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Intertwined signatures of desiccation and drought tolerance in grasses by Pardo, Jeremy, Wai, Ching Man, Chay, Hannah, Madden, Christine F., Hilhorst, Henk W. M., Farrant, Jill M., VanBuren, Robert

“…Grasses are among the most resilient plants, and some can survive prolonged desiccation in semiarid regions with seasonal rainfall. However, the genetic…”
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Altitudinal and climatic associations of seed dormancy and flowering traits evidence adaptation of annual life cycle timing in Arabidopsis thaliana by Vidigal, Deborah S., Marques, Alexandre C. S. S., Willems, Leo A. J., Buijs, Gonda, Méndez‐Vigo, Belén, Hilhorst, Henk W. M., Bentsink, Leónie, Picó, F. Xavier, Alonso‐Blanco, Carlos

“…The temporal control or timing of the life cycle of annual plants is presumed to provide adaptive strategies to escape harsh environments for survival and…”
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Regulatory B cells in ANCA-associated vasculitis by Wilde, B, Thewissen, M, Damoiseaux, J, Knippenberg, S, Hilhorst, M, van Paassen, P, Witzke, O, Cohen Tervaert, J W

“…B cells have immunoregulatory function acting as antigen-presenting cells. A separate subset of interleukin (IL)-10 producing B cells (Breg) regulating T cell…”
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Learning from Co-expression Networks: Possibilities and Challenges by Serin, Elise A R, Nijveen, Harm, Hilhorst, Henk W M, Ligterink, Wilco

“…Plants are fascinating and complex organisms. A comprehensive understanding of the organization, function and evolution of plant genes is essential to…”
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Dissecting the Genomic Diversification of Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) Protein Gene Families in Plants by Artur, Mariana Aline Silva, Zhao, Tao, Ligterink, Wilco, Schranz, Eric, Hilhorst, Henk W M

“…Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins include eight multigene families that are expressed in response to water loss during seed maturation and in…”
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Acquisition and loss of desiccation tolerance in seeds: from experimental model to biological relevance by Dekkers, Bas J. W, Costa, Maria Cecilia D, Maia, Julio, Bentsink, Leónie, Ligterink, Wilco, Hilhorst, Henk W. M

“…MAIN CONCLUSION : Besides being an important model to study desiccation tolerance, the induction of desiccation tolerance in germinated seeds may also play an…”
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Metabolite profiling and associated gene expression reveal two metabolic shifts during the seed-to-seedling transition in Arabidopsis thaliana by Silva, Anderson Tadeu, Ligterink, Wilco, Hilhorst, Henk W. M.

“…Key message Metabolic and transcriptomic correlation analysis identified two distinctive profiles involved in the metabolic preparation for seed germination…”
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Abscisic acid (ABA) sensitivity regulates desiccation tolerance in germinated Arabidopsis seeds by Maia, Julio, Dekkers, Bas J. W, Dolle, Miranda J, Ligterink, Wilco, Hilhorst, Henk W. M

“…During germination, orthodox seeds lose their desiccation tolerance (DT) and become sensitive to extreme drying. Yet, DT can be rescued, in a well‐defined…”
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Identification of Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Expression Analysis in Arabidopsis and Tomato Seeds by Dekkers, Bas J. W., Willems, Leo, Bassel, George W., van Bolderen-Veldkamp, R. P. (Marieke), Ligterink, Wilco, Hilhorst, Henk W. M., Bentsink, Leónie

“…Quantifying gene expression levels is an important research tool to understand biological systems. Reverse transcription-quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR)…”
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A pore water conductivity sensor by Hilhorst, M.A

“…The electrical permittivity and conductivity of the bulk soil are a function of the permittivity and conductivity of the pore water. For soil water contents…”
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Seed dormancy release in Arabidopsis Cvi by dry after-ripening, low temperature, nitrate and light shows common quantitative patterns of gene expression directed by environmentally specific sensing by Finch-Savage, William E, Cadman, Cassandra S.C, Toorop, Peter E, Lynn, James R, Hilhorst, Henk W.M

“…The depth of seed dormancy can be influenced by a number of different environmental signals, but whether a common mechanism underlies this apparently similar…”
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Improved outcome in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis: a 30-year follow-up study by Hilhorst, Marc, Wilde, Benjamin, van Paassen, Pieter, Winkens, Bjorn, van Breda Vriesman, Peter, Cohen Tervaert, Jan Willem

“…Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis has a poor prognosis. In the current study, we assessed whether prognosis in these…”
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A gene co-expression network predicts functional genes controlling the re-establishment of desiccation tolerance in germinated Arabidopsis thaliana seeds by Costa, Maria Cecília D., Righetti, Karima, Nijveen, Harm, Yazdanpanah, Farzaneh, Ligterink, Wilco, Buitink, Julia, Hilhorst, Henk W. M.

“…Main conclusion During re-establishment of desiccation tolerance (DT), early events promote initial protection and growth arrest, while late events promote…”
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The re-establishment of desiccation tolerance in germinated Arabidopsis thaliana seeds and its associated transcriptome by Maia, Julio, Dekkers, Bas J W, Provart, Nicholas J, Ligterink, Wilco, Hilhorst, Henk W M

“…The combination of robust physiological models with "omics" studies holds promise for the discovery of genes and pathways linked to how organisms deal with…”
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Editorial: Unifying Insights into the Desiccation Tolerance Mechanisms of Resurrection Plants and Seeds by Farrant, Jill M., Moore, John P., Hilhorst, Henk W. M.

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Characterization of and genetic variation for tomato seed thermo-inhibition and thermo-dormancy by Geshnizjani, Nafiseh, Ghaderi-Far, Farshid, Willems, Leo A J, Hilhorst, Henk W M, Ligterink, Wilco

“…Exposing imbibed seeds to high temperatures may lead to either thermo-inhibition of germination or thermo-dormancy responses. In thermo-inhibition, seed…”
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High-Throughput Scoring of Seed Germination by Ligterink, Wilco, Hilhorst, Henk W M

“…High-throughput analysis of seed germination for phenotyping large genetic populations or mutant collections is very labor intensive and would highly benefit…”
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germinator: a software package for high-throughput scoring and curve fitting of Arabidopsis seed germination by Joosen, Ronny V.L, Kodde, Jan, Willems, Leo A.J, Ligterink, Wilco, van der Plas, Linus H.W, Hilhorst, Henk W.M

“…Over the past few decades seed physiology research has contributed to many important scientific discoveries and has provided valuable tools for the production…”
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Exploring the natural variation for seedling traits and their link with seed dimensions in tomato by Khan, Noorullah, Kazmi, Rashid H, Willems, Leo A J, van Heusden, Adriaan W, Ligterink, Wilco, Hilhorst, Henk W M

“…The success of germination, growth and final yield of every crop depends to a large extent on the quality of the seeds used to grow the crop. Seed quality is…”
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Gene expression profiles of Arabidopsis Cvi seeds during dormancy cycling indicate a common underlying dormancy control mechanism by Cadman, Cassandra S.C., Toorop, Peter E., Hilhorst, Henk W.M., Finch‐Savage, William E.

“…Summary Physiologically dormant seeds, like those of Arabidopsis, will cycle through dormant states as seasons change until the environment is favourable for…”
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