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Evolutionary conservation and post-translational control of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase in land plants by Alegre, Sara, Pascual, Jesus, Trotta, Andrea, Angeleri, Martina, Rahikainen, Moona, Brosche, Mikael, Moffatt, Barbara, Kangasjärvi, Saijaliisa

“…Trans-methylation reactions are intrinsic to cellular metabolism in all living organisms. In land plants, a range of substrate-specific methyltransferases…”
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Differential Mechanisms of Photosynthetic Acclimation to Light and Low Temperature in Arabidopsis and the Extremophile Eutrema salsugineum by Khanal, Nityananda, Bray, Geoffrey E, Grisnich, Anna, Moffatt, Barbara A, Gray, Gordon R

“…Photosynthetic organisms are able to sense energy imbalances brought about by the overexcitation of photosystem II (PSII) through the redox state of the…”
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Transcriptional Profiling Implicates Novel Interactions between Abiotic Stress and Hormonal Responses in Thellungiella, a Close Relative of Arabidopsis by Wong, Chui E, Li, Yong, Labbe, Aurelie, Guevara, David, Nuin, Paulo, Whitty, Brett, Diaz, Claudia, Golding, G. Brian, Gray, Gordon R, Weretilnyk, Elizabeth A, Griffith, Marilyn, Moffatt, Barbara A

“…Thellungiella, an Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana)-related halophyte, is an emerging model species for studies designed to elucidate molecular mechanisms of…”
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Acquisition of freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis and two contrasting ecotypes of the extremophile Eutrema salsugineum (Thellungiella salsuginea) by Khanal, Nityananda, Moffatt, Barbara A., Gray, Gordon R.

“…Eutrema salsugineum (Thellungiella salsuginea) is an extremophile, a close relative of Arabidopsis, but possessing much higher constitutive levels of tolerance…”
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Interactions of Thellungiella salsuginea dehydrins TsDHN-1 and TsDHN-2 with membranes at cold and ambient temperatures—Surface morphology and single-molecule force measurements show phase separation, and reveal tertiary and quaternary associations by Rahman, Luna N., McKay, Fraser, Giuliani, Maximiliano, Quirk, Amanda, Moffatt, Barbara A., Harauz, George, Dutcher, John R.

“…Dehydrins (group 2 late embryogenesis abundant proteins) are intrinsically-disordered proteins that are expressed in plants experiencing extreme environmental…”
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Functional Divergence in the Arabidopsis β-1,3-Glucanase Gene Family Inferred by Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Expression States by Doxey, Andrew C., Yaish, Mahmoud W. F., Moffatt, Barbara A., Griffith, Marilyn, McConkey, Brendan J.

“…Plant β-1,3-glucanases (β-1,3-Gs) (E.C. 3.2.1.39) comprise large, highly complex gene families involved in pathogen defense as well as a wide range of normal…”
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Recycling of Methylthioadenosine Is Essential for Normal Vascular Development and Reproduction in Arabidopsis by Waduwara-Jayabahu, Ishari, Oppermann, Yasmin, Wirtz, Markus, Hull, Zachary T., Schoor, Sarah, Plotnikov, Alexander N., Hell, Rüdiger, Sauter, Margret, Moffatt, Barbara A.

“…5'-Methylthioadenosine (MTA) is the common by-product of polyamine (PA), nicotianamine (NA), and ethylene biosynthesis in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana)…”
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Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of Yukon Thellungiella plants grown in cabinets and their natural habitat show phenotypic plasticity by Guevara, David R, Champigny, Marc J, Tattersall, Ashley, Dedrick, Jeff, Wong, Chui E, Li, Yong, Labbe, Aurelie, Ping, Chien-Lu, Wang, Yanxiang, Nuin, Paulo, Golding, G Brian, McCarry, Brian E, Summers, Peter S, Moffatt, Barbara A, Weretilnyk, Elizabeth A

“…Thellungiella salsuginea is an important model plant due to its natural tolerance to abiotic stresses including salt, cold, and water deficits. Microarray and…”
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Adenosine Kinase Contributes to Cytokinin Interconversion in Arabidopsis by Schoor, Sarah, Farrow, Scott, Blaschke, Hanna, Lee, Sanghyun, Perry, Gregory, von Schwartzenberg, Klaus, Emery, Neil, Moffatt, Barbara

“…Purine salvage enzymes have been implicated, but not proven, to be involved in the interconversion of cytokinin (CK) bases, ribosides, and nucleotides. Here,…”
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Phosphorylation of Thellungiella salsuginea Dehydrins TsDHN-1 and TsDHN-2 Facilitates Cation-Induced Conformational Changes and Actin Assembly by Rahman, Luna N, Smith, Graham S. T, Bamm, Vladimir V, Voyer-Grant, Janine A. M, Moffatt, Barbara A, Dutcher, John R, Harauz, George

“…Group 2 late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins, also known as dehydrins, are intrinsically disordered proteins that are expressed in plants experiencing…”
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Nuclear Targeting of Methyl-Recycling Enzymes in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Mediated by Specific Protein Interactions by Lee, Sanghyun, Doxey, Andrew C., McConkey, Brendan J., Moffatt, Barbara A.

“…Numerous transmethylation reactions are required for normal plant growth and development. S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase （SAHH） and adenosine kinase （ADK）…”
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Improved Growth and Stress Tolerance in the Arabidopsis oxt1 Mutant Triggered by Altered Adenine Metabolism by Sukrong, Suchada, Yun, Kil-Young, Stadler, Patrizia, Kumar, Charan, Facciuolo, Tony, Moffatt, Barbara A., Falcone, Deane L.

“…Plants perceive and respond to environmental stresses with complex mechanisms that are often associated with the activation of antioxidant defenses. A genetic…”
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Inhibition of 5'-methylthioadenosine metabolism in the Yang cycle alters polyamine levels, and impairs seedling growth and reproduction in Arabidopsis by Bürstenbinder, Katharina, Waduwara, Ishari, Schoor, Sarah, Moffatt, Barbara A, Wirtz, Markus, Minocha, Subhash C, Oppermann, Yasmin, Bouchereau, Alain, Hell, Rüdiger, Sauter, Margret

“…The methionine or Yang cycle recycles Met from 5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA) which is produced from S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) as a by-product of ethylene,…”
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Interactions of intrinsically disordered Thellungiella salsuginea dehydrins TsDHN-1 and TsDHN-2 with membranes - synergistic effects of lipid composition and temperature on secondary structure by Rahman, Luna N, Chen, Lin, Nazim, Sumaiya, Bamm, Vladimir V, Yaish, Mahmoud W, Moffatt, Barbara A, Dutcher, John R, Harauz, George

“…Dehydrins are intrinsically disordered (unstructured) proteins that are expressed in plants experiencing stressful conditions such as drought or low…”
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Arabidopsis HOMOLOGY-DEPENDENT GENE SILENCING1 gene codes for an S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase required for DNA methylation-dependent gene silencing by Rocha, P.S.C.F, Sheikh, M, Melchiorre, R, Fagard, M, Boutet, S, Loach, R, Moffatt, B, Wagner, C, Vaucheret, H, Furner, I

“…Genes introduced into higher plant genomes can become silent (gene silencing) and/or cause silencing of homologous genes at unlinked sites (homology-dependent…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Mutants Defective in Seed Coat Mucilage Secretory Cell Development in Arabidopsis by Western, Tamara L., Burn, Joanne, Wei Ling Tan, Skinner, Debra J., Luke Martin-Mc Caffrey, Moffatt, Barbara A., Haughn, George W.

“…In Arabidopsis, fertilization induces the epidermal cells of the outer ovule integument to differentiate into a specialized seed coat cell type producing…”
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Adenosine Kinase Modulates Root Gravitropism and Cap Morphogenesis in Arabidopsis by Young, Li-Sen, Harrison, Benjamin R, Narayana Murthy, U.M, Moffatt, Barbara A, Gilroy, Simon, Masson, Patrick H

“…Adenosine kinase (ADK) is a key enzyme that regulates intra- and extracellular levels of adenosine, thereby modulating methyltransferase reactions, production…”
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Structural motif screening reveals a novel, conserved carbohydrate-binding surface in the pathogenesis-related protein PR-5d by Doxey, Andrew C, Cheng, Zhenyu, Moffatt, Barbara A, McConkey, Brendan J

“…Aromatic amino acids play a critical role in protein-glycan interactions. Clusters of surface aromatic residues and their features may therefore be useful in…”
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Sustaining S-adenosyl-l-methionine-dependent methyltransferase activity in plant cells by Moffatt, Barbara A., Weretilnyk, Elizabeth A.

“…Many biochemical reactions in plants involve the transfer of a methyl group from S‐adenosyl‐l‐methionine (SAM). The transfer of the methyl group from SAM…”
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Zinc induces disorder-to-order transitions in free and membrane-associated Thellungiella salsuginea dehydrins TsDHN-1 and TsDHN-2: a solution CD and solid-state ATR-FTIR study by Rahman, Luna N, Bamm, Vladimir V, Voyer, Janine A. M, Smith, Graham S. T, Chen, Lin, Yaish, Mahmoud W, Moffatt, Barbara A, Dutcher, John R, Harauz, George

“…Dehydrins are intrinsically unstructured proteins that are expressed in plants experiencing extreme environmental conditions such as drought or low…”
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