The activity of plant 9-lipoxygenases (LOXs) influences the outcome of Arabidopsis thaliana interaction with pathogen and insects. Evidence provided here indicates that in Arabidopsis, 9-LOXs facilitate infestation by Myzus persicae, commonly known as the green peach aphid (GPA), a sap-sucking insect, and infection by the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. in comparison to the wild-type plant, lox5 mutants, which are deficient in a 9-lipoxygenase, GPA population was smaller and the insect spent less time feeding from sieve elements and xylem, thus resulting in reduced water content and fecundity of GPA. LOX5 expression is induced rapidly in roots of GPA-infested plants. This increase in LOX5 expression is paralleled by an increase in LOX5-synthesized oxylipins in the root and petiole exudates of GPA-infested plants. Micrografting experiments demonstrated that GPA population size was smaller on plants in which the roots were of the lox5 mutant genotype. Exogenous treatment of lox5 mutant roots with 9-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid restored water content and population size of GPA on lox5 mutants. Together, these results suggest that LOX5 genotype in roots is critical for facilitating insect infestation of Arabidopsis. in Arabidopsis, 9-LOX function is also required for facilitating infection by F. graminearum, which is a leading cause of Fusarium head …

This article examines the hypothesis that MtNIP/LATD may have another biochemical activity.

Article on bacterial communities of the coronal sulcus and distal urethra of adolescent males.

Article describes study which sought to to determine if the dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) reductase activity and chloroplast localization are required for the Arabidopsis thaliana SFD1 (suppressor of fatty acid desaturase deficiency1) gene’s involvement in galactolipid metabolism and systemic acquired resistance (SAR) signaling.

Article on brain-targeted proanthocyanidin metabolites for Alzheimer's disease treatment.

This report discusses research on aquatic sensors and telemetric monitoring of water quality in an artificial stream with the use of a wireless sensor networks (WSN) using the ZigBee protocol to remotely monitor an artificial aquatic ecosystem. This research is part of Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Sensor Education, a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded grant project.

This poster discusses research on bringing real world applications for wireless sensor networks into the classroom and covers the use of a wireless sensor network (WSN) using the ZigBee protocol to remotely monitor an artificial aquatic ecosystem.

Article describes experiment in which mature adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) were subjected to a swimming performance test that allowed separation into low swimming stamina or high swimming stamina groups in order to determine if inherited traits that support enhanced swimming stamina in offspring appear only in juveniles and/or adults, or if these traits actually appear earlier in the morphologically quite different larvae.

Article discussing research on cardiac and metabolic physiology of early larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) reflecting parental swimming stamina.

This article explores swimming stamina in fish. Mature adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) were subjected to a swimming performance test and then bred within performance groups to discover if enhanced swimming stamina in offspring appears only in juveniles/adults, or if these traits appear as early as larvae.

Article on changes in cell wall carbohydrate extractability and how these are correlated with reduced recalcitrance of hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT) downregulated alfalfa biomass.

Article on the characterization of an isoflavonoid-specific prenyltransferase from Lupinus albus.

Paper describes research conducted with the goal of expanding the body of information related to mycobacteriophages and the relationship between those viruses and the bacteria that are immune to them.

Article studying an underappreciated complexity in pathways for synthesis and accumulation of Triacylglycerols from plants, familiar to most people as vegetable oils.

Article discussing research on the complete genome sequence of Thauera aminoaromatica strain MZ1T.

This article presents a study in which an in silico genome-scale metabolic model of steroidogenesis is used to investigate the effects of hypoxic stress on steroid hormone productions in fish. This article introduces a powerful model for pathway analysis that can lend insights on the effects of various stressor scenarios on metabolic functions.

Article on parasite presence in the critically endangered Darwin's fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) in Chile. Parasites found include species and genera reported for the first time in Darwin's fox.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the relationship between depression and obesity.

Article accompanying a poster presentation for the 2012 Computational Neuroscience Annual Meeting. This article discusses the derivation of the evolution of empathic other-regarding social emotions as compared to non-social self-regarding emotions.

Article on the down-regulation of the caffeic acid O-methyltransferase gene in switchgrass revealing a novel monolignol analog.

Article discussing the draft genome sequence of the cyanide-utilizing bacterium 'Pseudomonas fluorescens' strain NCIMB 11764.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the effect of modern medical technology on the cost of health insurance coverage.

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Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the effects of cocaine in the development of maggots and time of death.