Constitutive and stress-inducible overexpression of a native aquaporin gene (MusaPIP2;6) in transgenic banana plants signals its pivotal role in salt tolerance

A banana aquaporin gene, MaPIP1;1, is involved in tolerance to drought and salt stresses

(2014) Yi Xu et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Lessons from crop plants struggling with salinity

(2014) Catalina Cabot et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Transgenic banana plants overexpressing a native plasma membrane aquaporinMusaPIP1;2display high tolerance levels to different abiotic stresses

(2013) Shareena Sreedharan et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Transgenic banana plants overexpressing MusabZIP53 display severe growth retardation with enhanced sucrose and polyphenol oxidase activity

(2013) Upendra K. Singh Shekhawat et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

MusaWRKY71 Overexpression in Banana Plants Leads to Altered Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses

(2013) Upendra K. S. Shekhawat et al.   PLoS One

Selection and validation of reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR expression studies of the non-model crop Musa

(2012) Nancy Podevin et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants

(2012) Angélique D’Hont et al.   NATURE

Overexpression of a Wheat Aquaporin Gene, TaAQP8, Enhances Salt Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco

(2012) Wei Hu et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

MusaSAP1, a A20/AN1 zinc finger gene from banana functions as a positive regulator in different stress responses

(2012) Shareena Sreedharan et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Aquaporin OsPIP1;1 promotes rice salt resistance and seed germination

(2012) Chengwei Liu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Overexpression of the Wheat Aquaporin Gene, TaAQP7, Enhances Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco

(2012) Shiyi Zhou et al.   PLoS One

Signal transduction during cold, salt, and drought stresses in plants

(2011) Guo-Tao Huang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

MpAsr encodes an intrinsically unstructured protein and enhances osmotic tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2011) Jin-Ran Dai et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Validation of reference genes for RT-qPCR studies of gene expression in banana fruit under different experimental conditions

(2011) Lei Chen et al.   PLANTA

MusaDHN-1, a novel multiple stress-inducible SK3-type dehydrin gene, contributes affirmatively to drought- and salt-stress tolerance in banana

(2011) Upendra K. Singh Shekhawat et al.   PLANTA

Characterization of a Novel PlantainAsrGene,MpAsr, that is Regulated in Response to Infection ofFusarium oxysporumf. sp. cubenseand Abiotic Stresses

(2010) Hai-Yan Liu et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Cloning and characterization of a novel stress-responsive WRKY transcription factor gene (MusaWRKY71) from Musa spp. cv. Karibale Monthan (ABB group) using transformed banana cells

(2010) Upendra K. Singh Shekhawat et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Over-expression of a cold-induced plasma membrane protein gene (MpRCI) from plantain enhances low temperature-resistance in transgenic tobacco

(2008) Dong-Ru Feng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Role of the Aquaporin PIP1 Subfamily in the Chilling Tolerance of Rice

(2008) Tadashi Matsumoto et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY