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        Abiotic stress-induced accumulation of raffinose in Arabidopsis leaves is mediated by a single raffinose synthase (RS5, At5g40390) 

        Egert, Aurelie; Keller, Felix; Peters, Shaun (BioMed Central, 2013)
        Background: The sucrosylgalactoside oligosaccharide raffinose (Raf, Suc-Gal1) accumulates in Arabidopsis leaves in response to a myriad of abiotic stresses. Whilst galactinol synthases (GolS), the first committed enzyme ...
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        African origin for Madagascan dogs revealed by mtDNA analysis 

        Ardalan, Arman; Oskarsson, Mattias C. R.; Van Asch, Barbara; Rabakonandriania, Elisabeth; Savolainen, Peter (Royal Society, 2016)
        Madagascar was one of the last major land masses to be inhabited by humans. It was initially colonized by Austronesian speaking Indonesians 1500–2000 years ago, but subsequent migration from Africa has resulted in approximately ...
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        Analysis of eight genes modulating interferon gamma and human genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis : a case-control association study 

        Moller, Marlo; Nebel, Almut; Van Helden, Paul D.; Schreiber, Stefan; Hoal, Eileen G. (BioMed Central, 2010-06)
        Background: Interferon gamma is a major macrophage-activating cytokine during infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative pathogen of tuberculosis, and its role has been well established in animal models and ...
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        The application of a commercially available citrus-based extract mitigates moderate NaCl-stress in arabidopsis thaliana plants 

        Loubser, Johannes; Hills, Paul (MDPI, 2020)
        Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of BC204 as a plant biostimulant on Arabidopsis thaliana plants under normal and NaCl-stressed conditions. Methods: For this study, ex vitro and in vitro growth experiments ...
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        Assessing the control potential of aldicarb against grapevine phylloxera 

        Loubse, J. T.; Van Aarde, I. M. F.; Hoppner, G. F. J. (South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 1992)
        Aldicarb 15 G soil treatments in vineyards were evaluated for their phylloxera control potential. A post-harvest application was made on single vines and phylloxera populations on roots were quantified using a washing and ...
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        Characterisation of different GLRaV-3 variant infections by determining virus concentration ratios and miRNA expression profiles 

        Aldrich, D. J.; Bester, R.; Burger, J.; Maree, H. J. (Bundesanstalt fur Zuchtungsforschung an Kulturpflanzen, 2019)
        Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is present in all grape-growing regions of the world and is considered the most significant grapevine viral disease. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) is considered the primary ...
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        Characterization of the genetic variation present in CYP3A4 in three South African populations 

        Drogemoller, Britt; Plummer, Marieth; Korkie, Lundi; Agenbag, Gloudi; Dunaiski, Anke; Niehaus, Dana; Koen, Liezl; Gebhardt, Stefan; Schneider, Nicol; Olckers, Antonel; Wright, Galen; Warnich, Louise (Frontiers, 2013-02)
        The CYP3A4 enzyme is the most abundant human cytochrome P450 (CYP) and is regarded as the most important enzyme involved in drug metabolism. Inter-individual and inter-population variability in gene expression and enzyme ...
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        Chromosome 22q11 in a Xhosa schizophrenia population 

        Koen, Liezl; Niehaus, Dana J. H.; Wright, Galen; Warnich, Louise; De Jong, Greetje; Emsley, Robin A.; Mall, Sumaya (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-03)
        Chromosome 22q11 aberrations substantially increase the risk for developing schizophrenia. Although micro-deletions in this region have been extensively investigated in different populations across the world, little is ...
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        A comparative study of selected physical and biochemical traits of wild-type and transgenic sorghum to reveal differences relevant to grain quality 

        Ndimba, Roya J.; Kruger, Johanita; Mehlo, Luke; Barnabas, Alban; Kossmann, Jens; Ndimba, Bongani K. (Frontiers Media, 2017)
        Transgenic sorghum featuring RNAi suppression of certain kafirins was developed recently, to address the problem of poor protein digestibility in the grain. However, it was not firmly established if other important quality ...
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        The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic position of the leopard catshark, Poroderma pantherinum 

        Van Staden, Michaela; Gledhill, Katie S.; Rhode, Clint; Bester-Van Der Merwe, Aletta E. (Taylor & Francis Open, 2018)
        We present the first mitochondrial genome of a South African endemic catshark, Poroderma pantherinum. The complete mitogenome is 16,686 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and ...
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        Complete nucleotide sequence of a South African isolate of grapevine fanleaf virus and its associated satellite RNA 

        Lamprecht, Renate L.; Spaltman, Monique; Stephan, Dirk; Wetzel, Thierry; Burger, Johan T. (MDPI, 2013-07)
        The complete sequences of RNA1, RNA2 and satellite RNA have been determined for a South African isolate of Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV-SACH44). The two RNAs of GFLV-SACH44 are 7,341 nucleotides (nt) and 3,816 nt in length, ...
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        Confirmation of the effectiveness and genetic positions of disease resistance loci in ‘Kishmish Vatkana’ (Ren1) and ‘Villard Blanc’ (Ren3 and Rpv3) 

        Veikondis, R.; Burger, P.; Vermeulen, A.; Van Heerden, C. J.; Prins, R. (South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 2018)
        This study aimed to validate the effectiveness and to genetically characterise the fungal disease resistance genes of ‘Kishmish Vatkana’ and ‘Villard Blanc’ in South Africa using microsatellite (SSR) markers and a ...
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        Diverse exopolysaccharide producing bacteria isolated from milled sugarcane : implications for cane spoilage and sucrose yield 

        Hector, Stanton; Willard, Kyle; Bauer, Rolene; Mulako, Inonge; Slabbert, Etienne; Kossmann, Jens; George, Gavin M. (Public Library of Science, 2015)
        Bacterial deterioration of sugarcane during harvesting and processing is correlated with significant loss of sucrose yield and the accumulation of bacterial polysaccharides. Dextran, a homoglucan produced by Leuconostoc ...
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        DNA methylation and demethylation are regulated by functional DNA methyltransferases and DnTET enzymes in diuraphis noxia 

        Du Preez, Pieter H.; Breeds, Kelly; Burger, N. Francois V.; Swiegers, Hendrik W.; Truter, J. Christoff; Botha, Anna-Maria (Frontiers Media, 2020)
        Aphids are economically important insect pests of crops worldwide. Despite resistant varieties being available, resistance is continuously challenged and eventually broken down, posing a threat to food security. In the ...
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        Draft genome sequence of a “candidatus phytoplasma asteris” - related strain (aster yellows, subgroup 16SrI-B) from South Africa 

        Coetzee, Beatrix; Douglas-Smit, Nicoleen; Maree, Hans J.; Burger, Johan T.; Kruger, Kerstin; Pietersen, Gerhard (American Society for Microbiology, 2019-04-25)
        Here, we report the draft genome sequence of a phytoplasma discovered in grapevine. The genome size is 600,116 nucleotides (nt), with 597 predicted open reading frames. It is most similar to a maize bushy stunt phytoplasma ...
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        Evidence for water deficit-induced mass increases of raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) in the leaves of three Craterostigma resurrection plant species 

        Egert, Aurelie; Eicher, Barbara; Keller, Felix; Peters, Shaun (Frontiers Media, 2015-07)
        The leaves of the resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum accumulate sucrose during dehydration, via a conversion from the unusual C8 ketose-sugar 2-octulose. However, raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) have ...
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        Expression of a small ubiquitin-like modifier Protease increases drought tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 

        Le Roux, Marlon L.; Kunert, Karl J.; Van der Vyver, Christell; Cullis, Christopher A.; Botha, Anna-Maria (Frontiers, 2019-03-08)
        Post-translation modification of proteins plays a critical role in cellular signaling processes. In recent years, the SUMO (Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier) class of molecules has emerged as an influential mechanism for ...
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        Extending the sRNAome of Apple by next-generation sequencing 

        Visser, Marike; Van der Walt, Anelda P.; Maree, Hans J.; Rees, D. Jasper G.; Burger, Johan T. (Public Library of Science, 2014-04)
        The global importance of apple as a fruit crop necessitates investigations into molecular aspects of the processes that influence fruit quality and yield, including plant development, fruit ripening and disease resistance. ...
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        Genome of Russian wheat aphid an economically important cereal aphid 

        Burger, Nicolaas Francois Visser; Botha, Anna-Maria (BioMed Central, 2017-12-28)
        Although the hemipterans ( Aphididae ) are comprised of roughly 50,000 extant insect species, only four have sequenced genomes that are publically available, namely ...
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        Genomic and secretomic insight into lignocellulolytic system of an endophytic bacterium Pantoea ananatis Sd-1 

        Ma, Jiangshan; Zhang, Keke; Liao, Hongdong; Hector, Stanton B.; Shi, Xiaowei; Li, Jianglin; Liu, Bin; Xu, Ting; Tong, Chunyi; Liu, Xuanming; Zhu, Yonghua (BioMed Central, 2016)
        Background: Exploring microorganisms especially bacteria associated with the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass shows great potentials in biofuels production. The rice endophytic bacterium Pantoea ananatis Sd-1 with ...

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