Four highly inducible genes of poplar trees, PtdKTI5, PtdWIN4, PtdPOP3 from hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa × P. deltoides) and PtKTI2 from trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) have been individually transformed into Arabidopsis thaliana for overexpression. High transcriptional level of each transgene in transgenic Arabidopsis lines was confirmed by RT-PCR analysis. The development, ...

Populus is an effective model for genetic studies in trees. The genus Populus includes dioecious species, and the differences exhibited in males and females have been intensively studied. This review focused on the distinctions between male and female poplar and aspen plants under stress conditions, such as drought, salinity, heavy metals, and nutrient deficiency on morphological, physiological...

On July 7tli, 1893, Kali, a Hindu labourer, aged about 27, was admitted to the Monghyr Hospital, with the history that a large bag of salt had fallen on the back of his head. At the time of his admission he had complete paralysis of the muscles of the lower limbs, abdomen and thorax and back. In the upper extremity a very slight pain of flexion of the forearm, and perhaps of pronation, was prac...

Background The transcription factor MYB46, together with its redundant paralog MYB83, regulates expression of secondary cell wall biosynthesis genes in Arabidopsis [reviewed in 1]. We isolated the Populus MYB46 ortholog, PtxtMYB021 from hybrid aspen (Populus tremula x tremuloides) [2]. Transiently expressed MYB021 transactivated gene promoters of Populus xylan-active enzymes GT43A, GT43B and Xy...

To aid in the investigation of the Populus deltoides microbiome, we generated draft genome sequences for 21 Pseudomonas strains and 19 other diverse bacteria isolated from Populus deltoides roots. Genome sequences for isolates similar to Acidovorax, Bradyrhizobium, Brevibacillus, Caulobacter, Chryseobacterium, Flavobacterium, Herbaspirillum, Novosphingobium, Pantoea, Phyllobacterium, Polaromona...

The rotator cuff performs multiple functions during shoulder exercises, including glenohumeral abduction, external rotation (ER) and internal rotation (IR). The rotator cuff also stabilizes the glenohumeral joint and controls humeral head translations. The infraspinatus and subscapularis have significant roles in scapular plane abduction (scaption), generating forces that are two to three times...

Background Polyploid breeding is a powerful approach for Populus genetic improve-ment because polyploid trees have valuable characteristics, including better timber quality and a higher degree of stress resistance compared with their full-sib diploids. However, the genetic mech-anism underlying this phenomenon remains unknown. Objective To better understand the proteomic changes between Popul...

This paper is to give an outline of the tree biotechnology research in South Korea. Tree Breeding, we call Traditional Tree Breeding later compared to Tree Biotechnology, started in 1954 in South Korea. Tree Biotechnology Research started as Tissue culture in the late 1970 in South Korea. Micropropagation was the first field adopted. Embryo culture, Bud culture, Callus culture, Cell culture are...