Whether evolution will be rapid enough to rescue declining populations will depend upon population size, the supply of genetic variation, the degree of maladaptation and the historical direction of selection. We examined whether the level of environmental stress experienced by a population prior to abrupt environmental change affects the probability of evolutionary rescue (ER). Hundreds of popu...

CBL-interacting protein kinases are involved in plant responses to abiotic stresses, including salt stress. However, the negative regulating mechanism of this gene family in response to salinity is less reported. In this study, we evaluated the role of TaCIPK25 in regulating salt response in wheat. Under conditions of high salinity, TaCIPK25 expression was markedly down-regulated in roots. Over...

Peroxisomes are single membrane-bound organelles, whose basic enzymatic constituents are catalase and H2O2-producing flavin oxidases. Previous reports showed that peroxisome is involved in numerous processes including primary and secondary metabolism, plant development and abiotic stress responses. However, knowledge on the function of different peroxisome genes from rice and its regulatory rol...

The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) (strain 17) DNA polymerase gene has been cloned into an Escherichia coli-yeast shuttle vector fused to the galactokinase gene (GAL-1) promoter. Genes controlled by the GAL-1 promoter are induced by galactose, uninduced by raffinose, and repressed by glucose. Cell extracts from a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae harboring this vector (Y-MH202, expresser ...

In this research, it was aimed to determine some chemical, microbiological and sensory properties of acur pickles compare them with Turkish Standards their differences. Chemical analyzes were determined pH the pickle 3.27-3.99, salt 2.85-8.15%, titration acidity 0.51-0.97%, dry matter 4.80-8.35%, vitamin C 4.15-6.81 mg/100mL, lactic acid 0.229-0.530 mg/mL, acetic 0.137-0.256 propionic 0.027-0.0...

The NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2 and CUC2) transcription factors are ubiquitously distributed in plants play critical roles the construction of plant organs abiotic stress response. In this study, we described cloning a Suaeda liaotungensis K. factor gene SlNAC4, which contained 1450 bp, coding 331 amino acid. We found that SlNAC4 was highly expressed stems S. liaotungensis, expression considerably up-reg...

Rpb5 is a general subunit of all eukaryotic RNA polymerases which consists of a N-terminal and a C-terminal domain. The corresponding archaeal subunit RpoH contains only the conserved C-terminal domain without any N-terminal extensions. A chimeric construct, termed rp5H, which encodes the N-terminal yeast domain and the C-terminal domain from Pyrococcus furiosus is unable to complement the leth...

Biodegradation of phenol is a major focus of toxic organic compound degradation by microorganisms isolated from polluted areas. An increasing number of bacteria and fungi possessing unique biodegradation capabilities have been isolated in recent years. In this study a new isolate, Rhodococcus erythropolis SKO-1, from polluted soils in the Tehran oil refinery region, is reported. Identificati...