Transgenic zebrafish models are efficiently used to study the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC); thereby informing on their mechanisms action. However, given reported differences between strains at genetical, physiological and behavioral levels; care should be taken before using these transgenic for EDC testing. In present study, we undertook a set experiments in different and/or ...

abiotic stress such as cold and drought has adverse effects on plants growth and development. abiotic stress resistance is one of the most important goals in plant breeding. this goal can be achieved through transcription factor gene transfer to plants. recent studies show many successes in improving abiotic stress resistance by use of transcription factor gene transfer. the objective of the re...

Water scarcity is the major limiting factor for oasis-desert agricultural production of cotton. It necessary to improve cotton drought tolerance and minimize drought-related crop losses, transgenic approach efficient improvement. In order evaluate value ScALDH21 (G. hirsutum L.), it was tested in main region south Xinjiang, an environment extreme around desert. Transgenic cotton, overexpressing...

Induction of DrsB1-CBDAvr4 Recombinant Protein in Hairy and Adventitious Roots T1 Transgenic Plants

Introduction: Profilin1 (PFN1) is a ubiquitously expressed protein known for its function as a regulator of actin polymerization and dynamics. A recent discovery linked mutant PFN1 to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), which is a fatal and progressive motor neuron disease. We have also demonstrated that Gly118Val mutation in PFN1 is a cause of ALS, and the formation of aggregates containing m...

The testing and release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)—in particular GM plants—is tightly regulated internationally to prevent any negative effects on the environment or human health. However, these regulations are based on transgenic organisms and do not discriminate between transgenic plants and cisgenic plants, although we believe that they are fundamentally different (see sidebar)...

The induction of tetraploidy by means of cold, heat and multiple heat shock treatments was investigated on male fish from a growth-enhanced transgenic tilapia C118 line, crossed with wild type females. After the development a new multiple heat shock protocol (two heat treatments at 41oC in 60 and 80 min. after fertilization for 5 min. per each), chromosome and X-gal in situ staining assays demo...