29 citations
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April 2020 in “Biomolecules” This review discusses the potential biomedical and clinical applications of brassinosteroids, highlighting their observed antiviral, anticancerous, and other bioactivities in animal test systems, but reports no new findings.
8 citations
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November 2021 in “Environmental and Experimental Botany” This study found that brassinosteroid enhances kiwifruit root growth by regulating genes involved in auxin signal transduction, highlighting its critical role in root development.
193 citations
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June 2007 in “The Plant Journal” This study found that the GhDET2 gene plays a crucial role in cotton fiber initiation and elongation, suggesting that modifying brassinosteroid biosynthesis may enhance fiber quality or yield.
46 citations
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September 2014 in “Steroids” This review suggests that brassinosteroids may have similar biological activities in both plants and other organisms, prompting further exploration of steroid regulation mechanisms across different life forms.
24 citations
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March 2022 in “Frontiers in plant science” This review discusses the roles of phytohormones like auxin and ethylene in regulating root hair growth and development in plants, but it reports no new experimental results.
11 citations
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December 2020 in “Notulae botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca” This study found that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation and shading improved tea seedlings' growth, nutrient absorption, and stress resistance by enhancing root biomass and regulating phytohormone levels and gene expression.
7 citations
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October 2015 in “Julius Kühn-Institut” This study found that finasteride, which alters plant brassinosteroid metabolism, significantly reduced sporulation of the downy mildew pathogen in grapevines, unlike azole fungicide treatments.
6 citations
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July 2024 in “Heliyon” This study examined the evolutionary and functional homology of steroid 5α-reductase and DET2 proteins, identifying protists as a common ancestor, and discovered a new subclass DET2-like in plants, potentially involved in polyprenol reduction.
34 citations
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March 2020 in “BMC plant biology” This study found that cotreatment with graphene oxide and indole-3-acetic acid significantly inhibited root development in Brassica napus, with the inhibition increasing as indole-3-acetic acid concentration rose.
February 2024 in “Planta” This study found that TRM21 acts as a positive regulator of flavonoid biosynthesis at the translational level in Arabidopsis, leading to changes in root hair growth and a decrease in flavonoid content when TRM21 is mutated.
43 citations
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December 2017 in “BMC Plant Biology” This study found that strigolactone biosynthesis and signaling components in soybean may interact with other hormone pathways, influencing soybean development and nodulation.
356 citations
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March 2012 in “Trends in Plant Science” This review discusses the crosstalk between auxin and ethylene in seedling growth and development, emphasizing how ethylene modulates auxin's effects across different tissues.
169 citations
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June 2010 in “Molecular & cellular proteomics” This study suggests that ethylene and lignoceric acid (C24:0) may promote cotton fiber and Arabidopsis root hair growth by activating the pectin biosynthesis network.
41 citations
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March 2007 in “Steroids” This article reviews recent advances in the synthesis of oxasteroids and reports no new experimental results.
39 citations
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June 2017 in “Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants” This review examines around 68 plant sources from six major plant families, assessing their scientific rationale and use by the cosmeceutical industry for applications like anti-ageing and sun protection.
30 citations
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October 2020 in “Nature Communications” This study provides the first crystal structure of the human SRD5A2 enzyme, revealing key insights into its function and inhibition which may aid future drug development.
20 citations
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January 2021 in “Plants” This review discusses the role of PIN-FORMED 2 and related signaling pathways in root hair growth regulation and reports no new experimental findings.
14 citations
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November 2014 in “European journal of medicinal chemistry” This study identified 30 new compounds with significant androgen receptor binding affinity through a combination of virtual screening and in vitro testing.
13 citations
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November 2019 in “Scientific reports” This study found that inhibiting 5α-reductase in molluscs provokes a specific shell morphology, suggesting gastropods might have unique 5α-reductase substrates absent in vertebrates.
6 citations
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February 2023 in “Plant and Soil” This study found that volatile organic compounds from Bacillus subtilis strain WM13-24 enhanced root development in Arabidopsis and its host plant through auxin signaling.
4 citations
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February 2021 in “Plant journal” This study found that the protein OsUEV1B is essential for maintaining phosphate balance in rice, with Pi deficiency leading to its inhibition and causing overaccumulation of phosphate in mutants.
4 citations
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October 2014 in “Springer eBooks” This chapter reviews the roles of ethylene and auxin in seedling growth and development and reports no new experimental results; it highlights recent studies on their mechanistic crosstalk.
4 citations
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February 2012 in “Chinese Science Bulletin” In this study, overexpression of the MtAnn3 gene in Medicago truncatula roots was associated with altered root hair growth polarity in a calcium-free environment.
2 citations
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June 2021 in “Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca” This review examines the role of root hair specification and nutrient acquisition in plants, emphasizing the need for further genetic research to understand the mechanisms influencing root hair development and growth.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Horticulture research” In this review, the authors explored how epigenetic regulation influences the development of plant trichomes, highlighting the significant role of microRNA-mediated post-transcriptional regulation and suggesting new research avenues in plant epigenetics.
1 citations
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January 2017 in “Springer eBooks” This review discusses the role of flavonoids and Nod factors in the symbiosis between legumes and rhizobia and reports no new results; the authors argue this knowledge could enhance sustainable agriculture.
April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers identified a gene regulatory network in Arabidopsis that controls root hair growth under low-temperature conditions, revealing specific transcription factors and downstream targets that contribute to this growth response despite overall plant development being halted.
October 2022 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study found that volatile compounds from Bacillus subtilis strain WM13-24 improved root development in Arabidopsis by influencing auxin signaling.
This study found that lateral root formation in plants in response to L. bicolor volatiles involves complex signaling processes, potentially including unknown proteins, CRKs, and ABA pathways.
188 citations
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May 2009 in “Plant physiology” This study identified 19 specific genes involved in root hair growth and morphogenesis in Arabidopsis, using a combination of computational and experimental methods.