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Genetic diversity and pedigree for Sophora toromiro (Leguminosae): A tree extinct in the wild (1999)
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Maunder, M., Culham, A., Bordeu, A., Allainguillaume, J., & Wilkinson, M. J. (1999). Genetic diversity and pedigree for Sophora toromiro (Leguminosae): A tree extinct in the wild. Molecular Ecology, 8(5), 725-738

Sophora toromiro was endemic to the Pacific island of Papa Nui (Easter Island) and is extinct in the wild. The species has survived in private and botanic gardens. The species is the subject of an international study to support its conservation ex si... Read More about Genetic diversity and pedigree for Sophora toromiro (Leguminosae): A tree extinct in the wild.

Multiple roles for the Wilms' tumor suppressor, WT1 (1999)
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Davies, R., Moore, A., Schedl, A., Bratt, E., Miyahawa, K., Ladomery, M., …Hastie, N. (1999). Multiple roles for the Wilms' tumor suppressor, WT1. Cancer Research, 59, 1747s-1750s

Wilms' tumor is a childhood kidney tumor that is a striking example of the way that cancer may arise through development gone awry. A proportion of these tumors develop as a result of the loss of function mutations in the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene... Read More about Multiple roles for the Wilms' tumor suppressor, WT1.

A comparison of caesium uptake kinetics in eight species of grass (1999)
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Dennis, E. R., Philippidis, C., Willey, N. J., Broadley, M. R., & Willey, N. (1999). A comparison of caesium uptake kinetics in eight species of grass. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 46(2), 225-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0265-931X%2898%2900128-3

The Michaelis-Menten kinetic parameters (I(max) K(m) and C(min)) of CS uptake were estimated using a solution-depletion method, after 0, 1 and 4 d K-starvation in eight mature grass species of different relative growth rates (Bromus sterilis L., Elym... Read More about A comparison of caesium uptake kinetics in eight species of grass.

A dispensable region of the chromosome which is associated with an avirulence gene in Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi (1999)
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Vivian, A., Jackson, R. W., Arnold, D. L., Arnold, D. L., Brown, J., Jackson, R. W., & Vivian, A. (1999). A dispensable region of the chromosome which is associated with an avirulence gene in Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi. Microbiology, 145(1), 135-141. https://doi.org/10.1099/13500872-145-1-135

Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi comprises a number of races which fall into two phylogenetically distinct groups (designated I and II). Races are based on cultivar specificity in the host plant, pea (Pisum sativum), and are specified by the presence of... Read More about A dispensable region of the chromosome which is associated with an avirulence gene in Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi.

Identification of volatiles generated by potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum CV : Maris Piper) infected by erwinia carotovora, bacillus polymyxa and arthrobacter sp (1999)
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de Lacy Costello, B., Evans, P., Ewen, R., Gunson, H., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Spencer-Phillips, P. T. (1999). Identification of volatiles generated by potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum CV : Maris Piper) infected by erwinia carotovora, bacillus polymyxa and arthrobacter sp. Plant Pathology, 48(3), 345-351

Bacteria were isolated from internal tissues of surface sterilized healthy tubers of Solanum tuberosum cv. Maris Piper (8 different isolates) and from tubers inoculated with Erwinia carotovora ssp. carotovora showing soft-rot symptoms (3 different is... Read More about Identification of volatiles generated by potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum CV : Maris Piper) infected by erwinia carotovora, bacillus polymyxa and arthrobacter sp.

Evaluation of mild, moderate, and advanced keratoconus using ultrasound pachometry and the eyesys videokeratoscope (1998)
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WATTERS, G. A., & Owens, H. (1998). Evaluation of mild, moderate, and advanced keratoconus using ultrasound pachometry and the eyesys videokeratoscope. Optometry and Vision Science, 75(9), 640-646. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006324-199809000-00018

Background. The absolute accuracy of videokeratoscope (VKS) mapping of keratoconus is still in question, with contact lens-induced corneal warpage and chalazion having been shown to resemble this condition closely. Corneal thinning is investigated as... Read More about Evaluation of mild, moderate, and advanced keratoconus using ultrasound pachometry and the eyesys videokeratoscope.

Simple Methods for the Extraction and Identification of Amine Malodurs from Spoiled Foodstuffs (1998)
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Jones, P., Ewen, R., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (1998). Simple Methods for the Extraction and Identification of Amine Malodurs from Spoiled Foodstuffs. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 11(3), 274-279. https://doi.org/10.1006/jfca.1998.0584

Headspace GC-MS analysis was performed on potato tubers infected withErwinia carotovorabacteria and on Iberian cured ham infected withMicroccusandLactobacillusbacteria strains, which cause extensive losses in stored foodstuffs. Headspace samples of i... Read More about Simple Methods for the Extraction and Identification of Amine Malodurs from Spoiled Foodstuffs.

Mitochondrial aldehyde reductase: Identification and characterization in rat liver and kidney cortex (1998)
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Udovikova, E. A., Doran (nee Udovikova), O., & Wojtzcak, L. (1998). Mitochondrial aldehyde reductase: Identification and characterization in rat liver and kidney cortex. International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 30(5), 597-608. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1357-2725%2897%2900143-X

Aldehyde reductase (EC 1.1.1.2) has been regarded so far as an exclusively cytosolic enzyme. The present investigation shows that mitochondria of rat liver, kidney cortex and, tentatively, heart also contain an enzyme catalyzing oxidation of NADPH by... Read More about Mitochondrial aldehyde reductase: Identification and characterization in rat liver and kidney cortex.

The use of thin silver films for the detection of low concentrations of hydrogen sulphide (1998)
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Hawkins, S. J., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Sagastizabal, A. (1998). The use of thin silver films for the detection of low concentrations of hydrogen sulphide. Analytica Chimica Acta, 359(1-2), 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-2670%2897%2900633-8

This work describes the facile fabrication of a sensor for the visual detection of hydrogen sulphide at concentrations of ≤0.1 ppm. Colloidal silver films were prepared on PVC by a dip-coating method which, on exposure to hydrogen sulphide, underwent... Read More about The use of thin silver films for the detection of low concentrations of hydrogen sulphide.

Differences in root uptake of radiocaesium by 30 plant taxa (1997)
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Willey, N. J., Broadley, M. R., & Willey, N. (1997). Differences in root uptake of radiocaesium by 30 plant taxa. Environmental Pollution, 97(1-2), 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491%2897%2900090-0

The concentration of Cs was measured in the shoots of 30 taxa of plants after exposing the roots for 6 h to 0.1 μg radiolabelled Cs g-1 soil. There were maximum differences between Chenopodium quinoa and Koeleria macrantha of 20-fold in Cs concentrat... Read More about Differences in root uptake of radiocaesium by 30 plant taxa.

Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes (1997)
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Ladomery, M., Lyons, S., & Sommerville, J. (1997). Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes. Gene, 198(1-2), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1119%2897%2900325-9

Modification of core histones can alter chromatin structure, facilitating the activation and repression of genes. A key example is the acetylation of N-terminal lysines of the core histones. Recently, the mammalian histone deacetylase HD1 was cloned... Read More about Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes.

A comparison of stable caesium uptake by six grass species of contrasting growth strategy (1997)
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Martin, M. H., Willey, N. J., Willey, N., & Martin, M. H. (1997). A comparison of stable caesium uptake by six grass species of contrasting growth strategy. Environmental Pollution, 95(3), 311-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491%2896%2900144-3

Six plant species in the family Gramineae were used to investigate the relationship between Cs uptake, nutrient regime and plant growth strategy sensu Grime. The roots of 66 day old Elymus repens (L.) Gould., Bromus sterilis L., Agrostis stolonifera... Read More about A comparison of stable caesium uptake by six grass species of contrasting growth strategy.

Evidence that genes from the male parent may influence the morphology of potato dihaploids (1997)
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Barr, S. N., Allainguillaume, J., Wilkinson, M. J., Clulow, S. A., & Barr, S. N. R. (1997). Evidence that genes from the male parent may influence the morphology of potato dihaploids. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 94(2), 241-248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220050406

A number of recent studies have provided evidence that potato dihaploids (S. tuberosum) contain and express DNA front the male (dihaploid inducer) parent, S. phureja. The importance of this for breeding programmes that use dihaploid potatoes is to so... Read More about Evidence that genes from the male parent may influence the morphology of potato dihaploids.

Multifunctional proteins suggest connections between transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes (1997)
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Ladomery, M. (1997). Multifunctional proteins suggest connections between transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. BioEssays, 19(10), 903-909. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.950191010

Recent findings indicate that substantial cross-talk may exist between transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Firstly, there are suggestions that specific promoters influence the post-transcriptional fate of transcripts, pointing to comm... Read More about Multifunctional proteins suggest connections between transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes.

Xp54, the Xenopus homologue of human RNA helicase p54, is an integral component of stored mRNP particles in oocytes (1997)
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Ladomery, M., Wade, E., & Sommerville, J. (1997). Xp54, the Xenopus homologue of human RNA helicase p54, is an integral component of stored mRNP particles in oocytes. Nucleic Acids Research, 25(5), 965-973

In investigating the composition of stored (maternal) mRNP particles in Xenopus oocytes, attention has focussed primarily on the phosphoproteins pp60/56, which are Y-box proteins involved in a general packaging of mRNA. We now identify a third, abund... Read More about Xp54, the Xenopus homologue of human RNA helicase p54, is an integral component of stored mRNP particles in oocytes.

Specific oligonucleotide primers for the identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi yield one of two possible DNA fragments by PCR amplification: evidence for phylogenetic divergence (1996)
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Vivian, A., Taylor, J. D., Arnold, D. L., Arnold, D. L., Athey-Pollard, A., Gibbon, M. J., …Vivian, A. (1996). Specific oligonucleotide primers for the identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi yield one of two possible DNA fragments by PCR amplification: evidence for phylogenetic divergence. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 49(4), 233-245. https://doi.org/10.1006/pmpp.1996.0051

Two unique DNA fragments, generated by RAPD-PCR, were used as probes against dot-blots of representative isolates of the seven races of pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi. DNA from each isolate hybridized only to one of the two probes. Fragments identifie... Read More about Specific oligonucleotide primers for the identification of Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi yield one of two possible DNA fragments by PCR amplification: evidence for phylogenetic divergence.

Evidence for the growth of Plasmodiophora brassicae in vitro (1996)
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Arnold, D. L., Arnold, D. L., Blakesley, D., & Clarkson, J. M. (1996). Evidence for the growth of Plasmodiophora brassicae in vitro. Mycological Research, 100(5), 535-540. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0953-7562%2896%2980005-0

Plasmodiophora brassicae is a root-invading pathogen that causes club root disease of brassica crops. Although generally regarded as an obligate biotroph, a number of reports over the last century have suggested that the organism may have a free livi... Read More about Evidence for the growth of Plasmodiophora brassicae in vitro.

Synthesis and gas sensing properties of poly[tetra(pyrrol-1-yl)silane] (1996)
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Campbell, S. A., Smith, J. R., Evans, P., Smith, J., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Campbell, S. (1996). Synthesis and gas sensing properties of poly[tetra(pyrrol-1-yl)silane]. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 6(3), 295-299. https://doi.org/10.1039/jm9960600295

Conducting polymers such as polypyrrole and polythiophene offer a new approach to the design of modified electrodes and sensors. In the current work, the electrochemical and chemical polymerisation of tetra(pyrrol-1-yl)silane is described. Resultant... Read More about Synthesis and gas sensing properties of poly[tetra(pyrrol-1-yl)silane].