Search Results - "Bennett, Alan"
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Nitrogen fixation in a landrace of maize is supported by a mucilage-associated diazotrophic microbiota
Published in PLoS biology (07-08-2018)“…Plants are associated with a complex microbiota that contributes to nutrient acquisition, plant growth, and plant defense. Nitrogen-fixing microbial…”
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Diazotrophic bacteria from maize exhibit multifaceted plant growth promotion traits in multiple hosts
Published in PloS one (14-09-2020)“…Sierra Mixe maize is a geographically remote landrace variety grown on nitrogen-deficient fields in Oaxaca, Mexico that meets its nutritional requirements…”
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Chimeric antigen receptors enable superior control of HIV replication by rapidly killing infected cells
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-12-2023)“…Engineered T cells hold great promise to become part of an effective HIV cure strategy, but it is currently unclear how best to redirect T cells to target HIV…”
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Genetically engineered crops that fly under the US regulatory radar
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NY-ESO-1–specific TCR–engineered T cells mediate sustained antigen-specific antitumor effects in myeloma
Published in Nature medicine (01-08-2015)“…Carl June and colleagues report the results of a phase I/II trial of adoptively transferred engineered T cells in patients with advanced multiple myeloma…”
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Cardiovascular toxicity and titin cross-reactivity of affinity-enhanced T cells in myeloma and melanoma
Published in Blood (08-08-2013)“…An obstacle to cancer immunotherapy has been that the affinity of T-cell receptors (TCRs) for antigens expressed in tumors is generally low. We initiated…”
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Characterization of novel glycosyl hydrolases discovered by cell wall glycan directed monoclonal antibody screening and metagenome analysis of maize aerial root mucilage
Published in PloS one (26-09-2018)“…An indigenous maize landrace from the Sierra Mixe region of Oaxaca, Mexico exhibits extensive formation of aerial roots which exude large volumes of a…”
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Strategy for Structural Elucidation of Polysaccharides: Elucidation of a Maize Mucilage that Harbors Diazotrophic Bacteria
Published in Analytical chemistry (Washington) (04-06-2019)“…The recruitment of a bacterial consortium by the host is a strategy not limited to animals but is also used in plants. A maize aerial root mucilage has been…”
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A Model for Nitrogen Fixation in Cereal Crops
Published in Trends in plant science (01-03-2020)“…Nitrogen-fixing microbial associations with cereals have been of intense interest for more than a century (Roesch et al., Plant Soil 2008;302:91–104; Triplett,…”
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Agricultural Biotechnology: Economics, Environment, Ethics, and the Future
Published in Annual review of environment and resources (17-10-2013)“…Agricultural biotechnology and, specifically, the development of genetically modified (GM) crops have been controversial for several reasons, including…”
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Identification of a Titin-derived HLA-A1-presented peptide as a cross-reactive target for engineered MAGE A3-directed T cells
Published in Science translational medicine (07-08-2013)“…MAGE A3, which belongs to the family of cancer-testis antigens, is an attractive target for adoptive therapy given its reactivation in various tumors and…”
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"Uniform ripening" Encodes a "Golden 2-like" Transcription Factor Regulating Tomato Fruit Chloroplast Development
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (29-06-2012)“…Modern tomato (Solarium lycoperskum) varieties are bred for uniform ripening (u) light green fruit phenotypes to facilitate harvests of evenly ripened fruit. U…”
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Genomic characterization of a diazotrophic microbiota associated with maize aerial root mucilage
Published in PloS one (28-09-2020)“…A geographically isolated maize landrace cultivated on nitrogen-depleted fields without synthetic fertilizer in the Sierra Mixe region of Oaxaca, Mexico…”
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Tuning T‐Cell Receptor Affinity to Optimize Clinical Risk‐Benefit When Targeting Alpha‐Fetoprotein–Positive Liver Cancer
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-05-2019)“…Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have a poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) is often expressed at high levels…”
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Technology transfer in the Americas: common and divergent practices among major research universities and public sector institutions
Published in The Journal of technology transfer (01-12-2017)“…The present article presents the results of a qualitative study whose purpose was to compare the structure and operation of the programs for intellectual…”
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Taste: Unraveling Tomato Flavor
Published in Current biology (05-06-2012)“…New research integrating genetics, chemistry and psychophysics has led to a model for tomato flavor intensity comprising sugars and acids plus six volatile…”
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Strangers in the matrix: plant cell walls and pathogen susceptibility
Published in Trends in plant science (01-11-2008)“…Early in infection, pathogens encounter the outer wall of plant cells. Because pathogen hydrolases targeting the plant cell wall are well-known components of…”
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Constitutively expressed DHAR and MDHAR influence fruit, but not foliar ascorbate levels in tomato
Published in Plant physiology and biochemistry (01-10-2011)“…Vitamin C (l-ascorbate, AsA) is an essential nutrient required in key metabolic functions in humans and must be obtained from the diet, mainly from fruits and…”
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Single and Dual Amino Acid Substitutions in TCR CDRs Can Enhance Antigen-Specific T Cell Functions
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-05-2008)“…Single and dual amino acid substitution variants were generated in the TCR CDRs of three TCRs that recognize tumor-associated Ags. Substitutions that enhance…”
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Ripening-Regulated Susceptibility of Tomato Fruit to Botrytis cinerea Requires NOR But Not RIN or Ethylene
Published in Plant physiology (Bethesda) (01-07-2009)“…Fruit ripening is a developmental process that is associated with increased susceptibility to the necrotrophic pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Histochemical…”
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