Recent advances in the dissection of drought-stress regulatory networks and strategies for development of drought-tolerant transgenic rice plants

ABA-dependent and ABA-independent signaling in response to osmotic stress in plants

(2014) Takuya Yoshida et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Overexpression ofPYL5in rice enhances drought tolerance, inhibits growth, and modulates gene expression

(2014) Hyunmi Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A Novel Maize Homeodomain–Leucine Zipper (HD-Zip) I Gene, Zmhdz10, Positively Regulates Drought and Salt Tolerance in Both Rice and Arabidopsis

(2014) Yang Zhao et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Two Rice Authentic Histidine Phosphotransfer Proteins, OsAHP1 and OsAHP2, Mediate Cytokinin Signaling and Stress Responses in Rice

(2014) L. Sun et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Integrated Analysis of the Effects of Cold and Dehydration on Rice Metabolites, Phytohormones, and Gene Transcripts

(2014) K. Maruyama et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Overexpression of a Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Confers Salt and Drought Tolerance in Rice by Preventing Membrane Lipid Peroxidation

(2014) S. Campo et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Intertissue Signal Transfer of Abscisic Acid from Vascular Cells to Guard Cells

(2014) T. Kuromori et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification and Characterization of ABA Receptors in Oryza sativa

(2014) Yuan He et al.   PLoS One

Plant salt-tolerance mechanisms

(2014) Ulrich Deinlein et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Tolerance to drought and salt stress in plants: Unraveling the signaling networks

(2014) Dortje Golldack et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genetic mechanisms conferring adaptation to submergence and drought in rice: simple or complex?

(2013) Takeshi Fukao et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Flooding tolerance: O2 sensing and survival strategies

(2013) LACJ Voesenek et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Characterization of the Promoter Region of an Arabidopsis Gene for 9-cis-Epoxycarotenoid Dioxygenase Involved in Dehydration-Inducible Transcription

(2013) B. Behnam et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Rice CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE-RESPONSE2 is involved in the ethylene-receptor signalling and regulation of various aspects of rice growth and development

(2013) Qin Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Transgenic peanut overexpressing the DREB1A transcription factor has higher yields under drought stress

(2013) Pooja Bhatnagar-Mathur et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Recent Advances in Dissecting Stress-Regulatory Crosstalk in Rice

(2013) Rita Sharma et al.   Molecular Plant

Control of root system architecture by DEEPER ROOTING 1 increases rice yield under drought conditions

(2013) Yusaku Uga et al.   NATURE GENETICS

OsSUV3 dual helicase functions in salinity stress tolerance by maintaining photosynthesis and antioxidant machinery in rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. IR64)

(2013) Narendra Tuteja et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The rice OsDIL gene plays a role in drought tolerance at vegetative and reproductive stages

(2013) Changkui Guo et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Sugar starvation- and GA-inducible calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 feedback regulates GA biosynthesis and activates a 14-3-3 protein to confer drought tolerance in rice seedlings

(2013) Shin-Lon Ho et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

OsbZIP71, a bZIP transcription factor, confers salinity and drought tolerance in rice

(2013) Citao Liu et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Agony of Choice: How Plants Balance Growth and Survival under Water-Limiting Conditions

(2013) H. Claeys et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Arabidopsis Enhanced Drought Tolerance1/HOMEODOMAIN GLABROUS11 Confers Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Rice without Yield Penalty

(2013) L. Yu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

An S-Domain Receptor-Like Kinase, OsSIK2, Confers Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Delays Dark-Induced Leaf Senescence in Rice

(2013) L.-J. Chen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of Arabidopsis glycine-rich RNA-binding protein AtGRP2 or AtGRP7 improves grain yield of rice (Oryza sativa) under drought stress conditions

(2013) Deok Hee Yang et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

EAR motif mutation of rice OsERF3 alters the regulation of ethylene biosynthesis and drought tolerance

(2013) Haiwen Zhang et al.   PLANTA

A transcriptional repressor of the ERF family confers drought tolerance to rice and regulates genes preferentially located on chromosome 11

(2013) Joungsu Joo et al.   PLANTA

Identification of Drought Tolerance Markers in a Diverse Population of Rice Cultivars by Expression and Metabolite Profiling

(2013) Thomas Degenkolbe et al.   PLoS One

Stabilization of Arabidopsis DREB2A Is Required but Not Sufficient for the Induction of Target Genes under Conditions of Stress

(2013) Kyoko Morimoto et al.   PLoS One

Roles of NAC transcription factors in the regulation of biotic and abiotic stress responses in plants

(2013) Mohammed Nuruzzaman et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

The Stomatal Response to Reduced Relative Humidity Requires Guard Cell-Autonomous ABA Synthesis

(2012) Hubert Bauer et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

A R2R3-type MYB gene, OsMYB2, is involved in salt, cold, and dehydration tolerance in rice

(2012) An Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Overexpression of OsHsp17.0 and OsHsp23.7 enhances drought and salt tolerance in rice

(2012) Jie Zou et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of Arabidopsis DREB1C improves survival, growth, and yield of upland New Rice for Africa (NERICA) under drought

(2012) Takuma Ishizaki et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Overexpression of Arabidopsis and Rice stress genes’ inducible transcription factor confers drought and salinity tolerance to rice

(2012) Karabi Datta et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The overexpression ofOsNAC9alters the root architecture of rice plants enhancing drought resistance and grain yield under field conditions

(2012) Mark C.F.R. Redillas et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

OsNAC5overexpression enlarges root diameter in rice plants leading to enhanced drought tolerance and increased grain yield in the field

(2012) Jin Seo Jeong et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Arabidopsis GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR7 Functions as a Transcriptional Repressor of Abscisic Acid- and Osmotic Stress-Responsive Genes, Including DREB2A

(2012) J.-S. Kim et al.   PLANT CELL

The putative auxin efflux carrierOsPIN3tis involved in the drought stress response and drought tolerance

(2012) Qian Zhang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

OsWRKY30 is activated by MAP kinases to confer drought tolerance in rice

(2012) Huaishun Shen et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A TFIIIA-type zinc finger protein confers multiple abiotic stress tolerances in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.)

(2012) Ji Huang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Genome-wide profiling of histone H3K4-tri-methylation and gene expression in rice under drought stress

(2012) Wei Zong et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Constitutive Activation of Transcription Factor OsbZIP46 Improves Drought Tolerance in Rice

(2012) N. Tang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Basic leucine zipper transcription factor OsbZIP16 positively regulates drought resistance in rice

(2012) Hao Chen et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

An ornithine δ-aminotransferase gene OsOAT confers drought and oxidative stress tolerance in rice

(2012) Jun You et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

OsMIOX, a myo-inositol oxygenase gene, improves drought tolerance through scavenging of reactive oxygen species in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

(2012) Junzhi Duan et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

OsLEA3-2, an Abiotic Stress Induced Gene of Rice Plays a Key Role in Salt and Drought Tolerance

(2012) Jianli Duan et al.   PLoS One

Rice phytochrome-interacting factor-like protein OsPIL1 functions as a key regulator of internode elongation and induces a morphological response to drought stress

(2012) D. Todaka et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structure and function of abscisic acid receptors

(2012) Takuya Miyakawa et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

AP2/ERF family transcription factors in plant abiotic stress responses

(2011) Junya Mizoi et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

NAC transcription factors in plant abiotic stress responses

(2011) Kazuo Nakashima et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Genome-wide temporal-spatial gene expression profiling of drought responsiveness in rice

(2011) Di Wang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Identification of Cis-Acting Promoter Elements in Cold- and Dehydration-Induced Transcriptional Pathways in Arabidopsis, Rice, and Soybean

(2011) K. Maruyama et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Molecular, anatomical and physiological properties of a genetically modified soybean line transformed with rd29A:AtDREB1A for the improvement of drought tolerance

(2011) A.M. Polizel et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH

Expression of the maize ZmGF14-6 gene in rice confers tolerance to drought stress while enhancing susceptibility to pathogen infection

(2011) Sonia Campo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Overexpression of a Harpin-encoding gene hrf1 in rice enhances drought tolerance

(2011) L. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

RNAi-mediated disruption of squalene synthase improves drought tolerance and yield in rice

(2011) Lakshmi P. Manavalan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A rice orthologue of the ABA receptor, OsPYL/RCAR5, is a positive regulator of the ABA signal transduction pathway in seed germination and early seedling growth

(2011) Hyunmi Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Arabidopsis HsfA1 transcription factors function as the main positive regulators in heat shock-responsive gene expression

(2011) Takumi Yoshida et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Achievements and Challenges in Understanding Plant Abiotic Stress Responses and Tolerance

(2011) F. Qin et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Rice homologs of inducer of CBF expression (OsICE) are involved in cold acclimation

(2011) Junya Nakamura et al.   Plant Biotechnology

Cytokinin-mediated source/sink modifications improve drought tolerance and increase grain yield in rice under water-stress

(2011) Zvi Peleg et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

ZmCBF3 overexpression improves tolerance to abiotic stress in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa) without yield penalty

(2011) Miaoyun Xu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

OsSDIR1 overexpression greatly improves drought tolerance in transgenic rice

(2011) Ting Gao et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Induced over-expression of the transcription factor OsDREB2A improves drought tolerance in rice

(2011) Meng Cui et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Overexpression of OsRDCP1, a rice RING domain-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase, increased tolerance to drought stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

(2011) Hansol Bae et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Physiological mechanisms underlying OsNAC5-dependent tolerance of rice plants to abiotic stress

(2011) Shi-Yong Song et al.   PLANTA

Overexpression of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase gene OsTPS1 enhances abiotic stress tolerance in rice

(2011) Hao-Wen Li et al.   PLANTA

Transcriptional Activation of OsDERF1 in OsERF3 and OsAP2-39 Negatively Modulates Ethylene Synthesis and Drought Tolerance in Rice

(2011) Liyun Wan et al.   PLoS One

CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED 1 and LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL regulate expression of the C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR (CBF) pathway in Arabidopsis

(2011) M. A. Dong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetic, proteomic and metabolic analysis of the regulation of energy storage in rice seedlings in response to drought

(2011) Liebo Shu et al.   PROTEOMICS

Over-expression of OSRIP18 increases drought and salt tolerance in transgenic rice plants

(2011) Shu-Ye Jiang et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

RSS1 regulates the cell cycle and maintains meristematic activity under stress conditions in rice

(2011) Daisuke Ogawa et al.   Nature Communications

Genetic Engineering for Modern Agriculture: Challenges and Perspectives

(2010) Ron Mittler et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Abscisic Acid: Emergence of a Core Signaling Network

(2010) Sean R. Cutler et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Structural and functional insights into core ABA signaling

(2010) Joshua J Weiner et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Life in the balance: a signaling network controlling survival of flooding

(2010) Julia Bailey-Serres et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Modulation of transcription factor and metabolic pathway genes in response to water-deficit stress in rice

(2010) Swatismita Ray et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Drought-induced site-specific DNA methylation and its association with drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

(2010) Wen-Sheng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The abiotic stress-responsive NAC-type transcription factor OsNAC5 regulates stress-inducible genes and stress tolerance in rice

(2010) Hironori Takasaki et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Comprehensive analysis of rice DREB2-type genes that encode transcription factors involved in the expression of abiotic stress-responsive genes

(2010) Satoko Matsukura et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Phosphorylation-mediated regulation of a rice ABA responsive element binding factor

(2010) Ji Yeon Hong et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Molecular Basis of the Core Regulatory Network in ABA Responses: Sensing, Signaling and Transport

(2010) T. Umezawa et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Comparative analysis of drought-responsive transcriptome in Indica rice genotypes with contrasting drought tolerance

(2010) Sangram K. Lenka et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Overexpression of an ERF transcription factorTSRF1improves rice drought tolerance

(2010) Ruidang Quan et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Functional characterization of the SIZ/PIAS-type SUMO E3 ligases, OsSIZ1 and OsSIZ2 in rice

(2010) HYEONG CHEOL PARK et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Rice leaf growth and water potential are resilient to evaporative demand and soil water deficit once the effects of root system are neutralized

(2010) BORIS PARENT et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Receptor-like kinase OsSIK1 improves drought and salt stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) plants

(2010) Shou-Qiang Ouyang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

OsbHLH148, a basic helix-loop-helix protein, interacts with OsJAZ proteins in a jasmonate signaling pathway leading to drought tolerance in rice

(2010) Ju-Seok Seo et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Characterization of the  -Carotene Hydroxylase Gene DSM2 Conferring Drought and Oxidative Stress Resistance by Increasing Xanthophylls and Abscisic Acid Synthesis in Rice

(2010) H. Du et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Molecular Basis of Plant Cold Acclimation: Insights Gained from Studying the CBF Cold Response Pathway

(2010) M. F. Thomashow   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Root-Specific Expression of OsNAC10 Improves Drought Tolerance and Grain Yield in Rice under Field Drought Conditions

(2010) J. S. Jeong et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The CBFs: Three arabidopsis transcription factors to cold acclimate

(2010) Joaquín Medina et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Functional analyses of ethylene response factor JERF3 with the aim of improving tolerance to drought and osmotic stress in transgenic rice

(2010) Haiwen Zhang et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

ABA perception and signalling

(2010) Agepati S. Raghavendra et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Polyamines: ubiquitous polycations with unique roles in growth and stress responses

(2009) Taku Takahashi et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Increased tolerance of rice to cold, drought and oxidative stresses mediated by the overexpression of a gene that encodes the zinc finger protein ZFP245

(2009) Ji Huang et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

From freezing to scorching, transcriptional responses to temperature variations in plants

(2009) Jian Hua   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

The ethylene response factors SNORKEL1 and SNORKEL2 allow rice to adapt to deep water

(2009) Yoko Hattori et al.   NATURE

Roles for Arabidopsis CAMTA Transcription Factors in Cold-Regulated Gene Expression and Freezing Tolerance

(2009) C. J. Doherty et al.   PLANT CELL

Spermine facilitates recovery from drought but does not confer drought tolerance in transgenic rice plants expressing Datura stramonium S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase

(2009) Ariadna Peremarti et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Developmental Stage Specificity and the Role of Mitochondrial Metabolism in the Response of Arabidopsis Leaves to Prolonged Mild Osmotic Stress

(2009) A. Skirycz et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Phytochrome-Interacting Factor PIF7 Negatively Regulates DREB1 Expression under Circadian Control in Arabidopsis

(2009) S. Kidokoro et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Overexpression of the Transcription Factor AP37 in Rice Improves Grain Yield under Drought Conditions

(2009) S.-J. Oh et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Cytokinin-Dependent Photorespiration and the Protection of Photosynthesis during Water Deficit

(2009) R. M. Rivero et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A homolog of human ski-interacting protein in rice positively regulates cell viability and stress tolerance

(2009) X. Hou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Flooding Stress: Acclimations and Genetic Diversity

(2008) J. Bailey-Serres et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Over-expression of OsDREB genes lead to enhanced drought tolerance in rice

(2008) Jian-Qiang Chen et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Overexpression of a TFIIIA-type zinc finger protein geneZFP252enhances drought and salt tolerance in rice (Oryza sativaL.)

(2008) Dong-Qing Xu et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Evaluation of Seven Function-Known Candidate Genes for their Effects on Improving Drought Resistance of Transgenic Rice under Field Conditions

(2008) Ben-Ze Xiao et al.   Molecular Plant

Activated Expression of an Arabidopsis HD-START Protein Confers Drought Tolerance with Improved Root System and Reduced Stomatal Density

(2008) H. Yu et al.   PLANT CELL

Arabidopsis DREB2A-Interacting Proteins Function as RING E3 Ligases and Negatively Regulate Plant Drought Stress-Responsive Gene Expression

(2008) F. Qin et al.   PLANT CELL

Expression profiling of rice cultivars differing in their tolerance to long-term drought stress

(2008) Thomas Degenkolbe et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Characterization of transcription factor gene SNAC2 conferring cold and salt tolerance in rice

(2008) Honghong Hu et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Overexpression of a rice OsDREB1F gene increases salt, drought, and low temperature tolerance in both Arabidopsis and rice

(2008) Qiuyun Wang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Characterization of OsbZIP23 as a Key Player of the Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factor Family for Conferring Abscisic Acid Sensitivity and Salinity and Drought Tolerance in Rice

(2008) Y. Xiang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY