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The Magnaporthe Oryzae Nitrooxidative Stress Response Suppresses Rice Innate Immunity During Blast Disease, Margarita Marroquin-Guzman, David E. Hartline, Janet D. Wright, Christian G. Elowsky, Travis J. Bourret, Richard A. Wilson

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Understanding how microorganisms manipulate plant innate immunity and colonize host cells is a major goal of plant pathology. Here, we report that the fungal nitrooxidative stress response suppresses host defenses to facilitate the growth and development of the important rice pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in leaf cells. Nitronate monooxygenases encoded by NMO genes catalyze the oxidative denitrification of nitroalkanes. We show that the M. oryzae NMO2 gene is required for mitigating damaging lipid nitration under nitrooxidative stress conditions and, consequently, for using nitrate and nitrite as nitrogen sources. On plants, the Δnmo2 mutant strain penetrated host cuticles like wild type, …

The Morphogenesis-Related Ndr Kinase Pathway Of Colletotrichum Orbiculare Is Required For Translating Plant Surface Signals Into Infection-Related Morphogenesis And Pathogenesis, Sayo Kodama, Junya Ishizuka, Ito Miyashita, Takaaki Ishii, Takumi Nishiuchi, Hideto Miyoshi, Yasuyuki Kubo

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Plant infection by pathogenic fungi involves the differentiation of appressoria, specialized infection structures, initiated by fungal sensing and responding to plant surface signals. How plant fungal pathogens control infection-related morphogenesis in response to plant-derived signals has been unclear. Here we showed that the morphogenesis-related NDR kinase pathway (MOR) of the cucumber anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum orbiculare is crucial for appressorium development following perception of plant-derived signals. By screening of random insertional mutants, we identified that the MOR element CoPag1 (Perish-in-theabsence-of-GYP1) is a key component of the plant-derived signaling pathway involved in appressorium morphogenesis. Constitutive activation of the NDR kinase …

Lsp Family Proteins Regulate Antibiotic Biosynthesis In Lysobacter Enzymogenes Oh11, Ruping Wang, Huiyong Xu, Yangyang Zhao, Juan Zhang, Gary Y. Yuen, Guoliang Qian, Fengquan Liu

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Ax21 family proteins have been shown to play regulatory roles in plant- and animal-pathogenic species in the bacterial family Xanthomonadaceae, but the protein have not been investigated previously in the non-pathogenic members of this bacterial family. Lysobacter enzymogenes, is a non-pathogenic species known for its capacity as a biocontrol agent of plant pathogens. It is also noted for the production of antimicrobial secondary metabolites, heat stable antifungal factor (HSAF) and WAP-8294A2, that have potential for agricultural and pharmaceutical applications. The species also displays type IV pili-dependent twitching motility and the production of multiple extracellular lytic enzymes as additional biocontrol-related traits. …

Species Delimitation And Description Of Mesocriconema Nebraskense N. Sp. (Nematoda: Criconematidae), A Morphologically Cryptic, Parthenogenetic Species From North American Grasslands, Magdalena Olson, Timothy Harris, Rebecca Higgins, Peter Mullin, Kirsten Powers, Sean Olson, Thomas O. Powers

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Nematode surveys of North American grasslands conducted from 2010 to 2015 frequently recovered a species of criconematid nematode morphologically resembling Mesocriconema curvatum. These specimens were recovered from remnant native prairies in the central tallgrass ecoregion of North America, and not from surrounding agroecosystems. Historical records indicate that M. curvatum is a cosmopolitan species feeding on a wide range of agronomic and native plants. DNA barcoding indicates North American grasslands contain at least 10 phylogenetically distinct lineages of Mesocriconema that resemble, but are not, M. curvatum. Analysis of the two most common lineages reveals two distinctly different population structures. …

Corn Disease Update, Tamra A. Jackson-Ziems, Terra Hartman

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Several diseases were important in the 2016 Nebraska corn crop and impacted yield in some areas. Many of these diseases developed as a result of extreme weather events that were favorable for disease development. Most of those diseases are caused by pathogens that are capable of survival in the crop debris or residue, and so they are more likely to develop again in future years if environmental conditions are favorable again. This article summarizes some of Nebraska’s most important corn disease problems in 2016, tips for diagnosis, and management strategies.

Bacterial Leaf Streak

Gray Leaf Spot

Southern Rust

Stalk Rot …

A Century Of Conflict...The Official Record, Texas State Albert B. Alkek Library

History

For the past 100 years, the United States has been involved in conflicts across the globe. This exhibit explores this history through United States federal government documents.

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper, February 2, 2017, George Fox University Archives

"The Crescent" Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of George Fox University.

Symptoms Of Major Depression: Their Stability, Familiality, And Prediction By Genetic, Temperamental, And Childhood Environmental Risk Factors, Kenneth S. Kendler, Steven H. Aggen

Psychiatry Publications

Background: Psychiatry has long sought to develop biological diagnostic subtypes based on symptomatic differences. This effort assumes that symptoms reflect, with good fidelity, underlying etiological processes. We address this question for major depression (MD).

Methods: We examine, in twins from a population-based registry, similarity in symptom endorsement in individuals meeting criteria for last-year MD at separate interview waves and in concordant twin pairs. Among individuals with MD, we explore the impact of genetic-temperamental and child adversity risk factors on individual reported symptoms. Aggregated criteria do not separate insomnia from hypersomnia, weight gain from loss, etc. while disaggregated criteria do.

Results: …

Unusual Acylation Of Chloramphenicol In Lysobacter Enzymogenes, A Biocontrol Agent With Intrinsic Resistance To Multiple Antibiotics, Wei Zhang, Justin Huffman, Shengying Li, Yuemao Shen, Liangcheng Du

Liangcheng Du Publications

Background: The environmental gliding bacteria Lysobacter are emerging as a new group of biocontrol agents due to their prolific production of lytic enzymes and potent antibiotic natural products. These bacteria are intrinsically resistant to many antibiotics, but the mechanisms behind the antibiotic resistance have not been investigated.

Results: Previously, we have used chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene (cat) as a selection marker in genetic manipulation of natural product biosynthetic genes in Lysobacter, because chloramphenicol is one of the two common antibiotics that Lysobacter are susceptible to. Here, we found L. enzymogenes, the most studied species of this genus, could …

Structure Of The Chlorovirus Pbcv-1 Major Capsid Glycoprotein Determined By Combining Crystallographic And Carbohydrate Molecular Modeling Approaches, Cristina De Castro, Thomas Klose, Immacolata Speciale, Rosa Lanzetta, Antonio Molinaro, James L. Van Etten, Michael G. Rossmann

James Van Etten Publications

The glycans of the major capsid protein (Vp54) of Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus (PBCV-1) were recently described and found to be unusual. This prompted a reexamination of the previously reported Vp54 X-ray structure. A detailed description of the complete glycoprotein was achieved by combining crystallographic data with molecular modeling. The crystallographic data identified most of the monosaccharides located close to the protein backbone, but failed to detect those further from the glycosylation sites. Molecular modeling complemented this model by adding the missing monosaccharides and examined the conformational preference of the whole molecule, alone or within the crystallographic environment. Thus, combining …

Water Current, Volume 49, No. 1, Winter 2017

Water Current Newsletter

WRAP meets at Ferguson House

Water tour to Central Platte River basin June 27-29

In Vivo Il-4 Prevents Allo-Antigen Driven Cd8+ Ctl Development, Charles S. Via, Kateryna Soloviova, Maksym Puliaiev, Roman Puliav, Irina Puliaeva, Suzanne C. Morris, Fred D. Finkelman

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

IL-4 has been shown to suppress acute graft vs. host disease (GVHD) in irradiated hosts. Here we evaluated whether IL-4 suppresses acute GVHD in the un-irradiated parent-into-F1 GVHD model with relevance to renal allograft rejection. IL-4 completely suppressed CD8 CTL when administered with donor cells however this effect was lost if its administration was delayed 3 days. IL-4 did not inhibit donor CD8⁺ T cell homing to the host spleen but rather prevented donor CD8⁺ T cell differentiation into CTLs. Studies with IL-4Rα-deficient donor cells or recipient mice demonstrated that IL-4 effects on the host, rather than, or …

Precipitation Data, Xuefeng Michael Chu Ph.D, Kendall Grimm, Mohsen Tahmasebi Nasab, Ning Wang, Mohammad Hadi Bazrkar, Lan Zeng, Matt Lee, Jamal Ghauri, Dillon Ekholm, Jackie Arntson, Libby Kruse, Jared Swanberg

Datasets

Ten precipitation stations were set up to collect precipitation data (including rainfall/snowfall and snow depth measurements) across 6 USGS HUC10 watersheds. The heated tipping bucket rain gauge was utilized to obtain precipitation measurements. The heating mechanism engaged when temperatures were below freezing and thawed frozen precipitation to acquire measurements year-round (Heated Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge, Hydrological Services America). The data accuracy is within +/- 3% even with high rainfall intensities due to the integrated syphon mechanism which controls the release of precipitation into the tipping bucket (TB3 Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge, Hydrological Services America). The data were originally collected at …

Dragonfly Distributions In North Dakota, Andre Delorme Ph.D, Hayden Zander

Datasets

Set of data for dragonflies (Order Odonata, Suborder Anisoptera) collected in 2016-2017. Data includes species, GPS coordinates, date collected, and sex of adults.

Development And Prototyping Of A Smart Wireless Tournament Scale And Supporting Long Range Mesh Rf Network, Kye Miranda, Johan Eide

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

As a competitive college angler competing for Cal Poly in Western United States, club vice president for the Cal Poly Fishing Club and local tournament angler I have seen fishing tournament format stay stagnant as technology has expanded exponentially in the 21st century. Seeing flaws in tournament fishing format and fish handling has lead us to apply our mechanical, electrical and computer programming coursework to introduce a solution. Our project aims to set aside all of the current tournament format’s imposed stressors on fish by designing and creating a wireless smart fishing scale and network. This scale and network will …

2017-2018 Law School Catalog, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School Of Law

Law School Catalogs/Bulletins, 1926-present

No abstract provided.

Into The Wild: Parallel Transcriptomics Of The Tsetse-Wigglesworthia Mutualism Within Kenyan Populations, Miguel M. Munoz, Adam R. Pollio, Hunter L. White, Rita V M Rio

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) have medical significance as the obligate vectors of African trypanosomes. In addition, tsetse harbor a simple gut microbiota. A predominant gut microbiota member, the Gammaproteobacterium Wigglesworthia spp., has coevolved with tsetse for a significant portion of Glossina radiation proving critical to tsetse fitness. Although multiple roles have been described for Wigglesworthia within colony flies, little research has been dedicated towards functional characterization within wild tsetse. Here, dual RNA-Seq was performed to characterize the tsetse-Wigglesworthia symbiosis within flies captured in Nguruman, Kenya. A significant correlation in Gene Ontology (GO) distribution between tsetse and Wigglesworthia was observed, with …

Central Washington University 2017-2018 Graduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Central Washington University 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog, Central Washington University

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

People Who Made A Difference Over Cwu’S First 125 Years 2017, Central Washington University

Central Connections

Central connections was the free magazine for Central Washington University alumni and friends. In 2019 it was replaced by Crimson and Black. This special issue was part of the 125th anniversary celebration.

Undergraduate Bulletin 2017-2018, John Jay College Of Criminal Justice

College Bulletins

Covers academic year 2017-2018

Table Of Contents, Annals Of Health Law

Annals of Health Law and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Administrative Unit Assessment Examples, Office Of Assessment And The Academic Program Review Office

UNM HLC 2018-19 Assurance Argument Evidence

This document gives examples of administrative unit assessment of at the university. This includes the assessment documents for the Office of University Advisement, the Anderson School of Management, branch campuses, and more. It shows the way different units relate their activities to broader university goals, as well as show how data collection is used to evaluate a unit’s efficacy in student learning.

3d Bioprinter + Electrospinner For Bone-Ligament Tissue Engineering, Sherif H. Aboubakr, Steven Nery, Lauren Long, Christopher A. Buksa, Chanju Fritch, Christina Salas

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

Modern 3D bioprinters have been shown to allow for precise control of structural geometry to build patientspecific scaffolds for tissue regeneration—primarily nonload- bearing tissue. However, 3D bioprinting is limited by cell viability, polymer cross-linking characteristics, and poor tensile properties. In comparison, electrospinning has been used to form fibrous structures with accelerated cellular maturation properties, improved growth and migration of cells, and increased tensile properties. Conversely, the mostly uncontrolled deposition of electrospun fibers can limit pore size and cell infiltration. In our Orthopaedic Biomechanics & Biomaterials Laboratory, a custom 3D Bioprinter + Electrospinner hybrid system (E-Spin Printer) was designed to merge …

Pilot Study Investigating The Use Of 3d Printing In Designing Upper-Extremity Prosthetics For Children: A Progress Report, Lauren Long, Christina Salas, Deana M. Mercer, Selina R. Silva, Jared Knigge

UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal

The availability and cost-effectiveness of functional prototypes and designs has increased considerably over the last decade because of 3D printing. The growing field of biomedical engineering is expanding on 3D-printing technology to make low-cost, upper-extremity prosthetics. This pilot study reports on the potential use of 3D printing for low-cost, upper-extremity prosthetics, specifically prosthetic hands for children. We start by characterizing existing open-source, 3D-printed upper-extremity prosthetics to determine their mechanical strength, statically and dynamically. Based on outcomes from these early tests, we optimize the existing designs to develop a new prosthetic. The prosthetic design, fabricated in The University of New Mexico …

Arete (Winter 2017), Usm Graduate School

arete

No abstract provided.

University Libraries Annual Report 2016-2017, University Libraries

University Libraries Annual Report

Annual report of the research and activities of University Libraries during academic year 2016-2017.

Chapter 1 - The Fauna: A Place To Call Home, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Volume 2: Bryological Interaction

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Ebook sponsored by Michigan Technological University and the International Association of Bryologists.

Chapter 6 - Onychophora, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Volume 2: Bryological Interaction

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Chapter 8 - Arthropods: Harvestmen And Pseudoscorpions, Janice M. Glime

Bryophyte Ecology Volume 2: Bryological Interaction

Explore the contents of Bryophyte Ecology, Volume 2, Chapter 8 - Arthropods: Harvestmen by clicking the link above. For the Contents section of this ebook, as well as Volumes 1 through 5, please visit the Bryophyte Ecology Main Page.

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