de Wergifosse, Louis André, Frédéric Goosse, Hugues Boczon, Andrzej Cecchini, Sébastien Ciceu, Albert Collalti, Alessio Cools, Nathalie D'Andrea, Ettore De Vos, Bruno
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The Science of the total environment
This study aimed to simulate oak and beech forest growth under various scenarios of climate change and to evaluate how the forest response depends on site properties and particularly on stand characteristics using the individual process-based model HETEROFOR. First, this model was evaluated on a wide range of site conditions. We used data from 36 l...
Liu, Xiaojie Blomme, Jonas Bogaert, Kenny A. D’hondt, Sofie Wichard, Thomas Deforce, Dieter Van Nieuwerburgh, Filip De Clerck, Olivier
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BMC Plant Biology
BackgroundThe molecular mechanism underlying sexual reproduction in land plants is well understood in model plants and is a target for crop improvement. However, unlike land plants, the genetic basis involved in triggering reproduction and gamete formation remains elusive in most seaweeds, which are increasingly viewed as an alternative source of f...
Deneweth, Jan Van de Peer, Yves Vermeirssen, Vanessa
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BMC Genomics
BackgroundTransposable elements (TE) make up a large portion of many plant genomes and are playing innovative roles in genome evolution. Several TEs can contribute to gene regulation by influencing expression of nearby genes as stress-responsive regulatory motifs. To delineate TE-mediated plant stress regulatory networks, we took a 2-step computati...
Sensalari, Cecilia Maere, Steven Lohaus, Rolf
De Pauw, Karen Sanczuk, Pieter Meeussen, Camille Depauw, Leen De Lombaerde, Emiel Govaert, Sanne Vanneste, Thomas Brunet, Jorg Cousins, Sara A. O. Gasperini, Cristina
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Forests harbour large spatiotemporal heterogeneity in canopy structure. This variation drives the microclimate and light availability at the forest floor. So far, we do not know how light availability and sub-canopy temperature interactively mediate the impact of macroclimate warming on understorey communities. We therefore assessed the functional ...
Pfeiffer, Marie Winkler, Joanna Van Damme, Daniël Jacobs, Thomas Nowack, Moritz
Reverse genetics approaches are routinely used to investigate gene function. However, mutations, especially in critical genes, can lead to pleiotropic effects as severe as lethality, thus limiting functional studies in specific contexts. Approaches that allow for modifications of genes or gene products in a specific spatial or temporal setting can ...
Gevaert, Philippe De Craemer, Jarno De Ruyck, Natalie Rottey, Sylvie de Hoon, Jan Hellings, Peter W Volckaert, Bram Lesneuck, Kristof Orengo, Jamie M Atanasio, Amanda
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The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
The efficacy of an allergen-specific IgG cocktail to treat cat allergy suggests that allergen-specific IgG may be a major protective mechanism elicited by allergen immunotherapy. Extending these findings, we tested a Bet v 1-specific antibody cocktail in birch-allergic subjects. This was a phase 1, randomized, double-blind, study with 2 parts. Part...
Veltjen, Emily Testé, Ernesto Palmarola Bejerano, Alejandro Asselman, Pieter Hernández Rodríguez, Majela Roberto González Torres, Luis Chatrou, Lars Goetghebeur, Paul Larridon, Isabel Samain, Marie-Stéphanie
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Pedroza-Garcia, José Antonio Xiang, Yanli De Veylder, Lieven
Being sessile organisms, plants are ubiquitously exposed to stresses that can affect the DNA replication process or cause DNA damage. To cope with these problems, plants utilize DNA damage response (DDR) pathways, consisting of both highly conserved and plant-specific elements. As a part of this DDR, cell cycle checkpoint control mechanisms either ...
Gong, Pan Bontinck, Michiel Demuynck, Kirin De Block, Jolien Gevaert, Kris Eeckhout, Dominique Persiau, Geert Aesaert, Stijn Coussens, Griet Van Lijsebettens, Mieke
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Plant physiology
SAMBA has been identified as a plant-specific regulator of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) that controls unidirectional cell cycle progression in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), but so far its role has not been studied in monocots. Here, we show the association of SAMBA with the APC/C is conserved in maize (Zea mays). Two samba...
