Works (30)

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2014 journal article

Tissue-specific gene expression in maize seeds during colonization by Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides

MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY, 16(7), 662–674.

Contributors: X. Shu n, D. Livingston n, R. Franks n, R. Boston n, C. Woloshuk* & G. Payne n

author keywords: Aspergillus flavus; Fusarium verticillioides; histology; maize; PRms; RNAinsitu hybridization; Sh1
MeSH headings : Aspergillus flavus / pathogenicity; Fusarium / pathogenicity; Seeds / metabolism; Zea mays / embryology; Zea mays / microbiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Localization, morphology and transcriptional profile of Aspergillus flavus during seed colonization

MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY, 14(9), 898–909.

By: A. Dolezal n, G. Obrian n, D. Nielsen n, C. Woloshuk*, R. Boston n & G. Payne n

MeSH headings : Aspergillus flavus / genetics; Aspergillus flavus / growth & development; Aspergillus flavus / pathogenicity; Chromosomes, Fungal / genetics; Colony Count, Microbial; DNA, Fungal / isolation & purification; Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; Endosperm / microbiology; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; Genes, Fungal / genetics; Humans; Seeds / cytology; Seeds / microbiology; Transcription Factors / metabolism; Transcription, Genetic; Zea mays / cytology; Zea mays / microbiology
TL;DR: Results from these studies indicate that A. flavus is capable of infecting all tissues of the immature kernel by 96 h after infection and will aid in the development of strategies aimed at preventing or slowing down A. flavus colonization of the maize kernel. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

A new branch of endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling and the osmotic signal converge on plant-specific asparagine-rich proteins to promote cell death

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 283(29), 20209–20219.

By: M. Costa, P. Reis, M. Valente, A. Irsigler, C. Carvalho, M. Loureiro*, F. Aragao*, R. Boston n, L. Fietto, E. Fontes

MeSH headings : Asparagine / metabolism; Cell Death; Cells, Cultured; Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genes, Reporter / genetics; Osmosis; Plant Leaves / cytology; Plant Leaves / genetics; Plant Leaves / growth & development; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Protein Folding; Signal Transduction; Soybeans / cytology; Soybeans / genetics; Soybeans / growth & development; Soybeans / metabolism; Up-Regulation
TL;DR: The results indicate that ER stress induces leaf senescence through activation of plant-specific NRPs via a novel branch of the ER stress response. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 review

Diverse inhibitors of aflatoxin biosynthesis

[Review of ]. APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, 78(4), 559–572.

By: R. Holmes n, R. Boston n & G. Payne n

author keywords: aspergillus; secondary metabolism; oxidative stress; host resistance
MeSH headings : Aflatoxins / antagonists & inhibitors; Aflatoxins / biosynthesis; Alkaloids / pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Antimetabolites / pharmacology; Antitoxins / isolation & purification; Antitoxins / metabolism; Aspergillus flavus / metabolism; Calcium Signaling; Food Contamination; Food Preservation; Oxidative Stress; Plants / metabolism; Terpenes / pharmacology
TL;DR: Instrained compounds may be amenable to pathway engineering for tissue-specific expression in susceptible host plants as a defense against aflatoxin contamination and show promise as protectants during crop storage. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 review

Endoplasmic reticulum quality control and the unfolded protein response: Insights from plants

[Review of ]. TRAFFIC, 9(10), 1581–1588.

By: A. Vitale* & R. Boston n

author keywords: endoplasmic reticulum; molecular chaperones; protein bodies; protein degradation; protein folding
MeSH headings : Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; Endoplasmic Reticulum / physiology; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Protein Folding; Secretory Pathway / physiology; Signal Transduction; Stress, Physiological / physiology
TL;DR: The study of plant‐specific processes such as pathogen response, seed development and the synthesis of seed storage proteins and of particular toxins is providing novel insights, with potential implications for the general recognition events and mechanisms of action of QC and UPR. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

X-ray structure of ILL2, an auxin-conjugate amidohydrolase from Arabidopsis thaliana

PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS, 74(1), 61–71.

author keywords: M20D peptidase family; auxin homeostasis; metalloenzyme; X-ray structure
MeSH headings : Amidohydrolases / chemistry; Animals; Arabidopsis / enzymology; Arabidopsis Proteins / chemistry; Bacterial Proteins / chemistry; Binding Sites; Crystallography, X-Ray; Exopeptidases / chemistry; Indoleacetic Acids / chemistry; Metalloproteases / chemistry; Models, Chemical; Protein Structure, Quaternary; Substrate Specificity
TL;DR: The structure of ILL2 suggests that this enzyme likely uses a catalytic mechanism that follows the paradigm established for the other enzymes of the M20 peptidase family, and a hydrophobic pocket nearby the catalytic dimetal center likely recognizes the indolyl moiety of the substrate. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Expression profiling on soybean leaves reveals integration of ER- and osmotic-stress pathways

BMC GENOMICS, 8.

By: A. Irsigler*, M. Costa, P. Zhang n, P. Reis*, R. Dewey n, R. Boston n, E. Fontes*

MeSH headings : DNA, Complementary / genetics; Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; Gene Expression Profiling / methods; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Osmosis; Plant Leaves / genetics; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Signal Transduction / genetics; Signal Transduction / physiology; Soybeans / genetics; Soybeans / metabolism
TL;DR: This scenario indicates that polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced cellular dehydration and ER stress elicited very different up-regulated responses within a 10-h stress treatment regime, and provides a list of candidate regulatory components, which may integrate the osmotic-stress and ER-stress signaling pathways in plants. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Relative activity of a tobacco hybrid expressing high levels of a tobacco anionic peroxidase and maize ribosome-inactivating protein against Helicoverpa zea and Lasioderma serricorne

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 54(7), 2629–2634.

By: P. Dowd n, R. Holmes n, T. Pinkerton n, E. Johnson n, L. Lagrimini n & R. Boston n

author keywords: Helicoverpa; Lasioderma; peroxidase; ribosome-inactivating protein; insect resistance; transgenic
MeSH headings : Animals; Coleoptera; Lepidoptera; Peroxidases / genetics; Pest Control, Biological; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified; Ribosomes; Tobacco / enzymology; Tobacco / genetics; Zea mays
TL;DR: Tobacco plants grown from seed obtained by crossing a tobacco line that expressed an activated maize ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) with a line that overexpressed tobacco anionic peroxidase were tested for their effects on corn earworm Helicoverpa zea and cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne larvae as compared to the wild-type plant cross. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

The maize Mucronate mutation is a deletion in the 16-kDa gamma-zein gene that induces the unfolded protein response

PLANT JOURNAL, 48(3), 440–451.

By: C. Kim*, B. Gibbon*, J. Gillikin n, B. Larkins*, R. Boston n & R. Jung*

author keywords: unfolded protein response (UPR); endosperm; protein body; opaque mutant
MeSH headings : Alleles; Amino Acid Sequence; Base Sequence; DNA Primers; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; Frameshift Mutation; Gene Deletion; Molecular Sequence Data; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Zea mays / genetics; Zein / chemistry; Zein / genetics
TL;DR: Results indicate that the Mc phenotype results from a frame-shift mutation in the gene encoding the 16-kDa gamma-zein protein, leading to the unfolded protein response in developing endosperm. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Identification and characterization of endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation proteins differentially affected by endoplasmic reticulum stress

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 138(1), 218–231.

By: M. Kirst n, D. Meyer n, B. Gibbon n, R. Jung n & R. Boston n

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Consensus Sequence; Endoplasmic Reticulum / genetics; Endoplasmic Reticulum / physiology; Humans; Membrane Proteins / chemistry; Membrane Proteins / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Multigene Family; Plant Leaves / genetics; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Plant Roots / genetics; Plant Stems / genetics; Ribotyping; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Zea mays / genetics
TL;DR: Four maize (Zea mays) Der1-like genes (Zm Derlins) that encode homologs of Der1p, a yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) protein implicated in ER-associated degradation are identified, indicating that the Der 1p function is conserved among species. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Phylogenetic analyses identify 10 classes of the protein disulfide isomerase family in plants, including single-domain protein disulfide isomerase-related proteins

Plant Physiology, 137(2), 762–778.

By: N. Houston n, C. Fan n, Q. Xiang n, J. Schulze n, R. Jung n & R. Boston n

MeSH headings : Base Sequence; Evolution, Molecular; Gene Expression Regulation; Molecular Sequence Data; Multigene Family; Oxidative Stress; Phylogeny; Plants / enzymology; Plants / genetics; Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / genetics; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; Thioredoxins / genetics
TL;DR: A genome-wide search of Arabidopsis genes was carried out to identify plant PDI-like proteins, and a set of 22 PDIL proteins were identified that constitute a well-supported clade containing orthologs of known PDIs. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

A chitinase from Tex6 maize kernels inhibits growth of Aspergillus flavus

PHYTOPATHOLOGY, 94(1), 82–87.

By: K. Moore, M. Price*, R. Boston*, A. Weissinger* & G. Payne*

TL;DR: The Tex6 chitinase purified in this study is capable of inhibiting the growth of A. flavus by 50% at a concentration of 20 mug/ml and makes a major contribution to the antifungal activity in this maize genotype. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

A defective signal peptide in a 19-kD alpha-zein protein causes the unfolded protein response and an opaque endosperm phenotype in the maize De*-B30 mutant

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 134(1), 380–387.

By: C. Kim n, B. Hunter n, J. Kraft n, R. Boston n, S. Yans n, R. Jung n, B. Larkins n

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Base Sequence; DNA, Complementary / genetics; DNA, Plant / genetics; Genes, Plant; Molecular Sequence Data; Molecular Weight; Mutation; Phenotype; Plants, Genetically Modified; Protein Folding; Protein Sorting Signals / genetics; Recombinant Proteins / chemistry; Recombinant Proteins / genetics; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Zea mays / chemistry; Zea mays / genetics; Zein / chemistry; Zein / genetics
TL;DR: Results are consistent with the hypothesis that the De*-B30 mutation causes a defective signal peptide in a 19-kD α-zein protein. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Maize ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) with distinct expression patterns have similar requirements for proenzyme activation

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 55(406), 2219–2233.

By: H. Bass*, J. Krawetz, G. OBrian, C. Zinselmeier, J. Habben & R. Boston*

author keywords: maize; ribosome-inactivating protein; translation; toxin; water stress
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Conserved Sequence; DNA, Plant / genetics; DNA, Plant / isolation & purification; Enzyme Activation; Enzyme Precursors / metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Plant Proteins / chemistry; Plant Proteins / genetics; RNA, Plant / genetics; Restriction Mapping; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Zea mays / genetics
TL;DR: Differential regulation of the two RIP genes suggests that the corresponding proteins may be involved in defence-related functions with one being regulated developmentally and the other being responsive to an environmental stimulus. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Co-expression of a modified maize ribosome-inactivating protein and a rice basic chitinase gene in transgenic rice plants confers enhanced resistance to sheath blight

TRANSGENIC RESEARCH, 12(4), 475–484.

By: J. Kim*, I. Jang*, R. Wu*, W. Zu n, R. Boston n, Y. Lee*, P. Alm, B. Nahm*

author keywords: antifungal; chitinase; co-expression; ribosome-inactivating protein; transgenic rice
MeSH headings : Blotting, Southern; Chitinases / genetics; Oryza / enzymology; Oryza / genetics; Oryza / microbiology; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified / enzymology; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Rhizoctonia / pathogenicity; Ribosome Inactivating Proteins
TL;DR: The increased resistance co-segregated with herbicide tolerance, reflecting a correlation between the resistance phenotype and transgene expression. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Enhanced resistance to Helicoverpa zea in tobacco expressing an activated form of maize ribosome-inactivating protein

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 51(12), 3568–3574.

By: P. Dowd n, W. Zuo n, J. Gillikin n, E. Johnson n & R. Boston n

author keywords: corn earworm; tobacco hornworm; Manduca; cigarette beetle; Lasioderma
MeSH headings : Animals; Coleoptera; Feeding Behavior; Larva; Manduca; Moths; Plant Extracts / genetics; Plant Extracts / metabolism; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified / metabolism; Ribosome Inactivating Proteins; Tobacco / genetics; Tobacco / metabolism; Zea mays
TL;DR: Progeny of two transgenic tobacco lines that expressed an activated form of maize ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) had varying resistance to the insect species tested, providing further support for maize RIP having a role in resistance to maize-feeding insects. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Induction of lipid metabolic enzymes during the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in plants

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 126(1), 267–277.

By: K. Shank n, P. Su n, I. Brglez n, W. Boss n, R. Dewey* & R. Boston n

MeSH headings : 1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase / metabolism; Choline-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase / metabolism; Diacylglycerol Kinase / metabolism; Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; Lipid Metabolism; Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / metabolism; Seeds / growth & development; Soybeans / embryology; Soybeans / enzymology; Soybeans / genetics; Soybeans / metabolism; Tunicamycin / pharmacology
TL;DR: It is postulate that the plant ER stress response has an important role in general plant metabolism, and more specifically in integrating the synthesis of protein and lipid reserves to allow proper seed formation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 journal article

Maize ribosome-inactivating protein inhibits normal development of Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus flavus

MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, 14(2), 164–172.

By: K. Nielsen n, G. Payne* & R. Boston*

author keywords: b-32; plant defense; seed protein; Zea mays L
MeSH headings : Aspergillus flavus / growth & development; Aspergillus nidulans / growth & development; Plant Proteins / physiology; Ribosomes / physiology
TL;DR: Results indicate that both fungi were affected by RIP1 treatment, but the lysis seen with treatment of A. nidulans was apparently avoided by A. flavus. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2001 review

Ribosome-inactivating proteins: A plant perspective

[Review of ]. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 52, 785–816.

By: K. Nielsen n & R. Boston n

author keywords: RIP; protein synthesis inhibitor; plant toxins; cytotoxicity; 28S ribosomal RNA
TL;DR: The results summarized here point to a complex biological role for ribosome-inactivating proteins, which are linked to defense by antiviral, antifungal, and insecticidal properties demonstrated in vitro and in transgenic plants. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

Protein recycling from the Golgi apparatus to the endoplasmic reticulum in plants and its minor contribution to calreticulin retention

PLANT CELL, 12(5), 739–755.

By: S. Pagny*, M. Cabanes-Macheteau*, J. Gillikin n, N. Leborgne-Castel*, P. Lerouge*, R. Boston n, L. Faye*, V. Gomord*

MeSH headings : Base Sequence; Brefeldin A / pharmacology; Calcium-Binding Proteins / chemistry; Calcium-Binding Proteins / metabolism; Calreticulin; DNA Primers; Endoplasmic Reticulum / drug effects; Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; Glycoside Hydrolases / metabolism; Golgi Apparatus / drug effects; Golgi Apparatus / metabolism; Hydrolysis; Mannose / analysis; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Polysaccharides / analysis; Protein Processing, Post-Translational; Ribonucleoproteins / chemistry; Ribonucleoproteins / metabolism; Zea mays / chemistry; beta-Fructofuranosidase
TL;DR: Results indicate that calreticulin and perhaps other plant reticuloplasmins are possibly largely excluded from vesicles exported from the ER and probably retained in the ER by mechanisms that rely primarily on signals other than H/KDEL motifs. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2000 journal article

Substrate specificity of a maize ribosome-inactivating protein differs across diverse taxa

European Journal of Biochemistry, 267(7), 1966–1974.

By: J. Krawetz n & R. Boston n

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; DNA Primers; Kinetics; N-Glycosyl Hydrolases / metabolism; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Rabbits; Recombinant Proteins / metabolism; Ribosome Inactivating Proteins; Substrate Specificity; Zea mays / genetics; Zea mays / metabolism
TL;DR: The enzyme specificity of recombinant maize proRIP1 (r ProRIP1), papain-activated rproRIP1 and MOD1 (an active deletion mutant of rpro RIP1) against ribosomal substrates with differing levels of RIP sensitivity was determined. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1999 journal article

Molecular and genetic analysis of transgenic rice plants expressing the maize ribosome-inactivating protein b-32 gene and the herbicide resistance bar gene

MOLECULAR BREEDING, 5(2), 85–94.

By: J. Kim*, X. Duan*, R. Wu*, S. Seok*, R. Boston n, I. Jang*, M. Eun*, B. Nahm*

author keywords: transgenic rice; bar; b-32; proteolytic processing
TL;DR: Southern blot hybridization analysis of 56 primary fertile transformants resulted in distinct band patterns, indicating that all the transformants had been generated by independent integration events and 30% of them contained a single copy of the transgene. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1998 journal article

Relative toxicity of the maize endosperm ribosome-inactivating protein to insects

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY, 46(9), 3775–3779.

By: P. Dowd n, A. Mehta n & R. Boston n

author keywords: host plant resistance; corn; Zea; Carpophilus; Helicoverpa; Spodoptera; Ostrinia; Sitophilus; Plodia; b-32
TL;DR: The relative toxicity of proenzyme and protease-activated forms of maize seed ribosome-inactivating protein (b-32) to several insect species was determined and it is likely that this RIP plays a natural defensive role against insects. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
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1997 journal article

A defective signal peptide tethers the floury-2 zein to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, 114(1), 345–352.

MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Cloning, Molecular; Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism; In Vitro Techniques; Intracellular Membranes / metabolism; Microsomes / metabolism; Models, Biological; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / genetics; Phenotype; Point Mutation; Protein Biosynthesis; Protein Sorting Signals / chemistry; Protein Sorting Signals / genetics; Protein Sorting Signals / metabolism; Rabbits; Zea mays / genetics; Zea mays / metabolism; Zein / chemistry; Zein / genetics; Zein / metabolism
TL;DR: By remaining anchored to protein body membranes during endosperm maturation, the fl2 zein may thus constrain storage protein packing and perturb protein body morphology. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
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1997 journal article

Comparative analysis of BiP gene expression in maize endosperm

GENE, 204(1-2), 105–113.

By: R. Wrobel n, G. OBrian n & R. Boston n

author keywords: molecular chaperone; floury-2; GRP78; HSP70; b-70
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Arabidopsis Proteins; Base Sequence; Carrier Proteins / biosynthesis; Carrier Proteins / genetics; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Plant; Gene Expression; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / biosynthesis; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Nucleic Acid Hybridization; Plant Proteins / biosynthesis; Plant Proteins / genetics; Rats; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Zea mays / genetics
TL;DR: Results are suggestive that the BiP genes expressed in endosperm are coordinately regulated members of a more complex maize BiP multigene family. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1997 journal article

Molecular chaperone activity of er-resident proteins in seeds

Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry and Physiology, 16(1997), 3–4.

By: R. Boston, J. Gillikin, R. Wrobel & F. Zhang

Source: NC State University Libraries
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1997 journal article

Molecular cloning, expression and subcellular localization of a BiP homolog from rice endosperm tissue

PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, 38(4), 404–412.

By: D. Muench*, Y. Wu*, Y. Zhang*, . Li*, R. Boston n & T. Okita*

author keywords: BiP-Endosperm; prolamine; protein body rice
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Arabidopsis Proteins; Base Sequence; Carrier Proteins / genetics; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Plant; Gene Expression; Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Oryza / genetics; Oryza / ultrastructure; Plant Proteins / genetics; RNA, Messenger / analysis; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
TL;DR: Immunocytochemical analysis demonstrated that BiP is localized in a non-stochastic fashion in the endoplasmic reticulum membrane complex of developing endosperm cells, which support a model which proposes thatBiP associates with the newly synthesized prolamine polypeptide to facilitate its folding and assembly into a protein inclusion body, and is then recycled. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1996 patent

DNA encoding a ribosome inactivating protein

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By: R. Boston, H. Bass & G. OBrian

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

1996 review

Molecular chaperones and protein folding in plants

[Review of ]. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 32(1-2), 191–222.

By: R. Boston n, P. Viitanen* & E. Vierling*

author keywords: heat shock proteins; foldases; BIP; protein transport; protein disulfide isomerase; calnexin
MeSH headings : Molecular Chaperones / metabolism; Plants / enzymology; Plants / metabolism; Protein Folding; Subcellular Fractions / enzymology; Subcellular Fractions / metabolism
TL;DR: This review summarizes the current understanding of how molecular chaperones function in plants, with a major focus on those systems where the most detailed mechanistic data are available, or where features of the chaperone/foldase system or substrate proteins are unique to plants. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

1994 patent

DNA encoding a ribosome inactivating protein

Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By: R. Boston, H. Bass & G. OBrian

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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