Expansins: roles in plant growth and potential applications in crop improvement

Bacterial expansins and related proteins from the world of microbes

(2015) Nikolaos Georgelis et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Plant expansins: diversity and interactions with plant cell walls

(2015) Daniel J Cosgrove   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Root-specific expression of wheat expansin gene TaEXPB23 enhances root growth and water stress tolerance in tobacco

(2015) Ai Xiu Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Fleshy seeds form in the basal AngiospermMagnolia grandifloraand several MADS-box genes are expressed as fleshy seed tissues develop

(2015) Alessandro Lovisetto et al.   EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT

Down-Regulation of ZmEXPB6 (Zea maysβ-Expansin 6) Protein Is Correlated with Salt-mediated Growth Reduction in the Leaves ofZ. maysL.

(2015) Christoph-Martin Geilfus et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Leaf expansion of soybean subjected to high and low atmospheric vapour pressure deficits

(2015) M. Jyostna Devi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

In-silico analysis of the structure and binding site features of an α-expansin protein from mountain papaya fruit (VpEXPA2), through molecular modeling, docking, and dynamics simulation studies

(2015) Carlos Gaete-Eastman et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING

The involvement of expansins in response to water stress during leaf development in wheat

(2015) Shan Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Over-expression of TaEXPB23, a wheat expansin gene, improves oxidative stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco plants

(2015) Yangyang Han et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of expansin genes in the pulp and the dehiscence zone of ripening durian ( Durio zibethinus ) fruit

(2015) Yossapol Palapol et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

OsEXPB2, a β-expansin gene, is involved in rice root system architecture

(2015) Hanyan Zou et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Cell wall metabolism and chilling injury during postharvest cold storage in zucchini fruit

(2015) Fátima Carvajal et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Transcriptome, carbohydrate, and phytohormone analysis of Petunia hybrida reveals a complex disturbance of plant functional integrity under mild chilling stress

(2015) Martin Andreas Bauerfeind et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Implications of expansin-like 3 gene in Dictyostelium morphogenesis

(2015) Takefumi Kawata et al.   SpringerPlus

Genome-editing technologies and their potential application in horticultural crop breeding

(2015) Jin-Song Xiong et al.   Horticulture Research

Overexpressing CYP71Z2 Enhances Resistance to Bacterial Blight by Suppressing Auxin Biosynthesis in Rice

(2015) Wenqi Li et al.   PLoS One

A Novel Expansin Protein from the White-Rot Fungus Schizophyllum commune

(2015) Omar Eduardo Tovar-Herrera et al.   PLoS One

Salinity Stiffens the Epidermal Cell Walls of Salt-Stressed Maize Leaves: Is the Epidermis Growth-Restricting?

(2015) Christian Zörb et al.   PLoS One

Over-expression of AtEXLA2 alters etiolated arabidopsis hypocotyl growth

(2014) Agnieszka Karolina Boron et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Genome Engineering with Targetable Nucleases

(2014) Dana Carroll   Annual Review of Biochemistry

Transcriptome analysis of ripe and unripe fruit tissue of banana identifies major metabolic networks involved in fruit ripening process

(2014) Mehar Hasan Asif et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Genome-wide identification and characterization of maize expansin genes expressed in endosperm

(2014) Wei Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Cell Wall, Cytoskeleton, and Cell Expansion in Higher Plants

(2014) Logan Bashline et al.   Molecular Plant

PcExl1 a Novel Acid Expansin-Like Protein from the Plant Pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum, Binds Cell Walls Differently to BsEXLX1

(2014) Miguel Olarte-Lozano et al.   PLoS One

Transgenic Tobacco Plants Overexpressing a Grass PpEXP1 Gene Exhibit Enhanced Tolerance to Heat Stress

(2014) Qian Xu et al.   PLoS One

Overexpression of sweetpotato expansin cDNA (IbEXP1) increases seed yield in Arabidopsis

(2014) Jung Myung Bae et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Characterization of soybean β-expansin genes and their expression responses to symbiosis, nutrient deficiency, and hormone treatment

(2013) Xinxin Li et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

One-Step Generation of Mice Carrying Mutations in Multiple Genes by CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Engineering

(2013) Haoyi Wang et al.   CELL

A mutation in theexpansin-like A2gene enhances resistance to necrotrophic fungi and hypersensitivity to abiotic stress inArabidopsis thaliana

(2013) Synan Abuqamar et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Overexpression of β-expansin geneGmEXPB2improves phosphorus efficiency in soybean

(2013) Jia Zhou et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

EXPANSINA17 Up-Regulated by LBD18/ASL20 Promotes Lateral Root Formation During the Auxin Response

(2013) Han Woo Lee et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

RhEXPA4, a rose expansin gene, modulates leaf growth and confers drought and salt tolerance to Arabidopsis

(2013) Peitao Lü et al.   PLANTA

Genome-Wide Analysis of the Expansin Gene Superfamily Reveals Grapevine-Specific Structural and Functional Characteristics

(2013) Silvia Dal Santo et al.   PLoS One

Overexpression of OsEXPA8, a Root-Specific Gene, Improves Rice Growth and Root System Architecture by Facilitating Cell Extension

(2013) Nana Ma et al.   PLoS One

Effect of ectopic expression of NtEXPA5 gene on cell size and growth of organs of transgenic tobacco plants

(2013) B. R. Kuluev et al.   Russian Journal of Developmental Biology

Expression of wheat expansin driven by the RD29 promoter in tobacco confers water-stress tolerance without impacting growth and development

(2012) Feng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

RhNAC2 and RhEXPA4 Are Involved in the Regulation of Dehydration Tolerance during the Expansion of Rose Petals

(2012) F. Dai et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

An α-expansin, VfEXPA1, is involved in regulation of stomatal movement in Vicia faba L.

(2011) PengCheng Wei et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

Members of the gibberellin receptor gene family GID1 (GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF1) play distinct roles during Lepidium sativum and Arabidopsis thaliana seed germination

(2011) Antje Voegele et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

First off the mark: early seed germination

(2011) Karin Weitbrecht et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Drought tolerance through over-expression of the expansin gene TaEXPB23 in transgenic tobacco

(2011) Feng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expansins are involved in cell growth mediated by abscisic acid and indole-3-acetic acid under drought stress in wheat

(2011) Mei-rong Zhao et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

A soybean β-expansin gene GmEXPB2 intrinsically involved in root system architecture responses to abiotic stresses

(2011) Wenbing Guo et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Root hair-specific expansins modulate root hair elongation in rice

(2011) Yu ZhiMing et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Regulation of Seed Germination in the Close Arabidopsis Relative Lepidium sativum: A Global Tissue-Specific Transcript Analysis

(2011) K. Morris et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Morphological and physiological characteristics of transgenic tobacco plants expressing expansin genes: AtEXP10 from Arabidopsis and PnEXPA1 from poplar

(2011) B. R. Kuluev et al.   RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Changes in growth and cell wall extensibility of maize silks following pollination

(2010) N. U. Sella Kapu et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

An expansin-like protein from Hahella chejuensis binds cellulose and enhances cellulase activity

(2010) Hee Jin Lee et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

Root hair-specific EXPANSIN B genes have been selected for graminaceae root hairs

(2010) Su-Kyung Won et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

The gladiolus GgEXPA1 is a GA-responsive alpha-expansin gene expressed ubiquitously during expansion of all floral tissues and leaves but repressed during organ senescence

(2010) Abdul Azeez et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Expansin-regulated cell elongation is involved in the drought tolerance in wheat

(2010) Mei-rong Zhao et al.   PROTOPLASMA

The involvement of an expansin geneTaEXPB23 from wheat in regulating plant cell growth

(2009) S. -C. Xing et al.   BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Sporophytic control of pollen tube growth and guidance in maize

(2009) Andreas Lausser et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Brassinosteroids control AtEXPA5 gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Chan Ho Park et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Class B β-expansins are needed for pollen separation and stigma penetration

(2009) Elene R. Valdivia et al.   SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION

Ectopic expression of Expansin3 or Expansinβ1 causes enhanced hormone and salt stress sensitivity in Arabidopsis

(2008) Ye Rim Kwon et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Molecular networks regulating Arabidopsis seed maturation, after-ripening, dormancy and germination

(2008) Michael J. Holdsworth et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Two tomato α-expansins show distinct spatial and temporal expression patterns during development of nematode-induced syncytia

(2008) Sylwia Fudali et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Activation of the Indole-3-Acetic Acid-Amido Synthetase GH3-8 Suppresses Expansin Expression and Promotes Salicylate- and Jasmonate-Independent Basal Immunity in Rice

(2008) X. Ding et al.   PLANT CELL

Crystal structure and activity of Bacillus subtilis YoaJ (EXLX1), a bacterial expansin that promotes root colonization

(2008) F. Kerff et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA