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Hydrogen gas and its role in cell signaling (2017)
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Wilson, H. R., Veal, D., Whiteman, M., & Hancock, J. T. (2017). Hydrogen gas and its role in cell signaling. CABI Reviews, 12, 2-3

Hydrogen gas (H2) was once thought to be inert in biological systems but it has now become apparent that exposure of a wide range of organisms, including animals and plants, to H2 or hydrogen-rich water (HRW) has beneficial effects. It is involved in... Read More about Hydrogen gas and its role in cell signaling.

Identification and functional annotation of genes differentially expressed in the reproductive tissues of the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) through the generation of subtractive libraries (2017)
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Zafra, A., Carmona, R., Traverso, J. A., Hancock, J. T., Goldman, M. H., Claros, M. G., …Alche, J. D. (2017). Identification and functional annotation of genes differentially expressed in the reproductive tissues of the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) through the generation of subtractive libraries. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article 1576. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01576

© 2017 Zafra, Carmona, Traverso, Hancock, Goldman, Claros, Hiscock and Alche. The olive tree is a crop of high socio-economical importance in the Mediterranean area. Sexual reproduction in this plant is an essential process, which determines the yiel... Read More about Identification and functional annotation of genes differentially expressed in the reproductive tissues of the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) through the generation of subtractive libraries.

Residual ground-water levels of the neonicotinoid thiacloprid perturb chemosensing of Caenorhabditis elegans (2017)
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Floyd, K. G., Hopewell, H., Burnell, D., Hancock, J. T., Allainguillaume, J., Ladomery, M., & Wilson, I. D. (2017). Residual ground-water levels of the neonicotinoid thiacloprid perturb chemosensing of Caenorhabditis elegans. Ecotoxicology, 26(7), 981-990. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-017-1826-z

© 2017, The Author(s). This study investigated the neurological effects of residual ground-water levels of thiaclopridon the non-target organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Nematodes treated with thiacloprid showed a dose-dependent and significantly incr... Read More about Residual ground-water levels of the neonicotinoid thiacloprid perturb chemosensing of Caenorhabditis elegans.

Hydrogen sulfide causes excision of a genomic island in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (2017)
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Neale, H., Deshappriya, N., Arnold, D. L., Wood, M. E., Whiteman, M., & Hancock, J. T. (2017). Hydrogen sulfide causes excision of a genomic island in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 149(4), 911-921. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-017-1240-7

© 2017, The Author(s). Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is known to be an important signalling molecule in both animals and plants, despite its toxic nature. In plants it has been seen to control stomatal apertures, so altering the ability of bacteria to invad... Read More about Hydrogen sulfide causes excision of a genomic island in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola.

S-nitrosoglutathione spraying improves stomatal conductance, Rubisco activity and antioxidant defense in both leaves and roots of sugarcane plants under water deficit (2017)
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Silveira, N. M., Marcos, F. C., Frungillo, L., Moura, B. B., Seabra, A. B., Salgado, I., …Ribeiro, R. V. (2017). S-nitrosoglutathione spraying improves stomatal conductance, Rubisco activity and antioxidant defense in both leaves and roots of sugarcane plants under water deficit. Physiologia Plantarum, 160(4), 383-395. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12575

© 2017 Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society Water deficit is a major environmental constraint on crop productivity and performance and nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule associated with many biochemical and physiological processes... Read More about S-nitrosoglutathione spraying improves stomatal conductance, Rubisco activity and antioxidant defense in both leaves and roots of sugarcane plants under water deficit.

Evidence towards the involvement of nitric oxide in drought tolerance of sugarcane (2017)
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Ribeiro, R. V., Silveira, N. M., Hancock, J. T., Frungillo, L., Siasou, E., Marcos, F. C., …Machado, E. C. (2017). Evidence towards the involvement of nitric oxide in drought tolerance of sugarcane. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 115, 354-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.04.011

© 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS Exogenous supply of nitric oxide (NO) increases drought tolerance in sugarcane plants. However, little is known about the role of NO produced by plants under water deficit. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis t... Read More about Evidence towards the involvement of nitric oxide in drought tolerance of sugarcane.

Harnessing evolutionary toxins for signaling: Reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in plant cell regulation (2017)
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Hancock, J. T. (2017). Harnessing evolutionary toxins for signaling: Reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in plant cell regulation. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 189. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00189

© 2017 Hancock. During the early periods of evolution, as well as in niche environments today, organisms have had to learn to tolerate the presence of many reactive compounds, such as reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, and hydrogen sulfide. It is... Read More about Harnessing evolutionary toxins for signaling: Reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in plant cell regulation.

Competition of reactive signals and thiol modifications of proteins (2017)
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Hancock, J. T., Craig, T. J., & Whiteman, M. (2017). Competition of reactive signals and thiol modifications of proteins. https://doi.org/10.4172/2576-1471.1000170

It is clear that cells are constantly bombarded by multiple signals, often initiating similar, or even conflicting, responses. Important players in this suite of signals are the reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), the rea... Read More about Competition of reactive signals and thiol modifications of proteins.

Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species (2016)
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Hancock, J. T., & Whiteman, M. (2016). Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1365(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12733

© 2016 The New York Academy of Sciences. Signaling in cells involving reactive compounds is well established. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) are known to be extremely influential in the control of a range of physiological respons... Read More about Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species.

Alone NO Longer: Interactions of Nitric Oxide with Reactive Oxygen Species and Hydrogen Sulfide (2016)
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Whiteman, M., Hancock, J. T., & Whiteman, M. (2016). Alone NO Longer: Interactions of Nitric Oxide with Reactive Oxygen Species and Hydrogen Sulfide. Advances in Botanical Research, 77, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.abr.2015.10.012

Nitric oxide (NO) is a hugely important signaling molecule in both animals and plants. In plants, it has been implicated in the control of a host of cellular and physiological events, from roots to leaves, from germination to senescence. It is known... Read More about Alone NO Longer: Interactions of Nitric Oxide with Reactive Oxygen Species and Hydrogen Sulfide.

The identification of genes important in pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola plant colonisation using in vitro screening of transposon libraries (2015)
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Manoharan, B., Neale, H. C., Hancock, J. T., Jackson, R. W., & Arnold, D. L. (2015). The identification of genes important in pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola plant colonisation using in vitro screening of transposon libraries. PLoS ONE, 10(9), Article e0137355. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137355

© 2015 Manoharan et al. The bacterial plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (Pph) colonises the surface of common bean plants before moving into the interior of plant tissue, via wounds and stomata. In the intercellular spaces the path... Read More about The identification of genes important in pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola plant colonisation using in vitro screening of transposon libraries.

The evolutionarily conserved multifunctional glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins play key roles in development and stress adaptation (2015)
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Wilson, I., Ciuzan, O., Hancock, J. T., Pamfil, D., Wilson, I. D., & Ladomery, M. (2015). The evolutionarily conserved multifunctional glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins play key roles in development and stress adaptation. Physiologia Plantarum, 153(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12286

© 2014 Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society. The class IV glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins are a distinct subgroup within the heterogenous superfamily of glycine-rich proteins (GRPs). They are distinguished by the presence of an RNA-binding domain... Read More about The evolutionarily conserved multifunctional glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins play key roles in development and stress adaptation.

Electrochemical detection of extracellular hydrogen peroxide in Arabidopsis thaliana: A real-time marker of oxidative stress (2013)
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Killard, A. J., Hancock, J., Valero, E., Pérez-Prior, M. T., González-Macia, L., González-Sánchez, M. I., …Killard, A. (2013). Electrochemical detection of extracellular hydrogen peroxide in Arabidopsis thaliana: A real-time marker of oxidative stress. Plant, Cell and Environment, 36(4), 869-878. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12023

An electrochemical approach to directly measure the dynamic process of H2O2 release from cultures of Arabidopsis thaliana cells is reported. This approach is based on H2O2 oxidation on a Pt electrode in conjunction with continuous measurement of samp... Read More about Electrochemical detection of extracellular hydrogen peroxide in Arabidopsis thaliana: A real-time marker of oxidative stress.

Hydrogen sulfide: Environmental factor or signalling molecule? (2013)
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Lisjak, M., Lisjak, M., Teklic, T., Wilson, I. D., Whiteman, M., & Hancock, J. T. (2013). Hydrogen sulfide: Environmental factor or signalling molecule?. Plant, Cell and Environment, 36(9), 1607-1616. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12073

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has traditionally been thought of as a phytotoxin, having deleterious effects on the plant growth and survival. It is now recognized that plants have enzymes which generate H2S, cysteine desulfhydrase, and remove it, O-acetylse... Read More about Hydrogen sulfide: Environmental factor or signalling molecule?.

Low dose ionizing radiation produces too few reactive oxygen species to directly affect antioxidant concentrations in cells (2012)
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Smith, J. T., Willey, N., & Hancock, J. T. (2012). Low dose ionizing radiation produces too few reactive oxygen species to directly affect antioxidant concentrations in cells. Biology Letters, 8(4), 594-597. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.0150

It has been hypothesized that radiation-induced oxidative stress is the mechanism for a wide range of negative impacts on biota living in radioactively contaminated areas around Chernobyl. The present study tests this hypothesis mechanistically, for... Read More about Low dose ionizing radiation produces too few reactive oxygen species to directly affect antioxidant concentrations in cells.

Differential redox potential between the human cytosolic and mitochondrial branched-chain aminotransferase (2012)
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Coles, S. J., Hancock, J. T., & Conway, M. E. (2012). Differential redox potential between the human cytosolic and mitochondrial branched-chain aminotransferase. Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, 44(2), 172-176. https://doi.org/10.1093/abbs/gmr103

The human branched-chain aminotransferase (hBCAT) isoenzymes are CXXC motif redox sensitive homodimers central to glutamate metabolism in the central nervous system. These proteins respond differently to oxidation by H 2O 2, NO, and S-glutathionylati... Read More about Differential redox potential between the human cytosolic and mitochondrial branched-chain aminotransferase.