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role of the mitochondrion in plant responses to biotic stress by Amirsadeghi, Sasan, Robson, Christine A, Vanlerberghe, Greg C

“…Recent studies suggest that the plant mitochondrion may play a role during biotic stress responses, such as those occurring during incompatible plant-pathogen…”
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UCP2 Regulates the Glucagon Response to Fasting and Starvation by ALLISTER, Emma M, ROBSON-DOUCETTE, Christine A, WHEELER, Michael B, PRENTICE, Kacey J, HARDY, Alexandre B, SULTAN, Sobia, GAISANO, Herbert Y, DONG KONG, GILON, Patrick, HERRERA, Pedro L, LOWELL, Bradford B

“…Glucagon is important for maintaining euglycemia during fasting/starvation, and abnormal glucagon secretion is associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes;…”
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Transgenic Plant Cells Lacking Mitochondrial Alternative Oxidase Have Increased Susceptibility to Mitochondria-Dependent and -Independent Pathways of Programmed Cell Death by Christine A. Robson, Vanlerberghe, Greg C.

“…The plant mitochondrial electron transport chain is branched such that electrons at ubiquinol can be diverted to oxygen via the alternative oxidase (AOX). This…”
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Changes in plant mitochondrial electron transport alter cellular levels of reactive oxygen species and susceptibility to cell death signaling molecules by Amirsadeghi, S.(University of Toronto Scarborough, Ontario (Canada)), Robson, C.A, McDonald, A.E, Vanlerberghe, G.C

“…Transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) lacking mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX) have been compared with wild-type (Wt) tobacco using two different…”
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role of alternative oxidase in modulating carbon use efficiency and growth during macronutrient stress in tobacco cells by Sieger, Stephen M, Kristensen, Brian K, Robson, Christine A, Amirsadeghi, Sasan, Eng, Edward W. Y, Abdel-Mesih, Amal, Møller, Ian M, Vanlerberghe, Greg C

“…When wild-type (wt) tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum cv. Petit Havana SR1) cells are grown under macronutrient (P or N) limitation, they induce large amounts of…”
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Induction of Mitochondrial Alternative Oxidase in Response to a Cell Signal Pathway Down-Regulating the Cytochrome Pathway Prevents Programmed Cell Death by Vanlerberghe, Greg C., Christine A. Robson, Justine Y. H. Yip

“…Treatment of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv Petit Havana SR1) cells with cysteine (Cys) triggers a signal pathway culminating in a large loss of…”
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Insulin mimetics in Urtica dioica: structural and computational analyses of Urtica dioica extracts by Domola, Masoud Shabani, Vu, Vivian, Robson-Doucette, Christine A, Sweeney, Gary, Wheeler, Michael B

“…Urtica Dioica (UD) is a plant shown to reduce blood glucose levels upon oral ingestion; however, neither its active component nor its mechanism of action has…”
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Uncoupling protein 2 regulates reactive oxygen species formation in islets and influences susceptibility to diabetogenic action of streptozotocin by Lee, Simon C, Robson-Doucette, Christine A, Wheeler, Michael B

“…Currently, the physiological function of uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) in pancreatic islets and its role in the development of diabetes is a matter of great…”
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Beta-cell uncoupling protein 2 regulates reactive oxygen species production, which influences both insulin and glucagon secretion by Robson-Doucette, Christine A, Sultan, Sobia, Allister, Emma M, Wikstrom, Jakob D, Koshkin, Vasilij, Bhattacharjee, Alpana, Prentice, Kacey J, Sereda, Samuel B, Shirihai, Orian S, Wheeler, Michael B

“…The role of uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) in pancreatic β-cells is highly debated, partly because of the broad tissue distribution of UCP2 and thus limitations…”
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Next-Gen Event Reporting Through Hero: A Surveillance System Designed for Culture Transformation and Improvement: A Surveillance System Designed for Culture Transformation and Improvement by Kasda, Eileen, Robson, Christine, Paine, Lori

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Limited Mitochondrial Permeabilization Is an Early Manifestation of Palmitate-induced Lipotoxicity in Pancreatic β-Cells by Koshkin, Vasilij, Dai, Feihan F., Robson-Doucette, Christine A., Chan, Catherine B., Wheeler, Michael B.

“…Involvement of the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) pore in early stages of lipotoxic stress in the pancreatic β-cell lines MIN6 and INS-1 was the…”
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Next-Gen Event Reporting Through Hero: A Surveillance System Designed for Culture Transformation and Improvement: A Surveillance System Designed for Culture Transformation and Improvement by Kasda, Eileen, Robson, Christine, Paine, Lori

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Inducible Deletion of UCP2 in Pancreatic β-Cells Enhances Insulin Secretion by Guo, Qian-yu, MBBS, Robson-Doucette, Christine A., PhD, Allister, Emma M., PhD, Wheeler, Michael B., PhD

“…Abstract In pancreatic β-cells, uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) is thought to negatively regulate insulin secretion; however, its role is still debated, in part…”
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Multimodal social intelligence in a real-time dashboard system by Gruhl, Daniel, Nagarajan, Meena, Pieper, Jan, Robson, Christine, Sheth, Amit

“…Social Networks provide one of the most rapidly evolving data sets in existence today. Traditional Business Intelligence applications struggle to take…”
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Using Mobile Technology and Social Networking to Crowdsource Citizen Science by Robson, Christine

“…This dissertation explores the application of computer science methodologies, techniques, and technologies to citizen science. Citizen science can be broadly…”
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Multimodal social intelligence in a real-time dashboard system: Databases and Social Networks by GRUHL, Daniel, NAGARAJAN, Meena, PIEPER, Jan, ROBSON, Christine, SHETH, Amit

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The role of the mitochondrion in plant responses to biotic stress: Plant respiration by AMIRSADEGHI, Sasan, ROBSON, Christine A, VANLERBERGHE, Greg C

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Transgenic Plant Cells Lacking Mitochondrial Alternative Oxidase Have Increased Susceptibility to Mitochondria-Dependent and -Independent Pathways of Programmed Cell Death1 by Robson, Christine A., Vanlerberghe, Greg C.

“…The plant mitochondrial electron transport chain is branched such that electrons at ubiquinol can be diverted to oxygen via the alternative oxidase (AOX). This…”
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Transgenic plant cells lacking mitochondrial alternative oxidase have increased susceptibility to mitochondria-dependent and -independent pathwyas of programmed cell death by Robson, Christine A, Vanlerberghe, Greg C

“…The plant mitochondrial electron transport chain is branched such that electrons at ubiquinol can be diverted to oxygen via the alternative oxidase (AOX). This…”
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Glutathionylation State of Uncoupling Protein-2 and the Control of Glucose-stimulated Insulin Secretion by Mailloux, Ryan J., Fu, Accalia, Robson-Doucette, Christine, Allister, Emma M., Wheeler, Michael B., Screaton, Robert, Harper, Mary-Ellen

“…The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in glucose-stimulated insulin release remains controversial because ROS have been shown to both amplify and impede…”
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