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Sourrouille C, Marquet-Blouin E, D'Aoust MA, Kiefer-Meyer MC, Seveno M, Pagny-Salehabadi S, Bardor M, Durambur G, Lerouge P, Vezina L, Gomord V. Down-regulated expression of plant-specific glycoepitopes in alfalfa. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2008; 6:702-21. [PMID: 18498310 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00353.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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SUMMARY Compared with other plant expression systems used for pharmaceutical protein production, alfalfa offers the advantage of very homogeneous N-glycosylation. Therefore, this plant was selected for further attempts at glycoengineering. Two main approaches were developed in order to humanize N-glycosylation in alfalfa. The first was a knock-down of two plant-specific N-glycan maturation enzymes, beta1,2-xylosyltransferase and alpha1,3-fucosyltransferases, using sense, antisense and RNA interference strategies. In a second approach, with the ultimate goal of rebuilding the whole human sialylation pathway, human beta1,4-galactosyltransferase was expressed in alfalfa in a native form or in fusion with a targeting domain from N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I, a glycosyltransferase located in the early Golgi apparatus in Nicotiana tabacum. Both knock-down and knock-in strategies strongly, but not completely, inhibited the biosynthesis of alpha1,3-fucose- and beta1,2-xylose-containing glycoepitopes in transgenic alfalfa. However, recombinant human beta1,4-galactosyltransferase activity in transgenic alfalfa completely prevented the accumulation of the Lewis a glycoepitope on complex N-glycans.
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Staehelin LA, Kang BH. Nanoscale architecture of endoplasmic reticulum export sites and of Golgi membranes as determined by electron tomography. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:1454-68. [PMID: 18678738 PMCID: PMC2492626 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.120618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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- L Andrew Staehelin
- Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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Alvim Kamei CL, Boruc J, Vandepoele K, Van den Daele H, Maes S, Russinova E, Inzé D, De Veylder L. The PRA1 gene family in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:1735-49. [PMID: 18583532 PMCID: PMC2492607 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.122226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2008] [Accepted: 06/25/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Prenylated Rab acceptor 1 (PRA1) domain proteins are small transmembrane proteins that regulate vesicle trafficking as receptors of Rab GTPases and the vacuolar soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment receptor protein VAMP2. However, little is known about PRA1 family members in plants. Sequence analysis revealed that higher plants, compared with animals and primitive plants, possess an expanded family of PRA1 domain-containing proteins. The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) PRA1 (AtPRA1) proteins were found to homodimerize and heterodimerize in a manner corresponding to their phylogenetic distribution. Different AtPRA1 family members displayed distinct expression patterns, with a preference for vascular cells and expanding or developing tissues. AtPRA1 genes were significantly coexpressed with Rab GTPases and genes encoding vesicle transport proteins, suggesting an involvement in the vesicle trafficking process similar to that of their animal counterparts. Correspondingly, AtPRA1 proteins were localized in the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and endosomes/prevacuolar compartments, hinting at a function in both secretory and endocytic intracellular trafficking pathways. Taken together, our data reveal a high functional diversity of AtPRA1 proteins, probably dealing with the various demands of the complex trafficking system.
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- Claire Lessa Alvim Kamei
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil
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Rojo E, Denecke J. What is moving in the secretory pathway of plants? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:1493-503. [PMID: 18678741 PMCID: PMC2492647 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.124552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/25/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- Enrique Rojo
- Departamento de Genética Molecular de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Held MA, Boulaflous A, Brandizzi F. Advances in fluorescent protein-based imaging for the analysis of plant endomembranes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:1469-81. [PMID: 18678739 PMCID: PMC2492624 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.120147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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- Michael A Held
- Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1312, USA
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van Dijk ADJ, Bosch D, ter Braak CJF, van der Krol AR, van Ham RCHJ. Predicting sub-Golgi localization of type II membrane proteins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 24:1779-86. [PMID: 18562268 PMCID: PMC7110242 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Motivation: Recent research underlines the importance of finegrained knowledge on protein localization. In particular, subcompartmental localization in the Golgi apparatus is important, for example, for the order of reactions performed in glycosylation pathways or the sorting functions of SNAREs, but is currently poorly understood. Results: We assemble a dataset of type II transmembrane proteins with experimentally determined sub-Golgi localizations and use this information to develop a predictor based on the transmembrane domain of these proteins, making use of a dedicated proteinstructure based kernel in an SVM. Various applications demonstrate the power of our approach. In particular, comparison with a large set of glycan structures illustrates the applicability of our predictions on a ‘glycomic’ scale and demonstrates a significant correlation between sub-Golgi localization and the ordering of different steps in glycan biosynthesis. Contact:roeland.vanham@wur.nl Supplementary information:Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- A D J van Dijk
- Applied Bioinformatics, PRI, Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Thomas CL, Bayer EM, Ritzenthaler C, Fernandez-Calvino L, Maule AJ. Specific targeting of a plasmodesmal protein affecting cell-to-cell communication. PLoS Biol 2008; 6:e7. [PMID: 18215111 PMCID: PMC2211546 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2007] [Accepted: 11/30/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Plasmodesmata provide the cytoplasmic conduits for cell-to-cell communication throughout plant tissues and participate in a diverse set of non–cell-autonomous functions. Despite their central role in growth and development and defence, resolving their modus operandi remains a major challenge in plant biology. Features of protein sequences and/or structure that determine protein targeting to plasmodesmata were previously unknown. We identify here a novel family of plasmodesmata-located proteins (called PDLP1) whose members have the features of type I membrane receptor-like proteins. We focus our studies on the first identified type member (namely At5g43980, or PDLP1a) and show that, following its altered expression, it is effective in modulating cell-to-cell trafficking. PDLP1a is targeted to plasmodesmata via the secretory pathway in a Brefeldin A–sensitive and COPII-dependent manner, and resides at plasmodesmata with its C-terminus in the cytoplasmic domain and its N-terminus in the apoplast. Using a deletion analysis, we show that the single transmembrane domain (TMD) of PDLP1a contains all the information necessary for intracellular targeting of this type I membrane protein to plasmodesmata, such that the TMD can be used to target heterologous proteins to this location. These studies identify a new family of plasmodesmal proteins that affect cell-to-cell communication. They exhibit a mode of intracellular trafficking and targeting novel for plant biology and provide technological opportunities for targeting different proteins to plasmodesmata to aid in plasmodesmal characterisation. In plants, cylindrical, microscopic channels called plasmodesmata provide intracellular connections between cells for communication and material transport, and are important for many aspects of plant growth and defence. We identify a novel family of plasmodesmata-located proteins (called PDLP1) with features of type I membrane receptor-like proteins. In line with the potential for this protein to regulate molecular movement from cell to cell, we show that altered expression of the protein changes the efficiency of protein diffusion from plasmodesmata. We have also analysed the manner in which PDLP1 is transported to plasmodesmata. We show that the single transmembrane domain (TMD) of the protein contains all the information necessary for targeting to plasmodesmata and that proper targeting depends upon specific interactions with other factors within the membrane. Notably, a single amino acid close to the C-terminus of the TMD is critical for determining the intracellular destination. Further, by fusing the TMD to yellow fluorescent protein, we establish that the TMD can be used to target heterologous proteins to plasmodesmata. Little is know about the structure and function of plant cell-to-cell connections, called plasmodesmata. This paper describes a new family of plasmodesmal proteins and the processes controlling their subcellular trafficking.
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- Carole L Thomas
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS (UPR2357), Strasbourg, France
- Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg 1), Strasbourg, France
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, United Kingdom
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Minic Z. Physiological roles of plant glycoside hydrolases. PLANTA 2008; 227:723-40. [PMID: 18046575 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0668-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2007] [Accepted: 11/01/2007] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The functions of plant glycoside hydrolases and transglycosidases have been studied using different biochemical and molecular genetic approaches. These enzymes are involved in the metabolism of various carbohydrates containing compounds present in the plant tissues. The structural and functional diversity of the carbohydrates implies a vast spectrum of enzymes involved in their metabolism. Complete genome sequence of Arabidopsis and rice has allowed the classification of glycoside hydrolases in different families based on amino acid sequence data. The genomes of these plants contain 29 families of glycoside hydrolases. This review summarizes the current research on plant glycoside hydrolases concerning their principal functional roles, which were attributed to different families. The majority of these plant glycoside hydrolases are involved in cell wall polysaccharide metabolism. Other functions include their participation in the biosynthesis and remodulation of glycans, mobilization of energy, defence, symbiosis, signalling, secondary plant metabolism and metabolism of glycolipids.
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- Zoran Minic
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, S7N 5C9 Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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Vogel F, Hofius D, Sonnewald U. Intracellular trafficking of Potato leafroll virus movement protein in transgenic Arabidopsis. Traffic 2007; 8:1205-14. [PMID: 17631001 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2007.00608.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Intracellular trafficking of viral movement proteins (MPs) in plants has mainly been studied using Tobacco mosaic virus MP30 (TMV MP30) as a model system. Because of the limitations of TMV MP30 expression in Arabidopsis thaliana, these studies have mostly been restricted to tobacco plants. Here we present data on the analysis of transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing Potato leafroll virus 17-kDa movement protein (MP17) fused to green fluorescent protein. MP17 localizes to secondary branched plasmodesmata (PD) in source but not to simple PD in sink tissues, where MP17 is believed to be degraded by proteolysis. To unravel the intracellular transport path of MP17, we analyzed the relevance of the cytoskeleton and of the secretory pathway on MP17 targeting. To this end, a new incubation system for in vivo analysis of immediate and long-term responses of whole Arabidopsis plants to inhibitor treatments was established. Microscopic and histochemical analysis showed that MP17 is targeted to PD in an actin- and endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi-dependent manner. In contrast, degradation of MP17 in sink tissues required intact microtubules and occurred at 26S proteasomes. Interestingly, inhibition of the 26S proteasome led to aggregation of MP17 in aggresome-like structures. Formation of these structures could be inhibited by colchicine, as was shown for aggresomes in mammalian cells.
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- Florian Vogel
- Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstrasse 5, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Nelson BK, Cai X, Nebenführ A. A multicolored set of in vivo organelle markers for co-localization studies in Arabidopsis and other plants. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2007; 51:1126-36. [PMID: 17666025 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2007.03212.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1480] [Impact Index Per Article: 87.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Genome sequencing has resulted in the identification of a large number of uncharacterized genes with unknown functions. It is widely recognized that determination of the intracellular localization of the encoded proteins may aid in identifying their functions. To facilitate these localization experiments, we have generated a series of fluorescent organelle markers based on well-established targeting sequences that can be used for co-localization studies. In particular, this organelle marker set contains indicators for the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, the tonoplast, peroxisomes, mitochondria, plastids and the plasma membrane. All markers were generated with four different fluorescent proteins (FP) (green, cyan, yellow or red FPs) in two different binary plasmids for kanamycin or glufosinate selection, respectively, to allow for flexible combinations. The labeled organelles displayed characteristic morphologies consistent with previous descriptions that could be used for their positive identification. Determination of the intracellular distribution of three previously uncharacterized proteins demonstrated the usefulness of the markers in testing predicted subcellular localizations. This organelle marker set should be a valuable resource for the plant community for such co-localization studies. In addition, the Arabidopsis organelle marker lines can also be employed in plant cell biology teaching labs to demonstrate the distribution and dynamics of these organelles.
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- Brook K Nelson
- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0840, USA
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Saint-Jore-Dupas C, Faye L, Gomord V. From planta to pharma with glycosylation in the toolbox. Trends Biotechnol 2007; 25:317-23. [PMID: 17493697 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2007] [Revised: 03/20/2007] [Accepted: 04/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Plant-specific glycosylation has long been a major limitation to the extensive use of plant-made pharmaceuticals in human therapy. Our goal here is to highlight the progress recently made towards humanization of N-glycosylation in plants and to illustrate that plant-typical N- and O-glycosylation progressively emerge as additional advantages for using this promising expression system.
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- Claude Saint-Jore-Dupas
- CNRS UMR 6037, IFRMP 23, GDR 2590, Université de Rouen, Faculté des Sciences Bât. Ext. Biologie, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan cedex, France
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Strasser R, Bondili JS, Vavra U, Schoberer J, Svoboda B, Glössl J, Léonard R, Stadlmann J, Altmann F, Steinkellner H, Mach L. A unique beta1,3-galactosyltransferase is indispensable for the biosynthesis of N-glycans containing Lewis a structures in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT CELL 2007; 19:2278-92. [PMID: 17630273 PMCID: PMC1955701 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.052985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2007] [Revised: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 06/25/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In plants, the only known outer-chain elongation of complex N-glycans is the formation of Lewis a [Fuc alpha1-4(Gal beta1-3)GlcNAc-R] structures. This process involves the sequential attachment of beta1,3-galactose and alpha1,4-fucose residues by beta1,3-galactosyltransferase and alpha1,4-fucosyltransferase. However, the exact mechanism underlying the formation of Lewis a epitopes in plants is poorly understood, largely because one of the involved enzymes, beta1,3-galactosyltransferase, has not yet been identified and characterized. Here, we report the identification of an Arabidopsis thaliana beta1,3-galactosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of the Lewis a epitope using an expression cloning strategy. Overexpression of various candidates led to the identification of a single gene (named GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE1 [GALT1]) that increased the originally very low Lewis a epitope levels in planta. Recombinant GALT1 protein produced in insect cells was capable of transferring beta1,3-linked galactose residues to various N-glycan acceptor substrates, and subsequent treatment of the reaction products with alpha1,4-fucosyltransferase resulted in the generation of Lewis a structures. Furthermore, transgenic Arabidopsis plants lacking a functional GALT1 mRNA did not show any detectable amounts of Lewis a epitopes on endogenous glycoproteins. Taken together, our results demonstrate that GALT1 is both sufficient and essential for the addition of beta1,3-linked galactose residues to N-glycans and thus is required for the biosynthesis of Lewis a structures in Arabidopsis. Moreover, cell biological characterization of a transiently expressed GALT1-fluorescent protein fusion using confocal laser scanning microscopy revealed the exclusive location of GALT1 within the Golgi apparatus, which is in good agreement with the proposed physiological action of the enzyme.
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- Richard Strasser
- Institute of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, A-1190 Viena, Austria.
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Liénard D, Sourrouille C, Gomord V, Faye L. Pharming and transgenic plants. BIOTECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REVIEW 2007; 13:115-47. [PMID: 17875476 DOI: 10.1016/s1387-2656(07)13006-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Plant represented the essence of pharmacopoeia until the beginning of the 19th century when plant-derived pharmaceuticals were partly supplanted by drugs produced by the industrial methods of chemical synthesis. In the last decades, genetic engineering has offered an alternative to chemical synthesis, using bacteria, yeasts and animal cells as factories for the production of therapeutic proteins. More recently, molecular farming has rapidly pushed towards plants among the major players in recombinant protein production systems. Indeed, therapeutic protein production is safe and extremely cost-effective in plants. Unlike microbial fermentation, plants are capable of carrying out post-translational modifications and, unlike production systems based on mammalian cell cultures, plants are devoid of human infective viruses and prions. Furthermore, a large panel of strategies and new plant expression systems are currently developed to improve the plant-made pharmaceutical's yields and quality. Recent advances in the control of post-translational maturations in transgenic plants will allow them, in the near future, to perform human-like maturations on recombinant proteins and, hence, make plant expression systems suitable alternatives to animal cell factories.
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- David Liénard
- Université de Rouen, CNRS UMR 6037, IFRMP 23, GDR 2590, Faculté des Sciences, Bât. Ext. Biologie, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan cedex, France
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