Isopentenyltransferases as master regulators of crop performance: their function, manipulation, and genetic potential for stress adaptation and yield improvement

Role of Cytokinins for Interactions of Plants With Microbial Pathogens and Pest Insects

(2020) Saqib Saleem Akhtar et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Spraying 6-BA could alleviate the harmful impacts of waterlogging on dry matter accumulation and grain yield of wheat

(2020) Xiaoyan Wang et al.   PeerJ

Phytohormone and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Endogenous Cytokinins Affect Kiwifruit Growth under Restricted Carbon Supply

(2020) Simona Nardozza et al.   Metabolites

trans-Zeatin-N-glucosides have biological activity in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2020) H. Tucker Hallmark et al.   PLoS One

Cytokinin activity during early kernel development corresponds positively with yield potential and later stage ABA accumulation in field-grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

(2020) Hai Ngoc Nguyen et al.   PLANTA

Cytokinin isopentenyladenine and its glucoside isopentenyladenine‐9G delay leaf senescence through activation of cytokinin‐associated genes

(2020) H. Tucker Hallmark et al.   Plant Direct

Jasmonic acid and nitric oxide protects naranjilla (Solanum quitoense) against infection by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. quitoense by eliciting plant defense responses

(2019) Ana Cristina Ávila et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

A Stimulatory Role for Cytokinin in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis of Pea

(2019) Dane M. Goh et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The role of cytokinin in selenium stress response in Arabidopsis

(2019) Li Jiang et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Endosymbiotic Methylobacterium oryzae mitigates the impact of limited water availability in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) by increasing plant cytokinin levels

(2019) Gabriel Lemes Jorge et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Sugar-induced de novo cytokinin biosynthesis contributes to Arabidopsis growth under elevated CO2

(2019) Takatoshi Kiba et al.   Scientific Reports

Salicylic acid: biosynthesis, perception, and contributions to plant immunity

(2019) Yuelin Zhang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Root–Shoot Communication in Tomato Plants: Cytokinin as a Signal Molecule Modulating Leaf Photosynthetic Activity

(2019) Noga Glanz-Idan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Do Cytokinins and Strigolactones Crosstalk during Drought Adaptation?

(2019) Weiqiang Li et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Quantification of Cytokinins Using High-Resolution Accurate-Mass Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry and Parallel Reaction Monitoring (PRM)

(2019) Anna Kisiala et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Distinct cellulose and callose accumulation for enhanced bioethanol production and biotic stress resistance in OsSUS3 transgenic rice

(2019) Chunfen Fan et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Phytosphinganine Affects Plasmodesmata Permeability via Facilitating PDLP5-Stimulated Callose Accumulation in Arabidopsis

(2019) Ning-Jing Liu et al.   Molecular Plant

Improved Wheat Growth and Yield by Delayed Leaf Senescence Using Developmentally Regulated Expression of a Cytokinin Biosynthesis Gene

(2019) Sameer Joshi et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Cytokinin dehydrogenase: a genetic target for yield improvement in wheat

(2019) Lei Chen et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Review – Cytokinin Response Factors: Responding to more than cytokinin

(2019) H. Tucker Hallmark et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Biochemical and molecular characterisation of exogenous cytokinin application on grain filling in rice

(2018) Binay Bhushan Panda et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The Chara Genome: Secondary Complexity and Implications for Plant Terrestrialization

(2018) Tomoaki Nishiyama et al.   CELL

Fungal effectors at the crossroads of phytohormone signaling

(2018) Qing Shen et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Cytokinin signaling in plant development

(2018) Joseph J. Kieber et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Identification and expression analysis of the IPT and CKX gene families during axillary bud outgrowth in apple ( Malus domestica Borkh.)

(2018) Ming Tan et al.   GENE

Dynamic phytohormone profiling of rice upon rice black-streaked dwarf virus invasion

(2018) Renyan Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Antagonistic Action of Abscisic Acid and Cytokinin Signaling Mediates Drought Stress Response in Arabidopsis

(2018) Xiaozhen Huang et al.   Molecular Plant

OsPIN2 , which encodes a member of the auxin efflux carrier proteins, is involved in root elongation growth and lateral root formation patterns via the regulation of auxin distribution in rice

(2018) Hiroki Inahashi et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Root Engineering in Barley: Increasing Cytokinin Degradation Produces a Larger Root System, Mineral Enrichment in the Shoot and Improved Drought Tolerance

(2018) Eswarayya Ramireddy et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Combinatorial Transcriptional Control of Plant Specialized Metabolism

(2018) Maite Colinas et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Cytokinin transfer by a free-living mirid to Nicotiana attenuata recapitulates a strategy of endophytic insects

(2018) Christoph Brütting et al.   eLife

Cytokinins: Their Impact on Molecular and Growth Responses to Drought Stress and Recovery in Arabidopsis

(2018) Sylva Prerostova et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Phytohormones as targets for improving plant productivity and stress tolerance

(2018) Joanna Ciura et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

A small peptide modulates stomatal control via abscisic acid in long-distance signalling

(2018) Fuminori Takahashi et al.   NATURE

Tangled history of a multigene family: The evolution of ISOPENTENYLTRANSFERASE genes

(2018) Kanae Nishii et al.   PLoS One

Local and Systemic Effect of Cytokinins on Soybean Nodulation and Regulation of Their Isopentenyl Transferase (IPT) Biosynthesis Genes Following Rhizobia Inoculation

(2018) Celine Mens et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Cytokinin action in response to abiotic and biotic stress in plants

(2018) Anne Cortleven et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Cytokinin – A Developing Story

(2018) Brecht Wybouw et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Modification of Barley Plant Productivity Through Regulation of Cytokinin Content by Reverse-Genetics Approaches

(2018) Katarína Holubová et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Transcriptional factors for stress signaling, oxidative protection, and protein modification in ipt -transgenic creeping bentgrass exposed to drought stress

(2017) Yi Xu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Yield associated traits correlate with cytokinin profiles in developing pods and seeds of field-grown soybean cultivars

(2017) Shrikaar Kambhampati et al.   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Silicon promotes cytokinin biosynthesis and delays senescence in Arabidopsis and Sorghum

(2017) Oshry Markovich et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Characterization and expression analysis of cytokinin biosynthesis genes in Fragaria vesca

(2017) Xianna Mi et al.   PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

ROS Are Good

(2017) Ron Mittler   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Transcriptional Regulatory Network of Plant Heat Stress Response

(2017) Naohiko Ohama et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Cytokinin Metabolism of Pathogenic Fungus Leptosphaeria maculans Involves Isopentenyltransferase, Adenosine Kinase and Cytokinin Oxidase/Dehydrogenase

(2017) Lucie Trdá et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Phytohormones and Beneficial Microbes: Essential Components for Plants to Balance Stress and Fitness

(2017) Dilfuza Egamberdieva et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

CHASE-Containing Histidine Kinase Receptors in Apple Tree: From a Common Receptor Structure to Divergent Cytokinin Binding Properties and Specific Functions

(2017) Dimitri Daudu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Cytokinins on the Move

(2017) Yolanda Durán-Medina et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Drought tolerant tropical maize (Zea mays L.) developed through genetic transformation with isopentenyltransferase gene

(2016) Tulu Bedada Leta et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cytokinin acts through the auxin influx carrier AUX1 to regulate cell elongation in the root

(2016) Ian H. Street et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Stimulation ofiptoverexpression as a tool to elucidate the role of cytokinins in high temperature responses ofArabidopsis thaliana

(2016) Jan Skalák et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Enhancing cytokinin synthesis by overexpressingiptalleviated drought inhibition of root growth through activating ROS-scavenging systems inAgrostis stolonifera

(2016) Yi Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Transgenic barley overexpressing a cytokinin dehydrogenase gene shows greater tolerance to drought stress

(2016) Hana Pospíšilová et al.   New Biotechnology

Reactive oxygen species, abiotic stress and stress combination

(2016) Feroza K. Choudhury et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Fungal derived cytokinins are necessary for normal Ustilago maydis infection of maize

(2016) E. N. Morrison et al.   PLANT PATHOLOGY

Arabidopsistype B cytokinin response regulators ARR1, ARR10, and ARR12 negatively regulate plant responses to drought

(2016) Kien Huu Nguyen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Yin–Yang of Cytokinin Homeostasis and Drought Acclimation/Adaptation

(2016) Weiqiang Li et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Cytokinin-Specific Glycosyltransferases Possess Different Roles in Cytokinin Homeostasis Maintenance

(2016) Mária Šmehilová et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Improved Drought Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass Overexpressing a Gene for Cytokinin Biosynthesis

(2016) Emily Merewitz et al.   PLoS One

Q&A: How do plants respond to cytokinins and what is their importance?

(2015) Asami Osugi et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Expression patterns ofBrassica napusgenes implicateIPT, CKX, sucrose transporter, cell wall invertase, and amino acid permease gene family members in leaf, flower, silique, and seed development

(2015) Jiancheng Song et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Cytokinin: a key driver of seed yield

(2015) Paula Elizabeth Jameson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The role ofcis-zeatin-type cytokinins in plant growth regulation and mediating responses to environmental interactions

(2015) Martin Schäfer et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Moderately enhancing cytokinin level by down-regulation of GhCKX expression in cotton concurrently increases fiber and seed yield

(2015) Juan Zhao et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

An-2 Encodes a Cytokinin Synthesis Enzyme that Regulates Awn Length and Grain Production in Rice

(2015) Benguo Gu et al.   Molecular Plant

Regulation of Photosynthesis during Abiotic Stress-Induced Photoinhibition

(2015) Mayank Anand Gururani et al.   Molecular Plant

Methylated Cytokinins from the PhytopathogenRhodococcus fasciansMimic Plant Hormone Activity

(2015) Venkatesan Radhika et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Cytokinin response factors regulate PIN-FORMED auxin transporters

(2015) Mária Šimášková et al.   Nature Communications

Regulated Expression of a Cytokinin Biosynthesis Gene IPT Delays Leaf Senescence and Improves Yield under Rainfed and Irrigated Conditions in Canola (Brassica napus L.)

(2015) Surya Kant et al.   PLoS One

Isopentenyltransferase-1 (IPT1) knockout in Physcomitrella together with phylogenetic analyses of IPTs provide insights into evolution of plant cytokinin biosynthesis

(2014) Ann-Cathrin Lindner et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Overexpression of the cytosolic cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX7) from Arabidopsis causes specific changes in root growth and xylem differentiation

(2014) Ireen Köllmer et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A Subfamily of Putative Cytokinin Receptors Is Revealed by an Analysis of the Evolution of the Two-Component Signaling System of Plants

(2014) N. Gruhn et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Arabidopsis ABCG14 is essential for the root-to-shoot translocation of cytokinin

(2014) D. Ko et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Response of plants to water stress

(2014) Yuriko Osakabe et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

High cytokinin levels induce a hypersensitive-like response in tobacco

(2013) Jan Novák et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Analysis of differentially expressed genes in response to endogenous cytokinins during cotton leaf senescence

(2013) P. Zhao et al.   BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

The complete mitochondrial genomes of three parasitic nematodes of birds: a unique gene order and insights into nematode phylogeny

(2013) Guo-Hua Liu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Modulation of Phytoalexin Biosynthesis in Engineered Plants for Disease Resistance

(2013) Philippe Jeandet et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Enhanced drought and heat stress tolerance of tobacco plants with ectopically enhanced cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase gene expression

(2013) Hana Macková et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Proteomics and transcriptomics of broccoli subjected to exogenously supplied and transgenic senescence-induced cytokinin for amelioration of postharvest yellowing

(2013) Mao-Sen Liu et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Stabilization of Cytokinin Levels EnhancesArabidopsisResistance AgainstVerticillium longisporum

(2013) Michael Reusche et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Effect of Salicylic Acid and Structurally Related Compounds in the Accumulation of Phytoalexins in Cotyledons of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Cultivars

(2013) Diego Durango et al.   MOLECULES

Stress-Induced Cytokinin Synthesis Increases Drought Tolerance through the Coordinated Regulation of Carbon and Nitrogen Assimilation in Rice

(2013) M. Reguera et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Changes in cytokinin form and concentration in developing kernels correspond with variation in yield among field-grown barley cultivars

(2013) Adrian F. Powell et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Water-Deficit Inducible Expression of a Cytokinin Biosynthetic Gene IPT Improves Drought Tolerance in Cotton

(2013) Sundaram Kuppu et al.   PLoS One

Arabidopsis AHP2, AHP3, and AHP5 histidine phosphotransfer proteins function as redundant negative regulators of drought stress response

(2013) R. Nishiyama et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Improved salt tolerance and delayed leaf senescence in transgenic cotton expressing the Agrobacterium IPT gene

(2012) Y. D. Liu et al.   BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Co-ordinate regulation of cytokinin gene family members during flag leaf and reproductive development in wheat

(2012) Jiancheng Song et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The response and recovery of the Arabidopsis thaliana transcriptome to phosphate starvation

(2012) Jongchan Woo et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Remodeling of Cytokinin Metabolism at Infection Sites ofColletotrichum graminicolaon Maize Leaves

(2012) Michael Behr et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Cytokinins Act Synergistically with Salicylic Acid to Activate Defense Gene Expression in Rice

(2012) Chang-Jie Jiang et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Functional Identification of OsHk6 as a Homotypic Cytokinin Receptor in Rice with Preferential Affinity for iP

(2012) Jaemyung Choi et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Characterization of Genes Involved in Cytokinin Signaling and Metabolism from Rice

(2012) Y.-C. Tsai et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Transcriptome Analyses of a Salt-Tolerant Cytokinin-Deficient Mutant Reveal Differential Regulation of Salt Stress Response by Cytokinin Deficiency

(2012) Rie Nishiyama et al.   PLoS One

Identification and Expression Analysis of Cytokinin Metabolic Genes in Soybean under Normal and Drought Conditions in Relation to Cytokinin Levels

(2012) Dung Tien Le et al.   PLoS One

Evolution of cytokinin biosynthesis and degradation

(2011) I. Frebort et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Distribution, biological activities, metabolism, and the conceivable function of cis-zeatin-type cytokinins in plants

(2011) Silvia Gajdošová et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Protein accumulation in leaves and roots associated with improved drought tolerance in creeping bentgrass expressing an ipt gene for cytokinin synthesis

(2011) E. B. Merewitz et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Elevated cytokinin content in ipt transgenic creeping bentgrass promotes drought tolerance through regulating metabolite accumulation

(2011) E. B. Merewitz et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Regulated Expression of an Isopentenyltransferase Gene (IPT) in Peanut Significantly Improves Drought Tolerance and Increases Yield Under Field Conditions

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

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

Analysis of Cytokinin Mutants and Regulation of Cytokinin Metabolic Genes Reveals Important Regulatory Roles of Cytokinins in Drought, Salt and Abscisic Acid Responses, and Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis

(2011) Rie Nishiyama et al.   PLANT CELL

The specificity of cytokinin signalling in Arabidopsis thaliana is mediated by differing ligand affinities and expression profiles of the receptors

(2011) Andrea Stolz et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Cytokinins Mediate Resistance against Pseudomonas syringae in Tobacco through Increased Antimicrobial Phytoalexin Synthesis Independent of Salicylic Acid Signaling

(2011) D. K. Grosskinsky et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

AtMYB2 Regulates Whole Plant Senescence by Inhibiting Cytokinin-Mediated Branching at Late Stages of Development in Arabidopsis

(2011) Y. Guo et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Analysis of the photosynthetic apparatus in transgenic tobacco plants with altered endogenous cytokinin content: a proteomic study

(2011) Anne Cortleven et al.   Proteome Science

Consequences of transforming narrow leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius [L.]) with an ipt gene under control of a flower-specific promoter

(2011) Craig A. Atkins et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

The Cytokinin-Activated Transcription Factor ARR2 Promotes Plant Immunity via TGA3/NPR1-Dependent Salicylic Acid Signaling in Arabidopsis

(2010) Jaemyung Choi et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Proteomic changes associated with expression of a gene (ipt) controlling cytokinin synthesis for improving heat tolerance in a perennial grass species

(2010) Yan Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Senescence-Inducible Expression of Isopentenyl Transferase Extends Leaf Life, Increases Drought Stress Resistance and Alters Cytokinin Metabolism in Cassava

(2010) Peng Zhang et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Isopentenyl Transferase and Cytokinin Oxidase/Dehydrogenase Gene Family Members are Differentially Expressed During Pod and Seed Development in Rapid-cycling Brassica

(2010) David O’Keefe et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

Enhanced Cytokinin Synthesis in Tobacco Plants Expressing PSARK::IPT Prevents the Degradation of Photosynthetic Protein Complexes During Drought

(2010) R. M. Rivero et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Root-Specific Reduction of Cytokinin Causes Enhanced Root Growth, Drought Tolerance, and Leaf Mineral Enrichment inArabidopsisand Tobacco

(2010) Tomáš Werner et al.   PLANT CELL

Environmental perception avenues: the interaction of cytokinin and environmental response pathways

(2009) CRISTIANA T. ARGUESO et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Identification of Rhodococcus fascians cytokinins and their modus operandi to reshape the plant

(2009) Ine Pertry et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Delayed Senescence in Cauliflower Transformed with an Autoregulated Isopentenyl Transferase Gene

(2008) Kim‐Hong Nguyen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES

Cytokinin deficiency causes distinct changes of sink and source parameters in tobacco shoots and roots

(2008) Tomáš Werner et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Metabolomic and proteomic changes in the xylem sap of maize under drought

(2008) SOPHIE ALVAREZ et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

A member of the maize isopentenyl transferase gene family, Zea mays isopentenyl transferase 2 (ZmIPT2), encodes a cytokinin biosynthetic enzyme expressed during kernel development

(2008) Norbert Brugière et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Transcriptome Analysis of Proliferating Arabidopsis Endosperm Reveals Biological Implications for the Control of Syncytial Division, Cytokinin Signaling, and Gene Expression Regulation

(2008) R. C. Day et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY