Reductive evolution suggested from the complete genome sequence of a plant-pathogenic phytoplasma
- K. Oshima, S. Kakizawa, S. Namba
- BiologyNature Genetics
- 2004
The phytoplasma genome encodes even fewer metabolic functions than do mycoplasma genomes, and lacks the pentose phosphate cycle and ATP-synthase subunits, which are thought to be essential for life.
Bacterial endophyte Sphingomonas sp. LK11 produces gibberellins and IAA and promotes tomato plant growth
- Abdul Latif Khan, M. Waqas, In-Jung Lee
- Biology, MedicineJournal of Microbiology
- 4 July 2014
Plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria have been identified as potential growth regulators of crops. Endophytic bacterium, Sphingomonas sp. LK11, was isolated from the leaves of Tephrosia…
Endophytic fungal association via gibberellins and indole acetic acid can improve plant growth under abiotic stress: an example of Paecilomyces formosus LHL10
- Abdul Latif Khan, M. Hamayun, In-Jung Lee
- Medicine, BiologyBMC Microbiology
- 12 January 2012
The results reveal that mutualistic interactions of phytohormones secreting endophytic fungi can ameliorate host plant growth and alleviate adverse effects of salt stress.
Interaction between the membrane protein of a pathogen and insect microfilament complex determines insect-vector specificity.
- Shiho Suzuki, K. Oshima, S. Namba
- BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 14 March 2006
This study focused on an abundant cell-surface membrane protein of the phytoplasma named antigenic membrane protein (Amp), which is not homologous with any reported functional protein, and reported interactions between pathogens and mammalian microfilaments between a bacterial surface protein and a host microfilament in insect cells.
Silicon mitigates heavy metal stress by regulating P-type heavy metal ATPases, Oryza sativa low silicon genes, and endogenous phytohormones
- Yoon-Ha Kim, Abdul Latif Khan, In-Jung Lee
- Environmental ScienceBMC Plant Biology
- 9 January 2014
The present study supports the active role of Si in the regulation of stresses from heavy metal exposure through changes in root morphology and shows a significant up-regulation of mRNA expression with Si treatment in rice plants.
"Candidatus Phytoplasma oryzae", a novel phytoplasma taxon associated with rice yellow dwarf disease.
- H. Jung, T. Sawayanagi, S. Namba
- Biology, MedicineInternational Journal of Systematic and…
- 1 November 2003
In addition to rice yellow dwarf (RYD) phytoplasma, several phytoplasmas infect gramineous plants, including rice orange leaf, bermuda grass white leaf, brachiaria grass white leaf and sugarcane…
'Candidatus Phytoplasma castaneae', a novel phytoplasma taxon associated with chestnut witches' broom disease.
- H. Jung, T. Sawayanagi, S. Namba
- Medicine, BiologyInternational Journal of Systematic and…
- 1 September 2002
In Korea, Japanese chestnut trees showing symptoms indicative of witches' broom disease, including abnormally small leaves and yellowing of young leaves, were examined, indicating that a phytoplasma was the causal agent of the chestnut Witches' broom (CnWB) disease.
Positive Selection Acting on a Surface Membrane Protein of the Plant-Pathogenic Phytoplasmas
- S. Kakizawa, K. Oshima, S. Namba
- BiologyJournal of Bacteriology
- 1 May 2006
This study shows a strong positive selection on the phytoplasma antigenic membrane protein (Amp), implying an important biological role for Amp in host-bacterium interactions.
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