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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Hints of Biological Activity of Xerosydryle: Preliminary Evidence on the Early Stages of Seedling Development.

Filippo Geuna, Andrea Pensotti, Raffaele Vecchione, Roberto Germano

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Filippo GeunaDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-Production, Landscape, Agroenergy (DISAA), University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3451-5761
Andrea PensottiSystems Biology Group Lab, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6630-0343
Raffaele VecchioneCenter for Advanced Biomaterials for Health Care (CABHC), Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Largo Barsanti e Matteucci 53, 80125 Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8831-7891
Roberto GermanoPROMETE S.r.l., CNR Spin off, Piazzale V. Tecchio, 45, 80125 Napoli, Italy.

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Abstract

Xerosydryle belongs to a new category of materials resulting from the interaction of water with various hydrophilic polymers. These materials can exhibit different properties depending on the kind of polymer-water interaction. Previous research confirmed the existence of a solid manifestation of water at room temperature. The thermal properties of dissolved xerosydryle in water are similar to those of biological macromolecules during denaturation but with greater stability. This study investigated the biological effect of xerosydryle on a living system for the first time, using a seed germination model. The interaction was evaluated using physiological assays such as chlorophyll shifts, potassium (re)uptake during the onset of germination and a transcriptome approach. Seeds were treated with samples of xerosydryle and distilled water. Transcriptome analysis of germinating seeds highlighted differences (up- and down-regulated genes) between seeds treated with xerosydryle and those treated with distilled water. Overall, the experiments performed indicate that xerosydryle, even at low concentrations, interferes with seedling growth in a manner similar to an osmotic modulator. This work paves the way for a more comprehensive exploration of the active biological role of xerosydryle and similar compounds on living matter and opens up speculation on the interactions at the boundaries between physics, chemistry, and biology.

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GerminationSeedlingsChlorophyllGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantPotassiumSeedsTranscriptomeWaterChlorophyllPotassiumWaterabiotic stresschlorophyllexclusion zone (EZ)Nafiontranscriptome analysisxerosydryle

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