75 research outputs found
Effect of native and exotic visitors of germination in Lepechinia floribunda (Lamiaceae)
Fil: Baranzelli, MatĂas C. Universidad Nacional AutĂłnoma de MĂ©xico. Instituto de EcologĂa; MĂ©xico.Fil: Baranzelli, MatĂas C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto
Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: MartĂnez, Gabriela. Universidad Nacional AutĂłnoma de MĂ©xico. Instituto de EcologĂa; MĂ©xico.Fil: Juan, Fornoni. Universidad Nacional AutĂłnoma de MĂ©xico. Instituto de EcologĂa; MĂ©xico.Fil: Camina, Julia. Universidad Nacional de CĂłrdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, FĂsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de Interacciones EcolĂłgicas y ConservaciĂłn; Argentina.Fil: Camina, Julia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas; Argentina.Fil: Ashworth, Lorena. Universidad Nacional de CĂłrdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, FĂsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de Interacciones EcolĂłgicas y ConservaciĂłn; Argentina.Fil: Ashworth, Lorena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas; Argentina.Fil: SĂ©rsic, Alicia N. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: Cocucci, Andrea A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: Issaly, Andres E. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: Benitez-Vieyra, Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: Rocamundi, NicolĂĄs. Universidad Provincial de CĂłrdoba. Facultad de Turismo y Ambiente; Argentina.La relaciĂłn entre las plantas con flores y los polinizadores rara vez ocurre de a pares dado que la mayorĂa de las especies de plantas son visitadas por mĂĄs de una especie polinizadora. Un aspecto central es la identificaciĂłn de los visitantes florales que ejercen el mayor efecto positivo sobre el Ă©xito reproductivo de las plantas. En Lepechinia floribunda (Lamiaceae), se ha observado que los polinizadores nativos (Bombus spp) proporcionan un mayor movimiento de polen y formaciĂłn de semillas en comparaciĂłn con los polinizadores exĂłticos (Apis mellifera). Sin embargo, aĂșn se desconoce cĂłmo esta eficiencia se refleja en los niveles de germinaciĂłn de las semillas (calidad de la progenie) de las flores visitadas por cada grupo de polinizadores. Este estudio evalĂșa cĂłmo la efectividad en la polinizaciĂłn de los principales grupos de polinizadores afecta el Ă©xito de germinaciĂłn de las semillas de L. floribunda. Se compararon los niveles acumulados y totales de germinaciĂłn de 363 semillas provenientes de 256 flores visitadas por Bombus spp o A. mellifera. Se observaron patrones similares a lo largo del tiempo, con una ligera tendencia hacia una mayor germinaciĂłn de las semillas de las visitas de Bombus spp, aunque esta tendencia no fue estadĂsticamente significativa. Estos resultados sugieren que la menor eficiencia de A. mellifera polinizando no afectarĂan significativamente el potencial de supervivencia de la progenie de L. floribunda. AdemĂĄs, destacan la importancia de cuantificar de manera integral la contribuciĂłn de cada visitante floral al Ă©xito reproductivo de las plantas.Abstract: The relationship between flowering plants
and pollinators seldom occurs in pairs as the
majority of plant species are visited by more than
one pollinator species. Thus, a central aspect is
identifying floral visitors that exert the greatest
positive effect on the reproductive success of
plants. In Lepechinia floribunda, it has been observed
that native pollinators (Bombus spp) provide greater
pollen movement and seed formation compared
to exotic pollinators (Apis mellifera) despite their
overabundance. However, it is still unknown how
such efficiency translates into the germination
levels of seeds from flowers visited by either group
of pollinators. That is, how the quality of visits
from each pollinator translates into plant progeny.
Therefore, this study evaluates how the relative
effectiveness in pollination of the two main groups
of pollinators is reflected in the germination
success of L. floribunda seeds. Based on 33 focal
plants, 256 flowers, and 363 seeds visited by Bombus
or A. mellifera, accumulated and total germination
levels were compared over time. Similar patterns
were observed over time, with a slight tendency
towards higher germination of seeds from Bombus
spp visits, but this trend was not statistically
significant. These results suggest that the lower
efficiency of A. mellifera in pollinating L. floribunda
flowers and its differential behavior during visits
would not affect the potential survival of the
progeny. They also illustrate the importance of
quantifying, beyond pollination, the contribution
of each floral visitor to the reproductive success of
plants.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionFil: Baranzelli, MatĂas C. Universidad Nacional AutĂłnoma de MĂ©xico. Instituto de EcologĂa; MĂ©xico.Fil: Baranzelli, MatĂas C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto
Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: MartĂnez, Gabriela. Universidad Nacional AutĂłnoma de MĂ©xico. Instituto de EcologĂa; MĂ©xico.Fil: Juan, Fornoni. Universidad Nacional AutĂłnoma de MĂ©xico. Instituto de EcologĂa; MĂ©xico.Fil: Camina, Julia. Universidad Nacional de CĂłrdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, FĂsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de Interacciones EcolĂłgicas y ConservaciĂłn; Argentina.Fil: Camina, Julia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas; Argentina.Fil: Ashworth, Lorena. Universidad Nacional de CĂłrdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, FĂsicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de Interacciones EcolĂłgicas y ConservaciĂłn; Argentina.Fil: Ashworth, Lorena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas; Argentina.Fil: SĂ©rsic, Alicia N. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: Cocucci, Andrea A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: Issaly, Andres E. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: Benitez-Vieyra, Santiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones CientĂficas y TĂ©cnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de BiologĂa Vegetal. Laboratorio de EcologĂa Evolutiva y BiologĂa Floral; Argentina.Fil: Rocamundi, NicolĂĄs. Universidad Provincial de CĂłrdoba. Facultad de Turismo y Ambiente; Argentina
A Concerted Kinase Interplay Identifies PPARÎł as a Molecular Target of Ghrelin Signaling in Macrophages
The peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor PPARγ plays an essential role in vascular biology, modulating macrophage function and atherosclerosis progression. Recently, we have described the beneficial effect of combined activation of the ghrelin/GHS-R1a receptor and the scavenger receptor CD36 to induce macrophage cholesterol release through transcriptional activation of PPARγ. Although the interplay between CD36 and PPARγ in atherogenesis is well recognized, the contribution of the ghrelin receptor to regulate PPARγ remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that ghrelin triggers PPARγ activation through a concerted signaling cascade involving Erk1/2 and Akt kinases, resulting in enhanced expression of downstream effectors LXRα and ABC sterol transporters in human macrophages. These effects were associated with enhanced PPARγ phosphorylation independently of the inhibitory conserved serine-84. Src tyrosine kinase Fyn was identified as being recruited to GHS-R1a in response to ghrelin, but failure of activated Fyn to enhance PPARγ Ser-84 specific phosphorylation relied on the concomitant recruitment of docking protein Dok-1, which prevented optimal activation of the Erk1/2 pathway. Also, substitution of Ser-84 preserved the ghrelin-induced PPARγ activity and responsiveness to Src inhibition, supporting a mechanism independent of Ser-84 in PPARγ response to ghrelin. Consistent with this, we found that ghrelin promoted the PI3-K/Akt pathway in a Gαq-dependent manner, resulting in Akt recruitment to PPARγ, enhanced PPARγ phosphorylation and activation independently of Ser-84, and increased expression of LXRα and ABCA1/G1. Collectively, these results illustrate a complex interplay involving Fyn/Dok-1/Erk and Gαq/PI3-K/Akt pathways to transduce in a concerted manner responsiveness of PPARγ to ghrelin in macrophages
Analysis and investigation of the degree of moment rigidity of steel beam-to-column connections
In the conventional structural analysis of frames, it is assumed that beam-to-column connections behave perfectly rigid. However, this assumption fails to consider the actual behavior of beam-to-column connections. Knowing the actual rotational behavior of these connections and including the rotational spring stiffness in the model will allow for a more accurate analysis of frame structures.
The study investigated five types of steel beam-to-column connections. The rotational spring stiffness values of these connections were determined through laboratory testing. The rotational spring stiffness is a quantity that represents the rotational behavior of the connections.
The rotational spring stiffness values of the connections were used in the semi-rigid structural analysis using two types of spring models. Model 1 has rotational springs located at the intersections of beam and column, whereas model 2 has rotational springs located at the ends of the beam element. The test specimens were analyzed theoretically and their deflections were calculated. The theoretical deflections were compared with the experimental deflections and the results indicated that the semi-rigid structural analysis using spring model 2 predicts the actual deflection of the specimen during its linear elastic behavior. Therefore the study concluded that the rotational spring stiffness values obtained experimentally are accurate representations of the degree of moment rigidity of the connections
Transitive projective planes
A long-standing conjecture is that any transitive finite projective plane is Desarguesian. We make a contribution towards a proof of this conjecture by showing that a group acting transitively on the points of a non-Desarguesian projective plane must not contain any components.Peer Reviewe
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