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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hui Liu, Songbo Song, Hui Zhang, Yanhua Li, Liangjie Niu, Jinghua Zhang, Wei Wang
Summary: Drought is a global threat that affects agricultural production. Plants have evolved several adaptive strategies to cope with drought, among which stomatal closure is a critical mechanism. Abscisic acid, reactive oxygen species, and calcium ion play pivotal roles in controlling stomatal closure.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Po-Kai Hsu, Guillaume Dubeaux, Yohei Takahashi, Julian I. Schroeder
Summary: In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the regulatory mechanisms of ABA signal transduction, the physiological importance of basal ABA signaling in stomatal regulation, and the interactions of ABA with other stomatal signaling pathways, which provide important insights for enhancing crop drought tolerance and water-use efficiency.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hui Liu, Songbo Song, Mengyao Liu, Yangwei Mu, Ying Li, Yuxin Xuan, Liangjie Niu, Hui Zhang, Wei Wang
Summary: In this study, an NAC transcription factor ZmNAC20 was identified and found to regulate drought stress response in maize. Overexpression of ZmNAC20 improved drought resistance in maize by promoting stomatal closure and activating the expression of stress-responsible genes. These findings provide valuable insights and new clues for improving crop drought resistance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yazhen Guo, Yabo Shi, Yalin Wang, Fang Liu, Zhen Li, Junsheng Qi, Yi Wang, Jingbo Zhang, Shuhua Yang, Yu Wang, Zhizhong Gong
Summary: In this study, a new rice PP2C phosphatase, ZmPP84, was identified as a negative regulator of drought tolerance. The study revealed that ZmPP84 inhibits stomatal closure by dephosphorylating ZmMEK1 and repressing ZmMEK1-ZmSIMK1 signaling pathway.
Article
Plant Sciences
Minchae Kim, Soongon Jeong, Chae Woo Lim, Sung Chul Lee
Summary: Protein phosphorylation by kinase is crucial for adapting to drought stress conditions, and CaDIMK1 has been identified as a positive modulator of drought tolerance and ABA signal transduction in pepper plants.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Haixia Qin, Wenqi Yang, Zile Liu, Yi Ouyang, Xiao Wang, Haiyang Duan, Bing Zhao, Shujie Wang, Junli Zhang, Yuankai Chang, Kun Jiang, Ke Yu, Xuebin Zhang
Summary: A recent study found that Arabidopsis mitochondrial protein VDAC3 regulates stomatal closure mediated by abscisic acid (ABA) by affecting the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in both cellular and mitochondrial levels. It interacts with a specific set of ABA receptors and kinases, ensuring redundant control of ABA-mediated stomatal closure.
Article
Plant Sciences
Bailin Duan, Xiaofang Xie, Yanhua Jiang, Ning Zhu, Hongli Zheng, Yuxin Liu, Xuejun Hua, Yanyan Zhao, Yuqiang Sun
Summary: GhMYB44 gene plays a crucial role in plant response to abiotic stress, but its function in cotton is not well understood. In this study, GhMYB44 was induced by drought and ABA treatment in cotton. Silencing GhMYB44 resulted in physiological changes, including increased malondialdehyde content and decreased SOD activity. The silenced plants also exhibited increased stomatal aperture, water loss rate, and decreased drought tolerance.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Miao Liu, Chunyan Wang, Zhen Ji, Junyao Lu, Lei Zhang, Chunlong Li, Jinguang Huang, Guodong Yang, Kang Yan, Shizhong Zhang, Chengchao Zheng, Changai Wu
Summary: Plant A/T-rich protein and zinc-binding protein (PLATZ) transcription factors have important roles in plant growth, development, and abiotic stress responses. This study showed that PLATZ4 enhances drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana by inducing stomatal closure. It was found that PLATZ4 affects the expression of genes related to water and ion transport, antioxidant metabolism, small peptides, and abscisic acid (ABA) signaling. Furthermore, it was identified that PLATZ4 directly binds to the promoter of plasma membrane intrinsic protein 2;8 (PIP2;8). PIP2;8 negatively affects drought tolerance by inhibiting stomatal closure.
Article
Plant Sciences
Yue Shi, Xiangning Liu, Shuangshuang Zhao, Yan Guo
Summary: Reducing transpiration aids plant survival during limited water conditions. Gene expression regulated by abscisic acid (ABA) and the activation of anion channels control stomatal closure and stress responses during drought. Additionally, actin reorganization mediated by CKL2 kinase activity further contributes to maintaining stomatal closure and fine-tunes ABA signaling in plants.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhen Lin, Yuan Li, Yubei Wang, Xiaolei Liu, Liang Ma, Zhengjing Zhang, Chen Mu, Yan Zhang, Li Peng, Shaojun Xie, Chun-Peng Song, Huazhong Shi, Jian-Kang Zhu, Pengcheng Wang
Summary: Studies have shown that in plant responses to ABA signaling, the activity of SnRK2 kinase is rapidly activated through phosphorylation mediated primarily by B2 and B3 RAFs, with transphosphorylation between SnRK2s amplifying the signal transduction response.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Shupei Rao, Yuru Tian, Chong Zhang, Yingzhi Qin, Meiqin Liu, Shihui Niu, Yue Li, Jinhuan Chen
Summary: This study reveals the crosstalk mechanism between methyl jasmonate and abscisic acid signaling in regulating water use efficiency and drought stress tolerance in Populus euphratica. By conducting molecular experiments and phenotype analysis, it was found that PeJAZ2 acts as a positive regulator in MeJA and ABA signaling, enhancing drought tolerance and water use efficiency in poplar through ABA-induced stomatal closure and hydrogen peroxide production.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Donghua Chen, Lilong He, Minyan Lin, Ying Jing, Chaochao Liang, Huiping Liu, Jianwei Gao, Wei Zhang, Mei Wang
Summary: The study revealed that RabE1c positively regulates ABA signaling by promoting the degradation of the ABA receptor PYL4, enhancing plant tolerance to drought stress. This genetic strategy could potentially be used to improve crop plants' ability to withstand drought.
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Plant Sciences
Yu-Jie Yang, Min-Hui Bi, Zheng-Fei Nie, Hui Jiang, Xu-Dong Liu, Xiang-Wen Fang, Timothy J. Brodribb
Summary: Seed plants have been found to increase photosynthetic WUE under water stress, while ferns maintain a steady WUE under dehydration. This difference may give seed plants a competitive advantage over ferns in drought conditions.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
A. K. M. Mahmudul Huque, Wonmi So, Minsoo Noh, Min Kyoung You, Jeong Sheop Shin
Summary: AtBBD1 functions as a novel positive regulator of drought responses by enhancing the expression of ABA- and drought stress-responsive genes as well as by increasing proline content, thus conferring plants with enhanced drought tolerance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Qiangqiang Zhang, Wei Tang, Zhuang Xiong, Shaobing Peng, Yong Li
Summary: Stomata in rice panicle are regulated by water and panicle photosynthesis is less sensitive to drought than leaf photosynthesis. Enhancing non-foliar green tissues' photosynthesis is beneficial for increasing crop yield.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Du Seok Choi, Chae Woo Lim, Byung Kook Hwang
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hyunhee Joo, Chae Woo Lim, Sung Chul Lee
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2016)
Article
Plant Sciences
Chanmi Park, Chae Woo Lim, Sung Chul Lee
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2016)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Seungsu Han, Myung Ki Min, Su-Youn Lee, Chae Woo Lim, Nikita Bhatnagar, Yeongmok Lee, Donghyuk Shin, Ka Young Chung, Sung Chul Lee, Beom-Gi Kim, Sangho Lee
Article
Plant Sciences
Woonhee Baek, Chae Woo Lim, Sung Chul Lee
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Chae Woo Lim, Woonhee Baek, Sung Chul Lee
Article
Plant Sciences
Eunji Hong, Chae Woo Lim, Sang-Wook Han, Sung Chul Lee
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hyunhee Joo, Chae Woo Lim, Sang-Wook Han, Sung Chul Lee
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Chae Woo Lim, Eunji Hong, Youngil Bae, Sung Chul Lee
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Woonhee Baek, Chae Woo Lim, Sung Chul Lee
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Chae Woo Lim, Woonhee Baek, Sung Chul Lee
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chae Woo Lim, Chanmi Park, Jung-Hyun Kim, Hyunhee Joo, Eunji Hong, Sung Chul Lee
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Plant Sciences
Junsub Lim, Chae Woo Lim, Sung Chul Lee
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Plant Sciences
Hyunhee Joo, Chae Woo Lim, Sung Chul Lee
Article
Plant Sciences
Chae Woo Lim, Junsub Lim, Sung Chul Lee
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2019)