteins to form complexes and carry out a range of physiologi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2026.100824

Brain‐Penetrating and Disease Site‐Targeting Manganese Dioxide‐Polymer‐Lipid Hybrid Nanoparticles Remodel Microenvironment of Alzheimer's Disease by Regulating Multiple Pathological Pathways

Elliya Park, Lily Yi Li, Chunsheng He, Azhar Z. Abbasi et al. • Advanced Science (2023)

Abstract Finding effective disease‐modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease remains challenging due to an array of factors contributing to the loss of neural function. The current study demonstrates a new strategy, using multitargeted bi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207238

Functional MRI of Handwriting Tasks: A Study of Healthy Young Adults Interacting with a Novel Touch-Sensitive Tablet

Mahta Karimpoor, Nathan W. Churchill, Fred Tam, Corinne E. Fischer et al. • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (2018)

Handwriting is a complex human activity that engages a blend of cognitive and visual motor skills. Current understanding of the neural correlates of handwriting has largely come from lesion studies of patients with impaired handwriting. Tas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00030

Sexual Dimorphism in Growth Rate and Gene Expression Throughout Immature Development in Wild Type Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Macquart

Meaghan L. Pimsler, Meaghan L. Pimsler, Meaghan L. Pimsler, Carl E. Hjelmen et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2021)

Reliability of forensic entomology analyses to produce relevant information to a given case requires an understanding of the underlying arthropod population(s) of interest and the factors contributing to variability. Common traits for analy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.696638

Alzheimer’s Disease as a Membrane Disorder: Spatial Cross-Talk Among Beta-Amyloid Peptides, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Lipid Rafts

Camila Fabiani, Camila Fabiani, Silvia S. Antollini, Silvia S. Antollini • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (2019)

Biological membranes show lateral and transverse asymmetric lipid distribution. Cholesterol (Chol) localizes in both hemilayers, but in the external one it is mostly condensed in lipid-ordered microdomains (raft domains), together with satu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00309

Green synthesis, characterization and functional validation of bio-transformed selenium nanoparticles

S. Vasanthakumar, M. Manikandan, Muthu Arumugam • Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports (2024)

Selenium, an essential micronutrient with potent anticancer and antioxidant properties, the inorganic form of selenium is highly toxic, while organic and elemental nanoforms are more bioavailable and less toxic and have gained attention owi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101760

Technosignatures Longevity and Lindy's Law

Amedeo Balbi, Claudio Grimaldi • The Astronomical Journal (2024)

The probability of detecting technosignatures (i.e., evidence of technological activity beyond Earth) increases with their longevity, or the time interval over which they manifest. Therefore, the assumed distribution of longevities has some...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/ad217d

Inhibiting BCKDK in triple negative breast cancer suppresses protein translation, impairs mitochondrial function, and potentiates doxorubicin cytotoxicity

Dipsikha Biswas, Logan Slade, Luke Duffley, Neil Mueller et al. • Cell Death Discovery (2021)

Proposed mechanism. A Doxorubicin (DOX) targets the BCAA catabolic pathway in TNBCs, by downregulating BCKDK and augmenting clearance of intracellular BCKAs. B Genetic or pharmacological (high BT2 concentration) inhibition of BCKDK results ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41420-021-00602-0

Involvement of two uptake mechanisms of gold and iron oxide nanoparticles in a co-exposure scenario using mouse macrophages

Dimitri Vanhecke, Dagmar A. Kuhn, Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi, Sandor Balog et al. • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology (2017)

Little is known about the simultaneous uptake of different engineered nanoparticle types, as it can be expected in our daily life. In order to test such co-exposure effects, murine macrophages (J774A.1 cell line) were incubated with gold (A...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.8.239