School of Plant Sciences and Food Security

2024

36-year study reveals stability of a wild wheat population across microhabitats

Dahan-Meir, T., Ellis, T. J., Mafessoni, F., Sela, H., Rudich, O., Manisterski, J., Avivi-Ragolsky, N., Raz, A., Feldman, M., Anikster, Y., Nordborg, M. & Levy, A. A., Oct 2024, In: Molecular Ecology. 33, 19, e17512.

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Abolishing ARF8A activity promotes disease resistance in tomato

Marash, I., Leibman-Markus, M., Gupta, R., Israeli, A., Teboul, N., Avni, A., Ori, N. & Bar, M., Jun 2024, In: Plant Science. 343, 112064.

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A machine-learning-based alternative to phylogenetic bootstrap

Ecker, N., Huchon, D., Mansour, Y., Mayrose, I. & Pupko, T., 1 Jul 2024, In: Bioinformatics. 40, p. i208-i217

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A matter of choice: Understanding the interactions between epiphytic foraminifera and their seagrass host Halophila stipulacea

Masawa, J., Winters, G., Kaminer, M., Szitenberg, A., Gruntman, M. & Ashckenazi-Polivoda, S., Apr 2024, In: Marine Environmental Research. 196, 106437.

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Analysis of root-environment interactions reveals mechanical advantages of growth-driven penetration of roots

Koren, Y., Perilli, A., Tchaicheeyan, O., Lesman, A. & Meroz, Y., Dec 2024, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 47, 12, p. 5076-5088 13 p.

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A quantitative gibberellin signaling biosensor reveals a role for gibberellins in internode specification at the shoot apical meristem

Shi, B., Felipo-Benavent, A., Cerutti, G., Galvan-Ampudia, C., Jilli, L., Brunoud, G., Mutterer, J., Vallet, E., Sakvarelidze-Achard, L., Davière, J. M., Navarro-Galiano, A., Walia, A., Lazary, S., Legrand, J., Weinstain, R., Jones, A. M., Prat, S., Achard, P. & Vernoux, T., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 3895.

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A quantitative model for spatio-Temporal dynamics of root gravitropism

Porat, A., Rivière, M. & Meroz, Y., 10 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 75, 2, p. 620-630 11 p.

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Are local species prioritization lists sufficient for protecting endangered plants? Israeli red list as a test case

Lebel Vine, M., Walczak, M., Lebel Vine, G., Fragman-Sapir, O., Leschner, H., Ur, Y., Ron, M., Ben-Natan, D., Shemesh, B., Singer, A. & Sapir, Y., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Conservation Science and Practice.

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A single NLR gene confers resistance to leaf and stripe rust in wheat

Sharma, D., Avni, R., Gutierrez-Gonzalez, J., Kumar, R., Sela, H., Prusty, M. R., Shatil-Cohen, A., Molnár, I., Holušová, K., Said, M., Doležel, J., Millet, E., Khazan-Kost, S., Landau, U., Bethke, G., Sharon, O., Ezrati, S., Ronen, M., Maatuk, O. & Eilam, T. & 14 others, Manisterski, J., Ben-Yehuda, P., Anikster, Y., Matny, O., Steffenson, B. J., Mascher, M., Brabham, H. J., Moscou, M. J., Liang, Y., Yu, G., Wulff, B. B. H., Muehlbauer, G., Minz-Dub, A. & Sharon, A., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 9925.

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Belowground plant competition: Uncoupling root response strategies of peas

Gottlieb, R. & Gruntman, M., 31 Jul 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2027, 20240673.

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Combined Effects of Heavy Metal and Simulated Herbivory on Leaf Trichome Density in Sunflowers

Grossman, E., Shtein, I. & Gruntman, M., Oct 2024, In: Plants. 13, 19, 2733.

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DeepQR: single-molecule QR codes for optical gene-expression analysis

Jeffet, J., Hadad, B., Froim, S., Kaboub, K., Rabinowitz, K. M., Deek, J., Margalit, S., Dotan, I., Bahabad, A. & Ebenstein, Y., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Nanophotonics.

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Discovery of functional PRRs for the fungal elicitor Xyn11/eix in Prunus fruit trees

Alvarez, A., Aceituno-Valenzuela, U., Leibman-Markus, M., Muñoz, D., Rubilar, C., Figueroa, F., Pinto, M., Latorre, M., Stange, C., Avni, A., Bar, M. & Pizarro, L., Dec 2024, In: Plant Stress. 14, 100567.

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Dynamic metabolite QTL analyses provide novel biochemical insights into kernel development and nutritional quality improvement in common wheat

Yin, B., Jia, J., Sun, X., Hu, X., Ao, M., Liu, W., Tian, Z., Liu, H., Li, D., Tian, W., Hao, Y., Xia, X., Sade, N., Brotman, Y., Fernie, A. R., Chen, J., He, Z. & Chen, W., 13 May 2024, In: Plant Communications. 5, 5, 100792.

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Effective number of different populations: A new concept and how to use it

Kosman, E., Feijen, F. & Jokela, J., Sep 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 9, e70303.

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Effect of residence time on trait evolution in invasive plants: review and meta-analysis

Gruntman, M. & Segev, U., 2024, In: NeoBiota. 91, p. 99-124 26 p.

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Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally

Smith, M. D., Wilkins, K. D., Holdrege, M. C., Wilfahrt, P., Collins, S. L., Knapp, A. K., Sala, O. E., Dukes, J. S., Phillips, R. P., Yahdjian, L., Gherardi, L. A., Ohlert, T., Beier, C., Fraser, L. H., Jentsch, A., Loik, M. E., Maestre, F. T., Power, S. A., Yu, Q. & Felton, A. J. & 153 others, Munson, S. M., Luo, Y., Abdoli, H., Abedi, M., Alados, C. L., Alberti, J., Alon, M., An, H., Anacker, B., Anderson, M., Auge, H., Bachle, S., Bahalkeh, K., Bahn, M., Batbaatar, A., Bauerle, T., Beard, K. H., Behn, K., Beil, I., Biancari, L., Blindow, I., Bondaruk, V. F., Borer, E. T., Bork, E. W., Bruschetti, C. M., Byrne, K. M., Cahill, J. F., Calvo, D. A., Carbognani, M., Cardoni, A., Carlyle, C. N., Castillo-Garcia, M., Chang, S. X., Chieppa, J., Cianciaruso, M. V., Cohen, O., Cordeiro, A. L., Cusack, D. F., Dahlke, S., Daleo, P., D'Antonio, C. M., Dietterich, L. H., Doherty, T. S., Dubbert, M., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fischer, F. M., Forte, T. G. W., Gebauer, T., Gozalo, B., Greenville, A. C., Guidoni-Martins, K. G., Hannusch, H. J., Haugum, S. V., Hautier, Y., Hefting, M., Henry, H. A. L., Hoss, D., Iribarne, O., Isbell, F., Johnson, Y., Jordan, S., Kelly, E. F., Kimmel, K., Kreyling, J., Kröel-Dulay, G., Ingrisch, J., Kröpfl, A., Kübert, A., Kulmatiski, A., Lamb, E. G., Larsen, K. S., Larson, J., Leder, C. V., Linstädter, A., Liu, J., Liu, S., Lodge, A. G., Longo, G., Loydi, A., Luan, J., Lawson, J., Lubbe, F. C., Macfarlane, C., Mackie-Haas, K., Malyshev, A. V., Maturano-Ruiz, A., Merchant, T., Metcalfe, D. B., Mori, A. S., Mudongo, E., Newman, G. S., Nielsen, U. N., Nimmo, D., Niu, Y., Nobre, P., O'Connor, R. C., Ogaya, R., Oñatibia, G. R., Orbán, I., Osborne, B., Otfinowski, R., Pärtel, M., Penuelas, J., Peri, P. L., Peter, G., Petraglia, A., Picon-Cochard, C., Pillar, V. D., Piñeiro-Guerra, J. M., Ploughe, L. W., Plowes, R. M., Portales-Reyes, C., Prober, S. M., Pueyo, Y., Reed, S. C., Ritchie, E. G., Rodríguez, D. A., Rogers, W. E., Roscher, C., Sánchez, A. M., Santos, B. A., Scarfó, M. C., Seabloom, E. W., Shi, B., Souza, L., Stampfli, A., Standish, R. J., Sternberg, M., Sun, W., Sünnemann, M., Tedder, M., Thorvaldsen, P., Tian, D., Tielbörger, K., Valdecantos, A., van den Brink, L., Vandvik, V., Vankoughnett, M. R., Velle, L. G., Wang, C., Wang, Y., Wardle, G. M., Werner, C., Wei, C., Wiehl, G., Williams, J. L., Wolf, A. A., Zeiter, M., Zhang, F., Zhu, J., Zong, N. & Zuo, X., 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 4, e2309881120.

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Genomic imprints of unparalleled growth

Murik, O., Geffen, O., Shotland, Y., Fernandez-Pozo, N., Ullrich, K. K., Walther, D., Rensing, S. A. & Treves, H., Feb 2024, In: New Phytologist. 241, 3, p. 1144-1160 17 p.

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Identification of carotenoids and candidate genes shaping high pigment chili pepper variety

Tang, Y., Gan, Y., Zhang, G., Shen, X., Shi, C., Deng, X., Lu, Y., Brotman, Y., Yang, S. & Ouyang, B., 1 Mar 2024, In: Scientia Horticulturae. 327, 112799.

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Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the virulence of Puccinia triticina population in southern Russia

Kudinova, O., Agapova, V., Vaganova, O., Volkova, G. & Kosman, E., Feb 2024, In: Plant Pathology. 73, 2, p. 404-418 15 p.

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In silico analysis of R2R3-MYB transcription factors in the basal eudicot model, Aquilegia coerulea

Phukela, B., Leonard, H. & Sapir, Y., Nov 2024, In: 3 Biotech. 14, 11, 284.

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Integrated Metabolomic, Lipidomic and Proteomic Analysis Define the Metabolic Changes Occurring in Curled Areas in Leaves With Leaf Peach Curl Disease

Novello, M. A., Bustamante, C. A., Svetaz, L. A., Goldy, C., Valentini, G. H., Drincovich, M. F., Brotman, Y., Fernie, A. R. & Lara, M. V., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Plant, Cell and Environment.

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Investigation of the Roles of Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate 5-Kinases 7,9 and Wall-Associated Kinases 1–3 in Responses to Indole-3-Carbinol and Biotic Stress in Arabidopsis Thaliana

Khamesa-Israelov, H., Finkelstein, A., Shani, E. & Chamovitz, D. A., Oct 2024, In: Biomolecules. 14, 10, 1253.

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Leaf fluctuating asymmetry is not a reliable indicator of stress

Májeková, M., Springer, B., Ferenc, V., Gruntman, M. & Tielbörger, K., Jun 2024, In: Functional Ecology. 38, 6, p. 1447-1457 11 p.

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Modeling the reactive oxygen species (ROS) wave in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii colonies

Zhou, Y., Fichman, Y., Zhang, S., Mittler, R. & Chen, S. J., Sep 2024, In: Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 222, p. 165-172 8 p.

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New Analytical Approach to Quinolizidine Alkaloids and Their Assumed Biosynthesis Pathways in Lupin Seeds

Namdar, D., Mulder, P. P. J., Ben-Simchon, E., Hacham, Y., Basheer, L., Cohen, O., Sternberg, M. & Shelef, O., Mar 2024, In: Toxins. 16, 3, 163.

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Noisy Circumnutations Facilitate Self-Organized Shade Avoidance in Sunflowers

Nguyen, C., Dromi, I., Kempinski, A., Gall, G. E. C., Peleg, O. & Meroz, Y., Jul 2024, In: Physical Review X. 14, 3, 031027.

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Null mutants of a tomato Rho of plants exhibit enhanced water use efficiency without a penalty to yield

Puli, M. R., Muchoki, P., Yaaran, A., Gershon, N., Dalal, A., Nalufunjo, F., Dagan, Y., Rosental, L., Abadi, S., Haber, Z., Silva, L., Brotman, Y., Sade, N. & Yalovsky, S., 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 4, e2309006120.

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On the mechanical origins of waving, coiling and skewing in Arabidopsis thaliana roots

Porat, A., Tekinalp, A., Bhosale, Y., Gazzola, M. & Meroz, Y., 12 Mar 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 11, e2312761121.

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Origin and evolution of the bread wheat D genome

Cavalet-Giorsa, E., González-Muñoz, A., Athiyannan, N., Holden, S., Salhi, A., Gardener, C., Quiroz-Chávez, J., Rustamova, S. M., Elkot, A. F., Patpour, M., Rasheed, A., Mao, L., Lagudah, E. S., Periyannan, S. K., Sharon, A., Himmelbach, A., Reif, J. C., Knauft, M., Mascher, M. & Stein, N. & 51 others, Chayut, N., Ghosh, S., Perovic, D., Putra, A., Perera, A. B., Hu, C. Y., Yu, G., Ahmed, H. I., Laquai, K. D., Rivera, L. F., Chen, R., Wang, Y., Gao, X., Liu, S., Raupp, W. J., Olson, E. L., Lee, J. Y., Chhuneja, P., Kaur, S., Zhang, P., Park, R. F., Ding, Y., Liu, D. C., Li, W., Nasyrova, F. Y., Dvorak, J., Abbasi, M., Li, M., Kumar, N., Meyer, W. B., Boshoff, W. H. P., Steffenson, B. J., Matny, O., Sharma, P. K., Tiwari, V. K., Grewal, S., Pozniak, C. J., Chawla, H. S., Ens, J., Dunning, L. T., Kolmer, J. A., Lazo, G. R., Xu, S. S., Gu, Y. Q., Xu, X., Uauy, C., Abrouk, M., Bougouffa, S., Brar, G. S., Wulff, B. B. H. & Krattinger, S. G., 26 Sep 2024, In: Nature. 633, 8031, p. 848-855 8 p.

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Overexpression of S30 Ribosomal Protein Leads to Transcriptional and Metabolic Changes That Affect Plant Development and Responses to Stress

Finkelshtein, A., Khamesa-Israelov, H. & Chamovitz, D. A., Mar 2024, In: Biomolecules. 14, 3, 319.

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PIX is an N-terminal delivery domain that defines a class of polymorphic T6SS effectors in Enterobacterales

Carobbi, A., Leo, K., Di Nepi, S., Bosis, E., Salomon, D. & Sessa, G., 23 Apr 2024, In: Cell Reports. 43, 4, 114015.

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Plant silicon content as a proxy for understanding plant community properties and ecosystem structure

Moura, R. F., Sternberg, M., Vorst, C. & Katz, O., Jul 2024, In: Ecosphere. 15, 7, e4907.

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PP2C phosphatase Pic14 negatively regulates tomato Pto/Prf-triggered immunity by inhibiting MAPK activation

Chakraborty, J., Sobol, G., Xia, F., Zhang, N., Martin, G. B. & Sessa, G., Sep 2024, In: Plant Journal. 119, 6, p. 2622-2637 16 p.

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Propagation of a rapid cell-to-cell H₂O₂ signal over long distances in a monolayer of cardiomyocyte cells

Fichman, Y., Rowland, L., Nguyen, T. T., Chen, S. J. & Mittler, R., Apr 2024, In: Redox Biology. 70, 103069.

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Rapid plant-to-plant systemic signaling via a Cuscuta bridge

Fichman, Y., Peláez-Vico, M. Á., Mudalige, A. K., Lee, H. O., Mittler, R. & Park, S. Y., Oct 2024, In: Plant Physiology. 196, 2, p. 716-721 6 p.

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Related type 2C protein phosphatases Pic3 and Pic12 negatively regulate immunity in tomato to Pseudomonas syringae

Xia, F., Zhang, N., Smith, R. E., Chakraborty, J., Sobol, G., Tang, X., Fei, Z., Sessa, G. & Martin, G. B., 4 Nov 2024, In: Plant Physiology. 196, 3, p. 1997-2013 17 p.

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Sensing of gene expression in live cells using electrical impedance spectroscopy and DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles

Kadan-Jamal, K., Jog, A., Sophocleous, M., Dotan, T., Frumin, P., Kuperberg Goshen, T., Schuster, S., Avni, A. & Shacham-Diamand, Y., 15 May 2024, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 252, 116041.

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Slow release of a synthetic auxin induces formation of adventitious roots in recalcitrant woody plants

Roth, O., Yechezkel, S., Serero, O., Eliyahu, A., Vints, I., Tzeela, P., Carignano, A., Janacek, D. P., Peters, V., Kessel, A., Dwivedi, V., Carmeli-Weissberg, M., Shaya, F., Faigenboim-Doron, A., Ung, K. L., Pedersen, B. P., Riov, J., Klavins, E., Dawid, C. & Hammes, U. Z. & 4 others, Ben-Tal, N., Napier, R., Sadot, E. & Weinstain, R., Nov 2024, In: Nature Biotechnology. 42, 11, p. 1705-1716 12 p.

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SSR-based analysis of structural variation of the Russian population of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici in 2019–2021

Gultyaeva, E. I., Shaydayuk, E. L. & Kosman, E. G., Sep 2024, In: Plant Pathology. 73, 7, p. 1761-1774 14 p.

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Statistical framework to determine indel-length distribution

Wygoda, E., Loewenthal, G., Moshe, A., Alburquerque, M., Mayrose, I. & Pupko, T., 1 Feb 2024, In: Bioinformatics. 40, 2, btae043.

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The Botrytis cinerea transglycosylase BcCrh4 is a cell death-inducing protein with cell death-promoting and -suppressing domains

Liang, Y., Bi, K. & Sharon, A., Jan 2024, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 47, 1, p. 354-371 18 p.

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THE EFFECT OF POLYPLOIDY AND MATING SYSTEM ON FLORAL SIZE AND THE POLLINATION NICHE IN BRASSICACEAE

Streher, N. S., Budinsky, T., Halabi, K., Mayrose, I. & Ashman, T. L., Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Plant Sciences. 185, 1, p. 89-99 11 p.

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The reference genome and abiotic stress responses of the model perennial grass Brachypodium sylvaticum

Lei, L., Gordon, S. P., Liu, L., Sade, N., Lovell, J. T., Del Mar Rubio Wilhelmi, M., Singan, V., Sreedasyam, A., Hestrin, R., Phillips, J., Hernandez, B. T., Barry, K., Shu, S., Jenkins, J., Schmutz, J., Goodstein, D. M., Thilmony, R., Blumwald, E. & Vogel, J. P., Jan 2024, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 14, 1, jkad245.

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The Responses of Soil Nitrogen Transformations to Rainfall Reduction Mainly Occurred in the Early Growing-Season in a Temperate Meadow

Yang, X., Sternberg, M., Song, W., Zhong, S., Chai, H., Li, J., Yao, Y., Meng, B., You, M., Jiang, Q., Yue, X., Li, L. J., Ma, J. Y. & Sun, W., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 129, 6, e2023JG007749.

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The Tree Reconstruction Game: Phylogenetic Reconstruction Using Reinforcement Learning

Azouri, D., Granit, O., Alburquerque, M., Mansour, Y., Pupko, T. & Mayrose, I., 1 Jun 2024, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41, 6, msae105.

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TOR coordinates cytokinin and gibberellin signals mediating development and defense

Marash, I., Gupta, R., Anand, G., Leibman-Markus, M., Lindner, N., Israeli, A., Nir, D., Avni, A. & Bar, M., Feb 2024, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 47, 2, p. 629-650 22 p.

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