Evolutionary analysis of KED-rich proteins in plants.

During the course of evolution, organisms have developed genetic mechanisms in response to various environmental stresses including wounding from mechanical damage or herbivory-caused injury.A previous study of wounding response in the plant tobacco identified a unique wound-induced gene, aptly deus gorras named KED due to its coding for a protein

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Giant gastric lipoma mimicking well-differentiated liposarcoma

Authors report the case of a 51-year-old man, presenting here with epigastralgia of recent onset.Physical exam was unremarkable.Endoscopy revealed a large, ulcerated, submucosal, antral tumor.CT scan reveals an antral mass with fat attenuation.The patient underwent a total gastrectomy.Macroscopic examination identified in the antral wall a 9-cm, we

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