Patent relating to an instrument, system and method for automated low cost atmospheric measurements.

Article on the co-localization of L-phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and cinnamate 4-hydroxylase for metabolic channeling in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.

Article on genomics-based selection and functional characterization of triterpene glycosyltransferases from the model legume Medicago truncatula.

With a current population of just over half a million and a 2030 projected population of approximately one million, expansion throughout Denton County shows no sign of slowing down (NCTCOG). Increasingly, freshwater resources are also facing increased pressure from this urban expansion. Effective assessment and management techniques are necessary to protect the diversity of ecosystem services found within fluvial ecosystems and to mitigate current and future conditions of environmental stressor amplified by urban development. The use of various spatial analysis techniques in environmental assessment present more expedient, cost effective, and broader ranging methods of evaluation than traditional field techniques. One such novel evaluation technique is the Water Quality Corridor Management (WQCM) model, developed by the University of North Texas in cooperation with the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD). The WQCM model is a geospatial database that utilizes GIS and remote sensing techniques to assess and prioritize stream reaches according to their overall health and sustainability. This project assessed the viability of the WQCM model in reviewing the status of stream systems, and ultimately, established an accurate mechanism for evaluating the stream corridor and surface water quality draining into Lewisville Lake, a popular recreation site and drinking water source for …

Article on the inhibition of phospholipase Dα by N-acylethanolamines.

This article discusses graft transmission of a floral stimulant derived from CONSTANS.

This article discusses functional and phylogenetic analyses of a conserved regulatory program in the phloem of minor veins, which are developmentally and physiologically distinct from the phloem in the rest of the vascular system.

Article discussing symplastic continuity between companion cells and the translocation stream, and how long-distance transport is controlled by retention and retrieval mechanisms in the phloem.

Article on the transcriptome analysis of alfalfa glandular trichomes.

Article on evidence that mono-ADP-ribosylation of CtBP1/BARS regulates lipid storage.

Article on an intimate collaboration between peroxisomes and lipid bodies.

Article on the transcriptional regulator AlgR controlling cyanide production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Patent relating to methods for extending the freshness of cut flowers, ornamental trees, and plant cuttings.

Patent relating to plant fatty acid amide hydrolases (FAAH) coding sequences.

This article studies the evolution of oxidative stress related genes in a single plant cell by conducting comparative expression profiling analyses of the elongated seed trichomes of cotton, using a phylogenetic approach.

Article on multi-site genetic modulation of monolignol biosynthesis suggests new routes for formation of syringyl lignin and wall-bound ferulic acid in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.).

Article on improved forage digestibility of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) by transgenic down-regulation of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase.

Article reporting that transgenic Arabidopsis plants constitutively expressing the Cys2/His2 zinc finger protein Zat7 have suppressed growth and are more tolerant to salinity stress. Findings demonstrate that the EAR-domain of Cys2/His2-type zinc finger proteins plays a key role in the defense response of Arabidopsis to abiotic stresses.

Article on transgenic Medicago truncatula plants obtained from Agrobacterium tumefaciens-transformed roots and Agrobacterium rhizogenes-transformed hairy roots.

Article on a functional analysis of members of the isoflavone and isoflavanone O-methyltransferase enzyme families from the model legume Medicago truncatula.

Article examining the mechanism of Glutathione synthetase, an enzyme that belongs to the glutathione synthetase ATP-binding domain-like superfamily. A variety of structural alignment methods were applied and four highly conserved residues of human glutathione synthetase (Glu-144, Asn-146, Lys-305, and Lys-364) were identified in the binding site. The function of these was studied by experimental and computational site-directed mutagenesis.

Article on biosynthesis of monolignols and genomic and reverse genetic approaches.

Editorial article on phytochemistry meeting genome analysis, and beyond.

Article on legume natural products and understanding and manipulating complex pathways for human and animal health.