Neuropathology involving TAR DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43) has been identified in a wide spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases collectively named as TDP-43 proteinopathy, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar dementia (FTLD). To test whether increased expression of wide-type human TDP-43 (hTDP-43) may cause neurotoxicity in vivo, we generated transgenic flies...

fusarium wilt caused by fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici is one of the major obstacles to the production of tomato which causes huge losses in tomato products worldwide. in order to increase the tolerance to this disease, a triple structure containing pr1, chitinase and glucanase genes controlled by 35s promoter was transferred to tomato. eight days after planting on pre-culture medium, exp...

cotton (gossypium hirsutum l.)  is an important fiber crop in iran, cultivated on 150000-200000 ha of land.  in iran the estimated loss due to the insect pest is more than 30%. traditionally, pests are controlled by 10-12 times spraying per growing season of environmentally harmful chemical insecticides (e.g. endosulfan and/or methosystox). in order to produce transgenic cotton resistance to in...

tyrosinase has been recognized as a major autoantign in human vitiligo. here we have shown that experimental autoimmune vitiligo can be induced by intradermal injection of mushroom tyrosinase emulsified in complete freund’s adjuvant in c57bl/6 mice. the onse of vitiligo was characterized by hair hypopigmentation and total melanocyte depletion in the basal layer of the epidermis. our results con...

background: pesticides are one of the important sources of environmental pollution that influence human health. the aim of current study was to determine diazinon and benomyl residues levels in mushrooms grown in greenhouses. methods: mushroom samples were obtained from 10 active greenhouses of hamadan province, iran, every 14 days from may 2014. the absorbance of diazinon and benomyl were meas...

The antioxidant’s ability of mushroom extract (prepared from edible mushroom -Pleurotus) to stabilize color of uncooked andcooked burger was evaluated in comparison to certain types of antioxidants (α-TOC / BHA ). The result showed that the lipid oxidation and color shelf life of uncooked and cooked burger upon addition of 2, 5 and 8 ml of mushroom extract (ME) per 100 g of meat, caused a prolo...

In honeybees, age-associated structural modifications can be observed in the mushroom bodies. Prominent examples are the synaptic complexes (microglomeruli, MG) in the mushroom body calyces, which were shown to alter their size and density with age. It is not known whether the amount of intracellular synaptic proteins in the MG is altered as well. The presynaptic protein Bruchpilot (BRP) is loc...

Background: Mushroom poisoning as a medical emergency can be a challenging problem for physicians. Despite the vast resources of poisonous mushrooms in Iran, few studies have been done in this regard, especially in the southwest region of the Caspian Sea that is very suitable for mushroom growth. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate our experience with mushroom poisoning in this reg...

BACKGROUND Anaphylaxis is one of the severest forms of allergic diseases. Some kinds of mushroom are known as causative allergens in food anaphylaxis. Matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake) is a typical edible mushroom available in autumn in Japan. We encountered an 8-year-old Japanese girl who developed anaphylaxis after ingesting matsutake mushrooms. METHODS We studied the case in detail...

Agriculture sensors play an important role in modern agriculture. The use of sensors in various agriculture sectors minimizes the environmental impact on crops, helps in increasing yield and saving cost of operation. Among all agriculture industries in Malaysia, the mushroom industry is a comparatively new and small. As most of the mushroom farms in Malaysia are small-scaled, their production c...