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Re-evaluation of transcription factor function in tomato fruit development and ripening with CRISPR/Cas9-mutagenesis by Wang, Rufang, Tavano, Eveline Carla da Rocha, Lammers, Michiel, Martinelli, Adriana Pinheiro, Angenent, Gerco C., de Maagd, Ruud A.

“…Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) is a model for climacteric fleshy fruit ripening studies. Tomato ripening is regulated by multiple transcription factors…”
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High-throughput sgRNA testing reveals rules for Cas9 specificity and DNA repair in tomato cells by Slaman, Ellen, Lammers, Michiel, Angenent, Gerco C, de Maagd, Ruud A

“…CRISPR/Cas9 technology has the potential to significantly enhance plant breeding. To determine the specificity and the mutagenic spectrum of SpCas9 in tomato,…”
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Revisiting the Role of Master Regulators in Tomato Ripening by Wang, Rufang, Angenent, Gerco C., Seymour, Graham, de Maagd, Ruud A.

“…The study of transcriptional regulation of tomato ripening has been led by spontaneous mutations in transcription factor (TF) genes that completely inhibit…”
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Constitutive Activation of the Midgut Response to Bacillus thuringiensis in Bt-Resistant Spodoptera exigua by Hernandez-Martinez, P, Navarro-Cerrillo, G, Caccia, S, Maagd, R.A. de, Moar, W.J, Ferre, J, Escriche, B, Herrero, S

“…Bacillus thuringiensis is the most effective microbial control agent for controlling numerous species from different insect orders. The main threat for the…”
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Transcriptional control of fleshy fruit development and ripening by Karlova, Rumyana, Chapman, Natalie, David, Karine, Angenent, Gerco C, Seymour, Graham B, de Maagd, Ruud A

“…Growth and ripening of fleshy fruits are intricately regulated and yield an important part of the human diet. Here we review current knowledge of the…”
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Identification of microRNA targets in tomato fruit development using high-throughput sequencing and degradome analysis by Karlova, Rumyana, van Haarst, Jan C, Maliepaard, Chris, van de Geest, Henri, Bovy, Arnaud G, Lammers, Michiel, Angenent, Gerco C, de Maagd, Ruud A

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in plant development through regulation of gene expression by mRNA degradation or translational inhibition. Despite the…”
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The Tomato FRUITFULL Homologs TDR4/FUL1 and MBP7/FUL2 Regulate Ethylene-Independent Aspects of Fruit Ripening by Bemer, Marian, Karlova, Rumyana, Ballester, Ana Rosa, Tikunov, Yury M., Bovy, Arnaud G., Wolters-Arts, Mieke, de Barros Rossetto, Priscilla, Angenent, Gerco C., de Maagd, Ruud A.

“…Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) contains two close homologs of the Arabidopsis thaliana MADS domain transcription factor FRUITFULL (FUL), FUL1 (previously called…”
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Comparison of Cas12a and Cas9-mediated mutagenesis in tomato cells by Slaman, Ellen, Kottenhagen, Lisanne, de Martines, William, Angenent, Gerco C., de Maagd, Ruud A.

“…Cas12a is a promising addition to the CRISPR toolbox, offering versatility due to its TTTV-protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) and the fact that it induces…”
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Mutations in the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca toxin demonstrate the role of domains II and III in specificity towards Spodoptera exigua larvae by Herrero, Salvador, González-Cabrera, Joel, Ferré, Juan, Bakker, Petra L, de Maagd, Ruud A

“…Several mutants of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca toxin affected with regard to specific activity towards Spodoptera exigua were studied. Alanine was used…”
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FLOWERING LOCUS C in monocots and the tandem origin of angiosperm-specific MADS-box genes by Ruelens, Philip, de Maagd, Ruud A., Proost, Sebastian, Theißen, Günter, Geuten, Koen, Kaufmann, Kerstin

“…MADS-domain transcription factors have been shown to act as key repressors or activators of the transition to flowering and as master regulators of…”
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The tomato CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE8 (SLCCD8) regulates rhizosphere signaling, plant architecture and affects reproductive development through strigolactone biosynthesis by Kohlen, Wouter, Charnikhova, Tatsiana, Lammers, Michiel, Pollina, Tobia, Tóth, Peter, Haider, Imran, Pozo, María J, de Maagd, Ruud A, Ruyter-Spira, Carolien, Bouwmeester, Harro J, López-Ráez, Juan A

“…Strigolactones are plant hormones that regulate both above-and belowground plant architecture. Strigolactones were initially identified as rhizosphere…”
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Occurrence and Nature of Off-Target Modifications by CRISPR-Cas Genome Editing in Plants by Sturme, Mark H. J, van der Berg, Jan Pieter, Bouwman, Lianne M. S, De Schrijver, Adinda, de Maagd, Ruud A, Kleter, Gijs A, Battaglia-de Wilde, Evy

“…CRISPR-Cas-based genome editing allows for precise and targeted genetic modification of plants. Nevertheless, unintended off-target edits can arise that might…”
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Regulation of tomato fruit pericarp development by an interplay between CDKB and CDKA1 cell cycle genes by CZEREDNIK, Anna, BUSSCHER, Marco, BIELEN, Bram A. M, WOLTERS-ARTS, Mieke, DE MAAGD, Ruud A, ANGENENT, Gerco C

“…Growth of tomato fruits is determined by cell division and cell expansion, which are tightly controlled by factors that drive the core cell cycle. The…”
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Identification of Loci Affecting Accumulation of Secondary Metabolites in Tomato Fruit of a Solanum lycopersicum × Solanum chmielewskii Introgression Line Population by Ballester, Ana-Rosa, Tikunov, Yury, Molthoff, Jos, Grandillo, Silvana, Viquez-Zamora, Marcela, de Vos, Ric, de Maagd, Ruud A, van Heusden, Sjaak, Bovy, Arnaud G

“…Semi-polar metabolites such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, and alkaloids are very important health-related compounds in tomato. As a first step to identify…”
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STRUCTURE, DIVERSITY, AND EVOLUTION OF PROTEIN TOXINS FROM SPORE-FORMING ENTOMOPATHOGENIC BACTERIA by de Maagd, Ruud A, Bravo, Alejandra, Berry, Colin, Crickmore, Neil, Schnepf, H. Ernest

“…Gram-positive spore-forming entomopathogenic bacteria can utilize a large variety of protein toxins to help them invade, infect, and finally kill their hosts,…”
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Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca-resistant Spodoptera exigua lacks expression of one of four Aminopeptidase N genes by Herrero, S, Gechev, T, Bakker, P.L, Moar, W, Maagd, R.A. de

“…Insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis bind to receptors on midgut epithelial cells of susceptible insect larvae. Aminopeptidases N (APNs) from…”
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Two different Bacillus thuringiensis toxin genes confer resistance to beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua Hubner) in transgenic Bt-shallots (Allium cepa L.) by Zheng, S.J, Henken, B, Maagd, R.A. de, Purwito, A, Krens, F.A, Kik, C

“…Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation was applied to produce beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua Hübner) resistant tropical shallots (Allium cepa L. group…”
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Lack of Detrimental Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Toxins on the Insect Predator Chrysoperla carnea: a Toxicological, Histopathological, and Biochemical Analysis by Rodrigo-Simón, Ana, de Maagd, Ruud A, Avilla, Carlos, Bakker, Petra L, Molthoff, Jos, González-Zamora, Jose E, Ferré, Juan

“…The effect of Cry proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis on the green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) was studied by using a holistic approach which consisted of…”
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The rin, nor and Cnr spontaneous mutations inhibit tomato fruit ripening in additive and epistatic manners by Wang, Rufang, Lammers, Michiel, Tikunov, Yury, Bovy, Arnaud G., Angenent, Gerco C., de Maagd, Ruud A.

“…•The spontaneous, gain-of-function alleles rin and nor function additively in repressing tomato fruit ripening.•The spontaneous Cnr mutant allele is epistatic…”
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Dominant negative phenotype of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab, Cry11Aa and Cry4Ba mutants suggest hetero-oligomer formation among different Cry toxins by Carmona, D, Rodriguez-Almazan, C, Munoz-Garay, C, Portugal, L, Perez, C, Maagd, R.A. de, Bakker, P, Soberon, M, Bravo, A

“…Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins are used worldwide in the control of different insect pests important in agriculture or in human health. The Cry proteins are…”
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