The MARAS dataset, vegetation and soil characteristics of dryland rangelands across Patagonia.

We present the MARAS (Environmental Monitoring of Arid and Semiarid Regions) dataset, which stores vegetation and soil data of 426 rangeland monitoring plots installed throughout Patagonia, a 624.500 km2 area of southern Argentina and Chile. Data for each monitoring plot includes basic climatic and landscape features, photographs, 500 point intercepts for vegetation cover, plant species list and biodiversity indexes, 50-m line-intercept transect for vegetation spatial pattern analysis, land function indexes drawn from 11 measures of soil surface characteristics and laboratory soil analysis (pH, conductivity, organic matter, N and texture). Monitoring plots were installed between 2007 and 2019, and are being reassessed at 5-year intervals (247 have been surveyed twice). The MARAS dataset provides a baseline from which to evaluate the impacts of climate change and changes in land use intensity in Patagonian ecosystems, which collectively constitute one of the world´s largest rangeland areas. This dataset will be of interest to scientists exploring key ecological questions such as biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships, plant-soil interactions and climatic controls on ecosystem structure and functioning.

BCL2-ASSOCIATED ATHANOGENE4 Regulates the KAT1 Potassium Channel and Controls Stomatal Movement.

Potassium (K+) is a key monovalent cation necessary for multiple aspects of cell growth and survival. In plants, this cation also plays a key role in the control of stomatal movement. KAT1 and its homolog KAT2 are the main inward rectifying channels present in guard cells, mediating K+ influx into these cells, resulting in stomatal opening. To gain further insight into the regulation of these channels, we performed a split-ubiquitin protein-protein interaction screen searching for KAT1 interactors in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). We characterized one of these candidates, BCL2-ASSOCIATED ATHANOGENE4 (BAG4), in detail using biochemical and genetic approaches to confirm this interaction and its effect on KAT1 activity. We show that BAG4 improves KAT1-mediated K+ transport in two heterologous systems and provide evidence that in plants, BAG4 interacts with KAT1 and favors the arrival of KAT1 at the plasma membrane. Importantly, lines lacking or overexpressing the BAG4 gene show altered KAT1 plasma membrane accumulation and alterations in stomatal movement. Our data allowed us to identify a KAT1 regulator and define a potential target for the plant BAG family. The identification of physiologically relevant regulators of K+ channels will aid in the design of approaches that may impact drought tolerance and pathogen susceptibility.

Cavidad ósea de Stafne en un paciente pediátrico: informe de un caso / Stafne bone cavity in a pediatric patient: report of a case

RESUMEN La cavidad ósea de Stafne es un hallazgo radiográfico encontrado accidentalmente durante la exploración imagenológica de rutina. Este suceso se aprecia como una zona radiolúcida, bien delimitada y unilateral, encontrada en la parte posterior de la mandíbula. La mayoría de las ocasiones este hallazgo radiográfi co es confundido con patologías de origen tumoral o quístico. Sin embargo, al tratarse de una variante anatómica no requiere tratamiento alguno. El objetivo del presente artículo es presentar el caso de un niño de ocho años de edad quien fue referido por presentar una lesión aislada a nivel mandibular encontrada accidentalmente durante un estudio radiográfi co, confundida inicialmente con un tumor, mismo que al ser estudiado a profundidad, no era más que un hallazgo anatómico no patológico: la cavidad ósea de de Stafne.

ABSTRACT Stafne´s bone cavity is a radiographic finding that is accidentally discovered during the routinary image exploration. This is a radiolucent, well-defined and unilateral fi nding that is usually located in the back of the jaw. Most of the times this radiographic fi nding is confused with tumors or cyst. However, as it is an anatomical variant, it doesn´t require any treatment. The aim of this article is to present the case of an eight year old boy who was referred for presenting an isolated mandibular lesion accidentally found during a radiographic study, initially confused with a tumor, but after being studied, it was nothing more than a non-pathological anatomical find: de Stafne's bone cavity.