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Polytechnic University of Valencia
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About: Polytechnic University of Valencia is a education organization based out in Valencia, Spain. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Catalysis & Population. The organization has 16282 authors who have published 40162 publications receiving 850234 citations.
Topics: Catalysis, Population, Combustion, Diesel fuel, Membrane
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TL;DR: It is discovered that PYL8 plays a nonredundant role for the regulation of root ABA sensitivity, and abscisic acid-dependent inhibition of PP2Cs by PYR/PYLs is required for root hydrotropism.
Abstract: Abscisic acid (ABA) signaling plays a critical role in regulating root growth and root system architecture. ABA-mediated growth promotion and root tropic response under water stress are key responses for plant survival under limiting water conditions. In this work, we have explored the role of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) PYRABACTIN RESISTANCE1 (PYR1)/PYR1-LIKE (PYL)/REGULATORY COMPONENTS OF ABA RECEPTORS for root ABA signaling. As a result, we discovered that PYL8 plays a nonredundant role for the regulation of root ABA sensitivity. Unexpectedly, given the multigenic nature and partial functional redundancy observed in the PYR/PYL family, the single pyl8 mutant showed reduced sensitivity to ABA-mediated root growth inhibition. This effect was due to the lack of PYL8-mediated inhibition of several clade A phosphatases type 2C (PP2Cs), since PYL8 interacted in vivo with at least five PP2Cs, namely HYPERSENSITIVE TO ABA1 (HAB1), HAB2, ABA-INSENSITIVE1 (ABI1), ABI2, and PP2CA/ABA-HYPERSENSITIVE GERMINATION3 as revealed by tandem affinity purification and mass spectrometry proteomic approaches. We also discovered that PYR/PYL receptors and clade A PP2Cs are crucial for the hydrotropic response that takes place to guide root growth far from regions with low water potential. Thus, an ABA-hypersensitive pp2c quadruple mutant showed enhanced hydrotropism, whereas an ABA-insensitive sextuple pyr/pyl mutant showed reduced hydrotropic response, indicating that ABA-dependent inhibition of PP2Cs by PYR/PYLs is required for the proper perception of a moisture gradient.
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TL;DR: A chromogenic reagent for cyanide determination in water based on the reaction of this anion with a squaraine derivative functionalized with ether chains has been developed.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a microreview discusses the special characterisation techniques necessary to study ship-in-a-bottle systems, differentiating those that serve to assess the identity and purity of the passengers from those that address the internal vs. external location of the guests with respect to the zeolite host.
Abstract: Zeolites have a microporous system defining large cavities interconnected by smaller windows. These cages can accommodate large molecules whose size, however, can be too big to cross the windows. The most important examples of these tridirectional zeolites are faujasites X and Y, but examples of other suitable zeolites are Beta, EMT and MCM-22. The inclusion of large guests inside the cavities starts from smaller precursors that can diffuse through the zeolite pores and then react inside the cavities to form the target guest. This microreview discusses the special characterisation techniques necessary to study these systems, differentiating those that serve to assess the identity and purity of the guests from those that address the internal vs. external location of the guests with respect to the zeolite host. It is organized by grouping the examples of ship-in-a-bottle synthesis according to the potential application of the system as catalysts, photocatalysts, sensors, in molecular machines, etc. Although proper credit is given to the pioneering reports on ship-in-a-bottle synthesis, the emphasis is placed on the most recent examples of the literature covering up to mid 2003. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004)
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TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of the Sylvan diesel process with different soluble and solid catalysts was investigated, and among solids delaminated zeolites were identified as promising catalysts.
Abstract: The Sylvan (2-methylfuran) diesel process involves the conversion of pentose biopolymers into premium diesel via furfural, by means of hydroxyalkylation/alkylation and hydrodeoxygenation reactions. In the hydroxyalkylation/alkylation step two Sylvan molecules are reacted with an aldehyde or a ketone to yield C12+ oxygenated intermediate molecules. Thus, the manuscript describes first the performance of the hydroxyalkylation/alkylation step with different soluble and solid catalysts, and among solids delaminated zeolites were identified as promising catalysts. The scope of the process has also been studied by reacting Sylvan with different aldehyde and ketone molecules. It has been found that for the one-step trimerization of Sylvan, sulfuric acid appears the most adequate catalyst and can be reused. The final hydrodeoxygenation step is studied in detail starting with C14 intermediates generated from two Sylvan and one butanal molecules as well as with the product generated by direct trimerization of Sylvan to yield the final corresponding mono-branched paraffinic diesel product. The Sylvan diesel process is an environmentally friendly process able to produce a high yield (87%) of a premium diesel with a cetane number of >70 and upper pour point of −75 °C from non-food biomass.
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TL;DR: It is shown by in vivo coprecipitation and phosphorylation studies that Sko1 and Hog1 interact and thatSko1 is phosphorylated upon osmotic stress in a Hog1‐dependent manner.
Abstract: Exposure of yeast to increases in extracellular osmolarity activates the Hog1 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), which is essential for the induction of gene expression required for cell survival upon osmotic stress. Several genes are regulated in response to osmotic stress by Sko1, a transcriptional repressor of the ATF/CREB family. We show by in vivo coprecipitation and phosphorylation studies that Sko1 and Hog1 interact and that Sko1 is phosphorylated upon osmotic stress in a Hog1-dependent manner. Hog1 phosphorylates Sko1 in vitro at multiple sites within the N-terminal region. Phosphorylation of Sko1 disrupts the Sko1–Ssn6–Tup1 repressor complex, and consistently, a mutant allele of Sko1, unphosphorylatable by Hog1, exhibits less derepression than the wild type. Interestingly, Sko1 repressor activity is further enhanced in strains with high protein kinase A (PKA) activity. PKA phosphorylates Sko1 near the bZIP domain and mutation of these sites eliminates modulation of Sko1 responses to high PKA activity. Thus, Sko1 transcriptional repression is controlled directly by the Hog1 MAPK in response to stress, and this effect is further modulated by an independent signaling mechanism through the PKA pathway.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Avelino Corma | 134 | 1049 | 89095 |
Bruce D. Hammock | 111 | 1409 | 57401 |
Geoffrey A. Ozin | 108 | 811 | 47504 |
Wolfgang J. Parak | 102 | 469 | 43307 |
Hermenegildo García | 97 | 792 | 46585 |
María Vallet-Regí | 95 | 711 | 41641 |
Albert Ferrando | 87 | 419 | 36793 |
Rajendra Prasad | 86 | 945 | 29526 |
J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves | 86 | 602 | 25151 |
George W. Huber | 84 | 280 | 37964 |
Juan J. Calvete | 81 | 458 | 22646 |
Juan M. Feliu | 80 | 544 | 23147 |
Amparo Chiralt | 78 | 298 | 18378 |
Michael Tsapatsis | 77 | 375 | 20051 |
Josep Redon | 77 | 488 | 81395 |