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Luo S, Huang C, Hua J, Jing S, Teng L, Tang T, Liu Y, Li S. Defensive Specialized Metabolites from the Latex of Euphorbia jolkinii. J Chem Ecol 2023; 49:287-298. [PMID: 36847993 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-023-01413-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Plant latex is sequestered in laticiferous structures and exuded immediately from damaged plant tissues. The primary function of plant latex is related to defense responses to their natural enemies. Euphorbia jolkinii Boiss. is a perennial herbaceous plant that greatly threaten the biodiversity and ecological integrity of northwest Yunnan, China. Nine triterpenes (1-9), four non-protein amino acids (10-13) and three glycosides (14-16) including a new isopentenyl disaccharide (14), were isolated and identified from the latex of E. jolkinii. Their structures were established on the basis of comprehensive spectroscopic data analyses. Bioassay revealed that meta-tyrosine (10) showed significant phytotoxic activity, inhibiting root and shoot growth of Zea mays, Medicago sativa, Brassica campestris, and Arabidopsis thaliana, with EC50 values ranging from 4.41 ± 1.08 to 37.60 ± 3.59 µg/mL. Interestingly, meta-tyrosine inhibited the root growth of Oryza sativa, but promoted their shoot growth at the concentrations below 20 µg/mL. meta-Tyrosine was found to be the predominant constituent in polar part of the latex extract from both stems and roots of E. jolkinii, but undetectable in the rhizosphere soil. In addition, some triterpenes showed antibacterial and nematicidal effects. The results suggested that meta-tyrosine and triterpenes in the latex might function as defensive substances for E. jolkinii against other organisms.
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- Shihong Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110866, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, and Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, and Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, People's Republic of China.
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Yu H, Gao D, Khashi u Rahman M, Chen S, Wu F. L-phenylalanine in potato onion ( Allium cepa var. aggregatum G. Don) root exudates mediates neighbor detection and trigger physio-morphological root responses of tomato. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1056629. [PMID: 36875620 PMCID: PMC9981155 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1056629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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INTERACTION Despite numerous recent insights into neighbor detection and belowground plant communication mediated by root exudates, less is known about the specificity and nature of substances within root exudates and the mechanism by which they may act belowground in root-root interactions. METHODS Here, we used a coculture experiment to study the root length density (RLD) of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown with potato onion (Allium cepa var. aggregatum G. Don) cultivars with growth-promoting (S-potato onion) or no growth-promoting (N-potato onion) effects. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Tomato plants grown with growth-promoting potato onion or its root exudates increased root distribution and length density oppositely and grew their roots away as compared to when grown with potato onion of no growth-promoting potential, its root exudates, and control (tomato monoculture/distilled water treatment). Root exudates profiling of two potato onion cultivars by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS showed that L-phenylalanine was only found in root exudates of S-potato onion. The role of L-phenylalanine was further confirmed in a box experiment in which it altered tomato root distribution and forced the roots grow away. In vitro trial revealed that tomato seedlings root exposed to L-phenylalanine changed the auxin distribution, decreased the concentration of amyloplasts in columella cells of roots, and changed the root deviation angle to grow away from the addition side. These results suggest that L-phenylalanine in S-potato onion root exudates may act as an "active compound" and trigger physio-morphological changes in neighboring tomato roots.
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- Hongjie Yu
- Institute of Agricultural Economy and Scientific Information, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Cold Area Vegetable Biology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Cold Area Vegetable Biology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Cold Area Vegetable Biology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Cold Area Vegetable Biology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Cold Area Vegetable Biology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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The Common Single Cause of Chronic Multi-Hormonal Resistance in Oxidative Stress. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 12:antiox12010075. [PMID: 36670938 PMCID: PMC9854708 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12010075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In diseases with concomitant oxidative stress, chronic multi-hormonal resistances could be detected. The most conspicuous component of these resistances is insulin resistance, but also leptin, erythropoietin, acetylcholine, triiodothyronine and glucagon-like peptide-1 resistances also occur. On the other hand, in oxidative stress, abnormal tyrosines, for instance, meta- and ortho-tyrosine are also produced and incorporated into the proteins through the translational process. In case these modified proteins are components of the intracellular signalling pathways, a hormonal resistance may develop. The above-mentioned hormones, owning overlapping signalling pathways at the insulin receptor substrate, develop an abnormal tyrosine phosphorylation dependent chronic multi-hormonal resistance. A few weeks free of oxidative stress or the use of antioxidant therapy are required to provide a return from this resistance, which return may be further supported by the supplementation of physiological para-tyrosine and by the add-on therapy of a pharmacological dose of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, which is able to bypass the critical insulin receptor substrate signalling.
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Ciacka K, Tyminski M, Wal A, Gniazdowska A, Krasuska U. Nitric oxide-an antidote to seed aging modifies meta-tyrosine content and expression of aging-linked genes in apple embryos. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:929245. [PMID: 36110361 PMCID: PMC9468924 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.929245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Short-term (3 h) treatment of embryos isolated from accelerated aged apple seeds (Malus domestica Borkh.) with nitric oxide (NO) partially reduced the effects of aging. The study aimed to investigate the impact of the short-term NO treatment of embryos isolated from apple seeds subjected to accelerated aging on the expression of genes potentially linked to the regulation of seed aging. Apple seeds were artificially aged for 7, 14, or 21 days. Then, the embryos were isolated from the seeds, treated with NO, and cultured for 48 h. Progression of seed aging was associated with the decreased transcript levels of most of the analyzed genes (Lea1, Lea2a, Lea4, Hsp70b, Hsp20a, Hsp20b, ClpB1, ClpB4, Cpn60a, Cpn60b, Raptor, and Saur). The role of NO in the mitigation of seed aging depended on the duration of the aging. After 7 and 14 days of seed aging, a decreased expression of genes potentially associated with the promotion of aging (Tor, Raptor, Saur) was noted. NO-dependent regulation of seed aging was associated with the stimulation of the expression of genes encoding chaperones and proteins involved in the repair of damaged proteins. After NO application, the greatest upregulation of ClpB, Pimt was noted in the embryos isolated from seeds subjected to 7-day long accelerated aging, Hsp70b, Hsp70c, and Cpn in the embryos of seeds aged for 14 days, and Lea2a in the embryos of seeds after 21 days of aging. We also demonstrated the increased meta-tyrosine concentration depending or in respect the progression of artificial aging, and the NO-induced increased phenylalanine content in seeds artificially aged for 21 days. In the NO-treated embryos of seeds aged for 7 and 21 days, the level of tyrosine was almost doubled compared to the aged tissue. Our data confirmed the usage of meta-tyrosine as a marker of seed aging and indicated that the increased meta-tyrosine/tyrosine ratio could be related to the loss of seed viability.
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Koksharova OA, Safronov NA. The effects of secondary bacterial metabolites on photosynthesis in microalgae cells. Biophys Rev 2022; 14:843-856. [PMID: 36124259 PMCID: PMC9481811 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-022-00981-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Secondary metabolites of bacteria are regulatory molecules that act as "info-chemicals" that control some metabolic processes in the cells of microorganisms. These molecules provide the function of bacteria communication in microbial communities. As primary producers of organic matter in the biosphere, microalgae play a central ecological role in various ecosystems. Photosynthesis is a central process in microalgae cells, and it is exposed to various biotic and abiotic factors. Various secondary metabolites of bacteria confer a noticeable regulatory effect on photosynthesis in microalgae cells. The main purpose of this review is to highlight recent experimental results that demonstrate the impact of several types of common bacterial metabolites (volatile organic compounds, non-protein amino acids, and peptides) on photosynthetic activity in cells of microalgae. The use of these molecules as herbicides can be of great importance both for practical applications and for basic research.
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- O. A. Koksharova
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-40, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Molecular Genetics of National Research Center, Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Square, 2, 123182 Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1-40, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Tyminski M, Ciacka K, Staszek P, Gniazdowska A, Krasuska U. Toxicity of meta-Tyrosine. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:plants10122800. [PMID: 34961269 PMCID: PMC8707607 DOI: 10.3390/plants10122800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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L-Tyrosine (Tyr) is one of the twenty proteinogenic amino acids and also acts as a precursor for secondary metabolites. Tyr is prone to modifications, especially under conditions of cellular redox imbalance. The oxidation of Tyr precursor phenylalanine leads to the formation of Tyr non-proteinogenic isomers, including meta-Tyr (m-Tyr), a marker of oxidative stress. The aim of this review is to summarize the current knowledge on m-Tyr toxicity. The direct m-Tyr mode of action is linked to its incorporation into proteins, resulting in their improper conformation. Furthermore, m-Tyr produced by some plants as an allelochemical impacts the growth and development of neighboring organisms. In plants, the direct harmful effect of m-Tyr is due to its modification of the proteins structure, whereas its indirect action is linked to the disruption of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species metabolism. In humans, the elevated concentration of m-Tyr is characteristic of various diseases and ageing. Indeed, m-Tyr is believed to play an important role in cancer physiology. Thus, since, in animal cells, m-Tyr is formed directly in response to oxidative stress, whereas, in plants, m-Tyr is also synthesized enzymatically and serves as a chemical weapon in plant-plant competition, the general concept of m-Tyr role in living organisms should be specified.
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Hickman DT, Rasmussen A, Ritz K, Birkett MA, Neve P. Review: Allelochemicals as multi-kingdom plant defence compounds: towards an integrated approach. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:1121-1131. [PMID: 32902160 PMCID: PMC7891363 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The capability of synthetic pesticides to manage weeds, insect pests and pathogens in crops has diminished due to evolved resistance. Sustainable management is thus becoming more challenging. Novel solutions are needed and, given the ubiquity of biologically active secondary metabolites in nature, such compounds require further exploration as leads for novel crop protection chemistry. Despite improving understanding of allelochemicals, particularly in terms of their potential for use in weed control, their interactions with multiple biotic kingdoms have to date largely been examined in individual compounds and not as a recurrent phenomenon. Here, multi-kingdom effects in allelochemicals are introduced by defining effects on various organisms, before exploring current understanding of the inducibility and possible ecological roles of these compounds with regard to the evolutionary arms race and dose-response relationships. Allelochemicals with functional benefits in multiple aspects of plant defence are described. Gathering these isolated areas of science under the unified umbrella of multi-kingdom allelopathy encourages the development of naturally-derived chemistries conferring defence to multiple discrete biotic stresses simultaneously, maximizing benefits in weed, insect and pathogen control, while potentially circumventing resistance. © 2020 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Darwin T Hickman
- Rothamsted Research, HarpendenHertfordshireUK
- University of Nottingham, Sutton BoningtonLeicestershireUK
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- University of Nottingham, Sutton BoningtonLeicestershireUK
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- Rothamsted Research, HarpendenHertfordshireUK
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Howitz N, Su T, Lazazzera BA. Meta-Tyrosine Induces Cytotoxic Misregulation of Metabolism in Escherichia coli. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:166716. [PMID: 33220263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The non-protein amino acid meta-Tyrosine (m-Tyr) is produced in cells under conditions of oxidative stress, and m-Tyr has been shown to be toxic to a broad range of biological systems. However, the mechanism by which m-Tyr damages cells is unclear. In E. coli, the quality control (QC) function of phenyalanyl-tRNA synthetase (PheRS) is required for resistantce to m-Tyr. To determine the mechanism of m-Tyr toxicity, we utilitized a strain of E. coli that expresses a QC-defective PheRS. The global responses of E. coli cells to m-Tyr were assessed by RNA-seq, and >500 genes were differentially expressed after the addition of m-Tyr. The most strongly up-regulated genes are involved in unfolded-protein stress response, and cells exposed to m-Tyr contained large, electron-dense protein aggregates, indicating that m-Tyr destabilized a large fraction of the proteome. Additionally, we observed that amino acid biosynthesis and transport regulons, controlled by ArgR, TrpR, and TyrR, and the stringent-response regulon, controlled by DksA/ppGpp, were differentially expressed. m-Tyr resistant mutants were isolated and found to have altered a promoter to increase expression of the enzymes for Phe production or to have altered transporters, which likely result in less uptake or increased efflux of m-Tyr. These findings indicate that when m-Tyr has passed the QC checkpoint by the PheRS, this toxicity of m-Tyr may result from interfering with amino acid metabolism, destabalizing a large number of proteins, and the formation of protein aggregates.
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- Nathaniel Howitz
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Ostersetzer-Biran O, Klipcan L. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and translational quality control in plant mitochondria. Mitochondrion 2020; 54:15-20. [PMID: 32580010 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2020.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gene expression involves the transfer of information stored in the DNA to proteins by two sequential key steps: transcription and translation. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs), an ancient group of enzymes, are key to these processes as they catalyze the attachment of each of the 20 amino acids to their corresponding tRNA molecules. Yet, in addition to the 20 canonical amino acids, plants also produce numerous non-proteogenic amino acids (NPAAs), some of which are erroneously loaded into tRNAs, translated into non-functional or toxic proteins and may thereby disrupt essential cellular processes. While many studies have been focusing on plant organelle RNA metabolism, mitochondrial translation still lags behind its characterization in bacterial and eukaryotic systems. Notably, plant mitochondrial aaRSs generally have a dual location, residing also within the chloroplasts or cytosol. Currently, little is known about how mitochondrial aaRSs distinguish between amino acids and their closely related NPAAs. The organelle translation machineries in plants seem more susceptible to NPAAs due to protein oxidation by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and high rates of protein turnover. We speculate that plant organellar aaRSs have acquired high-affinities to their cognate amino acid substrates to reduce cytotoxic effects by NPAAs.
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- Oren Ostersetzer-Biran
- Dept of Plant & Environmental Sciences, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Gilat Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, M.P Negev, 85280, Israel.
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