Abstract The use of soilless culture in the cultivation ornamental plants is becoming widespread, especially production cut flowers. aim this review to present a brief summary both standard and new findings obtained from using techniques plant cultivation, based on detailed literature review. In researches reached for review, Calendula officinalis L., Matthiola incana Pelargonium zonale Petunia...

Lepidopteran insects are highly refractory to oral RNA interference (RNAi). Degradation, impaired cellular uptake and intracellular transport of double-stranded (dsRNA) considered the major factors responsible for reduced RNAi efficiency in these insects. In this study, potential lectins improve dsRNA delivery efficacy was evaluated. First, a fusion protein consisting Galanthus nivalis agglutin...

We cloned the AFMP1 gene, which encodes the first antigenic cell wall galactomannoprotein in Aspergillus fumigatus. AFMP1 codes for a protein, Afmp1p, of 284 amino acid residues, with a few sequence features that are present in Mp1p, the antigenic cell wall mannoprotein in Penicillium marneffei that we described previously, as well as several other cell wall proteins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae...

The impact of seminal plasma components on the fertilization outcomes in humans is still under question. The increasing number of couples facing problems with conception raises the need for predictive biomarkers. Detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms accompanying fertilization remains another challenge. Carbohydrate-protein recognition may be of key importance in this complex field...

We have developed transgene pyramided rice lines, endowed with enhanced resistance to major sap-sucking insects, through sexual crosses made between two stable transgenic rice lines containing Allium sativum (asal) and Galanthus nivalis (gna) lectin genes. Presence and expression of asal and gna genes in pyramided lines were confirmed by PCR and western blot analyses. Segregation analysis of F₂...