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The role of light in regulating plant growth, development and sugar ... frontiersin.org Jan 6, 2025 5 facts
claimUnder high light conditions, mitochondria enable indigo plants to maintain a high level of energy metabolism and promote growth and development by affecting miRNAs (Zhao et al., 2024a).
claimDecreasing light intensity causes the structure of chloroplasts and mitochondria to degrade or be destroyed, which negatively affects the metabolism of material and energy in plants.
referenceSucrose synthase, encoded by genes VvSWEET10, VvSUC11, and VvSUS4, is located in the cytoplasm and mitochondria and catalyzes the conversion of sucrose to UDP-glucose and fructose, a process promoted by red light.
referenceHexokinase, encoded by the gene HXK1, is located in the mitochondria and performs catalytic fructose phosphorylation, a process promoted by blue light.
procedureDuring plant photosynthesis, chloroplasts absorb light energy to generate sucrose; this sucrose is catalyzed by invertase (INV) in the vacuole to generate glucose, which is then catalyzed by sucrose synthase (SUS) in the mitochondria to generate UDP-glucose, which is subsequently acted upon by UGPase in the cell nucleus and converted into polysaccharides by glycosyltransferases (GTs), with light participating to ensure energy supply for these processes.
Neuroimaging in psychedelic drug development: past, present, and ... nature.com Sep 27, 2023 2 facts
referenceSantuy A, Turégano-López M, Rodríguez JR, Alonso-Nanclares L, Defelipe J, and Merchán-Pérez A published 'A Quantitative Study on the Distribution of Mitochondria in the Neuropil of the Juvenile Rat Somatosensory Cortex' in Cerebral Cortex in 2018.
claimThe higher concentration of mitochondria in post-synaptic terminals compared to pre-synaptic terminals suggests that PET ligands [11C]UCB-J and [18F]BCPP-EF may provide information about changes in both pre- and post-synaptic terminals.
Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org Dec 20, 2024 2 facts
referenceDeline et al. published 'Lithium isotopes differentially modify mitochondrial amorphous calcium phosphate cluster size distribution and calcium capacity' in Frontiers in Physiology in 2023, examining the effects of lithium isotopes on calcium phosphate clusters in mitochondria.
referenceDeline et al. published 'Adenylate kinase derived atp shapes respiration and calcium storage of isolated mitochondria' in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics in 2021, investigating the role of ATP in mitochondrial function.
AI Sessions #9: The Case Against AI Consciousness (with Anil Seth) conspicuouscognition.com Feb 17, 2026 2 facts
claimNick Lane at University College London (UCL) conducts research on mitochondria, the mechanisms of anaesthetics, and how electric fields generated within mitochondria might integrate to provide a global signal regarding an organism's physiological state.
perspectiveAnil Seth argues that simulating biological details, such as mitochondria or microtubules, in a digital computer does not make the simulation conscious unless consciousness is constitutively computational.
The Problem of Hard and Easy Problems cambridge.org Mar 31, 2023 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers' 'gene*' concept encompasses a wide range of biological and environmental factors, including chromosomes, plasmids, maternal RNA, transcription factors, DNA methylation, histone acetylation, mitochondria, and various environmental influences like drugs, pathogens, viruses, and prions.
Physiology, Male Reproductive System - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimA mature sperm consists of a head, midpiece, and tail; the head contains the nucleus and very little cytoplasm, covered by an acrosome cap filled with lysosomes to aid fertilization, while the midpiece contains mitochondria to provide energy for the tail.
Editorial: Inflammation and chronic disease - Frontiers frontiersin.org Jul 1, 2024 1 fact
claimNeutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), which are web-like structures containing DNA released from the nucleus or mitochondria, are a novel inflammatory target for cancer therapeutics, according to Zhong et al.