One of the main obstacles in systems biology is complexity, a feature that is inherent to living systems. This complexity stems both from the large number of components involved and from the intricate interactions between these components. When the system is described by a mathematical model, we frequently end up with a large nonlinear set of mathe...
Keywords: Thermal reaction norm, phenotypic plasticity, enzyme kinetics, temperature, development rate, growth rate, body size, Drosophila, anura, thermal adaptation, thermal tolerance limits, reversible temperature inactivation, cell cycle, Sharpe – Schoolfield equation, degree-day summation, tradeoff. This thesis investigates to what extent the t...
Orthodox seeds acquire desiccation tolerance (DT) during their development which enables them to pass through the phase of maturation drying by the end of their development and enter a state of quiescence. After harvesting, these seeds can be dried further and stored for the long-term without significant loss of viability. On the other hand, there ...
Desiccation tolerance (DT) in orthodox seeds is acquired during seed development and lost upon imbibition/germination, purportedly upon the resumption of DNA synthesis in the radicle cells. In the present study, flow cytometric analyses and visualization of microtubules (MTs) in radicle cells of seedlings of Medicago truncatula showed that up to a ...
Potato tubers are vegetative structures aimed at survival of the period when conditions are not optimal for the growth of the potato plant. Understanding the process of tuber formation in potatoes ( Solanum tuberosum ) is important, both from a scientific view, and for practical applications. During the initial stages of tuber formation an enhanced...
This thesis describes a first attempt to investigate the biological activity of cyst nematode secretions on plant cell proliferation and the molecular mechanisms underlying feeding cell development in plant roots upon cyst nematode infection.To investigate the role of nematode secretions in feeding cell development, the in vitro induction and colle...
The principal lesion characteristic of atherosclerosis is the plaque. This lesion mainly consists of smooth muscle cells, connective matrix and large amounts of extracellular lipids. Smooth muscle cell hyperplasia is an integral event in atherosclerotic plaque formation and the resultant occlusion of blood vessels. These abnormal cell proliferation...
