Bacterial Evolution by Genomic Island Transfer Occurs via DNA Transformation In Planta (2009)
Journal Article

Our understanding of the evolution of microbial pathogens has been advanced by the discovery of "islands" of DNA that differ from core genomes and contain determinants of virulence [1, 2]. The acquisition of genomic islands (GIs) by horizontal gene t... Read More about Bacterial Evolution by Genomic Island Transfer Occurs via DNA Transformation In Planta.

Upregulation of oxidative stress markers in human microvascular endothelial cells by complexes of serum albumin and digestion products of glycated casein (2009)
Journal Article

The extent of absorption of dietary advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is not fully known. The possible physiological impact of these absorbed components on inflammatory processes has been studied little and was the aim of this investigation. Aqu... Read More about Upregulation of oxidative stress markers in human microvascular endothelial cells by complexes of serum albumin and digestion products of glycated casein.

Reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide and signal crosstalk (2009)
Book Chapter

Fungal elicitor Pep-25 increases cytosolic calcium ions, H 2O2 production and activates the octadecanoid pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana (2009)
Journal Article

Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing the protein aequorin were used to investigate the transient change in cytosolic calcium ions caused by stimulation through the fungal elicitor Pep-25. Our results show that the elicitor Pep-25 derived... Read More about Fungal elicitor Pep-25 increases cytosolic calcium ions, H 2O2 production and activates the octadecanoid pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Stochastic and deterministic processes jointly structure tropical arthropod communities (2009)
Journal Article

The question of whether ecological assemblages are structured by stochastic and deterministic (e.g. interspecific competition) processes is controversial, but it is difficult to design sampling regimes and experiments that can dissect the relative im... Read More about Stochastic and deterministic processes jointly structure tropical arthropod communities.

The perception of reactive oxygen species in plants: The road to signal transduction (2009)
Book Chapter

Role of nitric oxide in regulating stomatal apertures (2009)
Journal Article

During stomatal closure, nitric oxide (NO) operates as one of the key intermediates in the complex, abscisic acid (ABA)-mediated, guard cell signaling network that regulates this process. However, data concerning the role of NO in stomatal closure th... Read More about Role of nitric oxide in regulating stomatal apertures.

Differential requirement for NO during ABA-induced stomatal closure in turgid and wilted leaves (2009)
Journal Article

Abscisic acid (ABA)-induced stomatal closure is mediated by a complex, guard cell signalling network involving nitric oxide (NO) as a key intermediate. However, there is a lack of information concerning the role of NO in the ABA-enhanced stomatal clo... Read More about Differential requirement for NO during ABA-induced stomatal closure in turgid and wilted leaves.

Tools to investigate reaction oxygen species-sensitive signaling proteins (2009)
Book Chapter

The thiols groups of cysteine residues on proteins are attractive oxidative targets for modification by reactive oxygen species, such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Such modification can lead to important cellular signaling processes that ultimately re... Read More about Tools to investigate reaction oxygen species-sensitive signaling proteins.

Pseudomonas syringae: Genomics provides important insights to secretion systems, effector genes and the evolution of virulence (2009)
Book Chapter