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Nutrients May 2021Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by reduced bone mass and the deterioration of bone microarchitecture leading to bone fragility and an increased... (Review)
Review
Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by reduced bone mass and the deterioration of bone microarchitecture leading to bone fragility and an increased risk of fractures. Conventional anti-osteoporotic pharmaceutics are effective in the treatment and prophylaxis of osteoporosis, however they are associated with various side effects that push many women into seeking botanicals as an alternative therapy. Traditional folk medicine is a rich source of bioactive compounds waiting for discovery and investigation that might be used in those patients, and therefore botanicals have recently received increasing attention. The aim of this review of literature is to present the comprehensive information about plant-derived compounds that might be used to maintain bone health in perimenopausal and postmenopausal females.
Topics: Animals; Bone Density; Bone and Bones; Botany; Female; Fractures, Bone; Herbal Medicine; Humans; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal; Phytoestrogens
PubMed: 34064936
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Plant, Cell & Environment Oct 2019
Topics: Botany; Germination; Global Warming; Microbiota; Plant Development; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plants; Seeds; Stress, Physiological; Temperature
PubMed: 31603569
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Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in... Jul 2017Plants are attractive platforms for synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. Plants' modular and plastic body plans, capacity for photosynthesis, extensive secondary... (Review)
Review
Plants are attractive platforms for synthetic biology and metabolic engineering. Plants' modular and plastic body plans, capacity for photosynthesis, extensive secondary metabolism, and agronomic systems for large-scale production make them ideal targets for genetic reprogramming. However, efforts in this area have been constrained by slow growth, long life cycles, the requirement for specialized facilities, a paucity of efficient tools for genetic manipulation, and the complexity of multicellularity. There is a need for better experimental and theoretical frameworks to understand the way genetic networks, cellular populations, and tissue-wide physical processes interact at different scales. We highlight new approaches to the DNA-based manipulation of plants and the use of advanced quantitative imaging techniques in simple plant models such as These offer the prospects of improved understanding of plant dynamics and new approaches to rational engineering of plant traits.
Topics: Botany; Chloroplasts; Genetic Engineering; Plants; Plants, Genetically Modified; Synthetic Biology; Transformation, Genetic
PubMed: 28246181
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Journal of Experimental Botany Mar 2023The Journal of Experimental Botany is pleased to announce the appointment of six early career researchers as editorial interns: Francesca Bellinazzo (Wageningen...
The Journal of Experimental Botany is pleased to announce the appointment of six early career researchers as editorial interns: Francesca Bellinazzo (Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands), Konan Ishida (University of Cambridge, UK), Nishat Shayala Islam (Western University, Ontario, Canada), Chao Su (University of Freiburg, Germany), Catherine Walsh (Lancaster University, UK), and Arpita Yadav (University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA) (Fig. 1). The aim of this programme is to help train the next generation of editors.
Topics: Botany; Germany
PubMed: 36913620
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad037 -
The New Phytologist Feb 2020
Topics: Botany; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Plants
PubMed: 31894590
DOI: 10.1111/nph.16344 -
Current Biology : CB Feb 2018Interview with Cathie Martin, who studies plant science and nutritional enhancement of food at the John Innes Centre.
Interview with Cathie Martin, who studies plant science and nutritional enhancement of food at the John Innes Centre.
Topics: Biochemistry; Botany; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Periodicals as Topic; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plants
PubMed: 29413987
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.12.029 -
The New Phytologist Mar 2022
Topics: Botany; History, 21st Century
PubMed: 35118671
DOI: 10.1111/nph.17900 -
The New Phytologist Jan 2022
Topics: Awards and Prizes; Botany; Environmental Monitoring; Forests
PubMed: 34928517
DOI: 10.1111/nph.17884 -
Journal of Experimental Botany Jan 2017It is now over half a century since the biochemical characterization of the C photosynthetic pathway, and this special issue highlights the sheer breadth of current...
It is now over half a century since the biochemical characterization of the C photosynthetic pathway, and this special issue highlights the sheer breadth of current knowledge. New genomic and transcriptomic information shows that multi-level regulation of gene expression is required for the pathway to function, yet we know it to be one of the most dynamic examples of convergent evolution. Now, a focus on the molecular transition from C-C intermediates, together with improved mathematical models, experimental tools and transformation systems, holds great promise for improving C photosynthesis in crops.
Topics: Botany; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genome, Plant; Models, Theoretical; Photosynthesis; Phylogeny
PubMed: 28110274
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The New Phytologist Nov 2021
Topics: Awards and Prizes; Botany
PubMed: 34608638
DOI: 10.1111/nph.17727