Search Results - "Current Opinion in Plant Biology"

PTI-ETI crosstalk: an integrative view of plant immunity by Yuan, Minhang, Ngou, Bruno Pok Man, Ding, Pingtao, Xin, Xiu-Fang

“…Plants resist attacks by pathogens via innate immune responses, which are initiated by cell surface-localized pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) and…”
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Climate change and the need for agricultural adaptation by Anderson, Robyn, Bayer, Philipp E, Edwards, David

“…•Climate Change places food security at risk, particularly in the developing world.•Climates zones are predicted to shift poleward, altering the distribution…”
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Salicylic acid: biosynthesis, perception, and contributions to plant immunity by Zhang, Yuelin, Li, Xin

“…•Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant defense hormone with critical roles in PTI, ETI and SAR.•Induction of SA synthesis is orchestrated via complex transcriptional…”
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The Arabidopsis bZIP transcription factor family—an update by Dröge-Laser, Wolfgang, Snoek, Basten L, Snel, Berend, Weiste, Christoph

“…•bZIPs are evolutionarily conserved eukaryotic transcription factors.•The Arabidopsis bZIP family consists of 78 members classified into 13 groups.•bZIPs…”
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Understanding and exploiting plant beneficial microbes by Finkel, Omri M, Castrillo, Gabriel, Herrera Paredes, Sur, Salas González, Isai, Dangl, Jeffery L

“…•Soil microbiomes induce reproducible plant phenotypes.•Large collections of plant-associated microbes are available for research.•Plant growth promoting…”
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Apoplastic ROS signaling in plant immunity by Qi, Junsheng, Wang, Jinlong, Gong, Zhizhong, Zhou, Jian-Min

“…•NADPH oxidases are major enzymes synthesizing ROS in the apoplast.•NADPH oxidases are information processing center for diverse signal inputs.•Stomatal…”
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More is better: the diversity of terpene metabolism in plants by Zhou, Fei, Pichersky, Eran

“…All plants synthesize a diverse array of terpenoid metabolites. Some are common to all, but many are synthesized only in specific taxa and presumably evolved…”
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Conservation and diversification of flavonoid metabolism in the plant kingdom by Wen, Weiwei, Alseekh, Saleh, Fernie, Alisdair R

“…Flavonoids are by far the largest class of polyphenols with huge structural and functional diversity. However, the mystery regarding the exact evolutionary…”
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5Gs for crop genetic improvement by Varshney, Rajeev K, Sinha, Pallavi, Singh, Vikas K, Kumar, Arvind, Zhang, Qifa, Bennetzen, Jeffrey L

“…•5G breeding approach brings precision and enhances efficiency in breeding programs.•Genome, germplasm, gene function, genomic breeding and genome editing are…”
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ABA-dependent and ABA-independent signaling in response to osmotic stress in plants by Yoshida, Takuya, Mogami, Junro, Yamaguchi-Shinozaki, Kazuko

“…Plants have adaptive robustness to osmotic stresses such as drought and high salinity. Numerous genes functioning in stress response and tolerance are induced…”
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NLR singletons, pairs, and networks: evolution, assembly, and regulation of the intracellular immunoreceptor circuitry of plants by Adachi, Hiroaki, Derevnina, Lida, Kamoun, Sophien

“…[Display omitted] •NLRs may have evolved from singletons to pairs and networks.•Assembly of immunoreceptor complexes is associated with NLR activation.•NLR…”
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Paradigm shift in plant growth control by Körner, Christian

“…•Source activity (photosynthesis) depends on sink activity (tissue growth).•Environmental stress constrains sink activity before it affects source…”
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Ancient WGD events as drivers of key innovations in angiosperms by Soltis, Pamela S, Soltis, Douglas E

“…•Polyploidy or whole-genome duplication (WGD) is a ubiquitous feature of plant genomes.•Polyploidy is most frequent in angiosperms.•A complex pattern of…”
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Diversity of anthocyanin and proanthocyanin biosynthesis in land plants by Saigo, Tomoki, Wang, Tong, Watanabe, Mutsumi, Tohge, Takayuki

“…Anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins are among the most numerous and widely distributed pigments in land plants. Given that these pigments are the valuable…”
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Photoreceptor-mediated regulation of the COP1/SPA E3 ubiquitin ligase by Podolec, Roman, Ulm, Roman

“…•The COP1/SPA E3 ubiquitin ligase is a repressor of photomorphogenesis.•The COP1/SPA complex targets photomorphogenesis-promoting factors for…”
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Mechanisms of abscisic acid-mediated control of stomatal aperture by Munemasa, Shintaro, Hauser, Felix, Park, Jiyoung, Waadt, Rainer, Brandt, Benjamin, Schroeder, Julian I

“…•ABA triggers a robust signal network that controls stomatal closing.•Guard cell ABA levels are controlled by biosynthesis, catabolism, and transport.•SnRK2s…”
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Cutin and suberin: assembly and origins of specialized lipidic cell wall scaffolds by Philippe, Glenn, Sørensen, Iben, Jiao, Chen, Sun, Xuepeng, Fei, Zhangjun, Domozych, David S, Rose, Jocelyn KC

“…Cutin and suberin are hydrophobic lipid biopolyester components of the cell walls of specialized plant tissue and cell-types, where they facilitate adaptation…”
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ABA-mediated modulation of elevated CO2 on stomatal response to drought by Li, Shenglan, Li, Xiangnan, Wei, Zhenhua, Liu, Fulai

“…Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration (e[CO2]) and soil water deficits have substantial effect on stomatal morphology and movement that regulate plant water…”
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Resolution of growth–defense conflict: mechanistic insights from jasmonate signaling by Guo, Qiang, Major, Ian T, Howe, Gregg A

“…•Antagonism between growth and defense is genetically programmed.•Jasmonate controls carbon partitioning between primary and specialized metabolism.•Carbon…”
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Redundancy and specificity in jasmonate signalling by Chini, Andrea, Gimenez-Ibanez, Selena, Goossens, Alain, Solano, Roberto

“…[Display omitted] •A single bioactive hormone regulates a myriad of JA-mediated physiological processes.•JA-output is determined by redundant and specific…”
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