The p86 subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor-(iso)4F from wheat germ exhibits saturable and substoichiometric binding to maize microtubules, induces microtubule bundling in vitro, and is colocalized or closely associated with cortical microtubule bundles in maize root cells, indicating its function as a microtubule-associated protein (MAP). The effects of p86 on the growth of short, taxol-st...

The Mu transposons of the Robertsons's Mutator transposable element system in maize are unusual in many respects, when compared to the other known plant transposon systems. The excision of these elements occurs late in somatic tissues and very rarely in the germ line. Unlike the other plant transposons, there is no experimental evidence directly linking Mu element excision and integration. We h...

BACKGROUND Collagens require the hydroxylation of proline (Pro) residues in their triple-helical domain repeating sequence Xaa-Pro-Gly to function properly as a main structural component of the extracellular matrix in animals at physiologically relevant conditions. The regioselective proline hydroxylation is catalyzed by a specific prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H) as a posttranslational processing st...

From a cultural point of view, Maize is the most important crop in Mexico, and also an essential food Mexican diet. This study aimed to evaluate physical chemical characteristics maize grain their influence on quality dough tortillas produced with three native cultivars from western Mexico. Physical, structural, were evaluated, including hectolitric weight, 100-grain flotation index, structure,...

HE chromosomes of maize possess a number of distinguishing features T used by cytologists to identify members of the complement. Among the more important of these are the dark staining enlargements known as knobs, which have been shown to occur a t certain points and only a t certain points on the chromosomes. Although chromosome knobs are distinguishable in mitotic prophases they are best stud...

The molecular mechanism for meiotic entry remains largely elusive in flowering plants. Only Arabidopsis SWI1/DYAD and maize AM1, both of which are the coiled-coil protein, are known to be required for the initiation of plant meiosis. The mechanism underlying the synchrony of male meiosis, characteristic to flowering plants, has also been unclear in the plant kingdom. In other eukaryotes, RNA-re...

Seeds are the most fundamental and significant production tool in agriculture. They play a critical role boosting output revenue of To achieve rapid identification protection maize seeds, 3938 images 11 different types seeds were collected for experiment, along with combination germ non-germ surface datasets. The training set, validation test set randomly divided by ratio 7:2:1. experiment intr...

An important step during plant development is the transition from juvenile to adult growth. It is only after this transition that plants are reproductively competent. Given the great danger that transposon activity represents to the germ line, this may also be an important period during development with respect to transposon regulation and silencing. We demonstrate that a change in expression o...

Non-invasive, easy to use and cost-effective technology offers a valuable alternative for rapid detection of carcinogenic fungal metabolites, namely aflatoxins, in commodities. One relatively recent development in this area is the use of spectral technology. Fluorescence hyperspectral imaging, in particular, offers a potential rapid and non-invasive method for detecting the presence of aflatoxi...