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Plant Sciences
Yu-Si Cai, Jung-Long Cai, Jent-Turn Lee, Yi-Min Li, Freta Kirana Balladona, Dewi Sukma, Ming-Tsair Chan
Summary: In this study, salt tolerant mutants of Arabidopsis were identified through an activation tagging approach. It was found that these mutants showed a salt tolerant phenotype by activating AtMSRB5 and AtMSRB6 genes, stabilizing protein under salt stress, and regulating Na+/K+ homeostasis.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Plant Sciences
Xiang-yun Zhang, Ling-hui Tang, Jia-wei Nie, Chun-rui Zhang, Xiaonan Han, Qi-yu Li, Li Qin, Mei-hua Wang, Xiahe Huang, Feifei Yu, Min Su, Yingchun Wang, Rui-ming Xu, Yan Guo, Qi Xie, Yu-hang Chen
Summary: This study reveals the activation mechanism of SOS1 under salt stress by determining the different conformations of SOS1 in its auto-inhibited and active states using cryo-electron microscopy. The study proposes an inhibition-release mechanism for SOS1 activation and elucidates how SOS1 controls Na+ homeostasis in response to salt stress.
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Plant Sciences
Yakun Liu, Guifen Wu, Xingxing Ke, Zhifu Zheng, Yueping Zheng
Summary: This study reveals that the ATS1 gene negatively regulates salt resistance in Arabidopsis. Overexpression of ATS1 leads to decreased salt tolerance in terms of seed germination, biomass, chlorophyll content, pod development, and increased root/shoot ratio and anthocyanidin content. Mutations in the ATS1 gene result in higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids, which stabilize the plasma membrane under salt stress. The ats1 mutants also regulate ion homeostasis by upregulating K+ uptake and downregulating Na+ uptake genes.
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Plant Sciences
Ying Jiang, Haiwen Zhang, Yang Li, Congcong Chang, Yunxiao Wang, Hao Feng, Ruifen Li
Summary: This study identified a novel salt stress-responsive mechanism in the halophytic plant Hordeum brevisubulatum, shedding light on the adaptive mechanisms of salt-tolerant plants.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qin Zhang, Yuqing Liu, Yingli Jiang, Aiqi Li, Beijiu Cheng, Jiandong Wu
Summary: In this study, a new salt-induced ASR gene (OsASR6) in rice was identified and functionally characterized. Overexpression of OsASR6 enhanced salt and oxidative stress tolerance in rice plants by reducing H2O2, malondialdehyde (MDA), Na/K, and relative electrolyte leakage. Additionally, OsASR6 was found to interact with OsNCED1, a key enzyme in ABA biosynthesis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Agronomy
Lei Hui, Dan Liu, Yi Wang, Shasha Li, Lina Yin, Shiwen Wang
Summary: This study found that OsMGD plays a role in regulating salt tolerance in rice by protecting photosynthetic capabilities and ion balance under salt stress.
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Plant Sciences
Andreas Hartmann, Oliver Berkowitz, James Whelan, Reena Narsai
Summary: This study analyzed the transcriptomic responses of Arabidopsis, barley, and rice to different treatments, and compared the similarities and differences between species. The results showed that the number of differentially expressed genes varied between treatments and species, but at least 70% of these genes overlapped within a species, indicating overlapping response networks. Interestingly, some orthologous genes exhibited opposite responses between species, suggesting diversity in their responses. The orthologous genes that showed a common response across the three species were found to be functionally important in stress responses. The study also revealed the high conservation of the mitochondrial dysfunction response in all three species.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Feng Kong, Katrina M. Ramonell
Summary: The gene ATL12 plays an important role in the response to salt stress and abscisic acid (ABA) in Arabidopsis thaliana. Overexpression of ATL12 increases the expression of salt stress-associated genes and ABA-responsive genes, and leads to higher levels of reactive oxygen species. Mutants of atl12 are sensitive to salt stress and ABA, and have shorter root length. The findings suggest that ATL12 modulates the response to salt stress and is involved in the ABA signaling pathway.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sung-Jin Park, Sanghoon Park, Yongmin Kim, Do Young Hyeon, Hyunsoo Park, Junyong Jeong, Ukcheol Jeong, Yeong Seon Yoon, Daesang You, Junmin Kwak, Rupak Timilsina, Daehee Hwang, Jeongsik Kim, Hye Ryun Woo
Summary: The transcription factor ERF34 plays a crucial role in leaf senescence by modulating the expression of senescence-inducing genes and promoting salt stress tolerance. ERF34 is differentially expressed under various leaf senescence-inducing conditions and negatively regulates leaf senescence induced by age, dark, and salt stress. ERF34 directly binds to and activates the expression of salt stress-responsive genes.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xinxin Tang, Lan Wu, Fanlong Wang, Wengang Tian, Xiaoming Hu, Shuangxia Jin, Huaguo Zhu
Summary: In this study, 14 putative S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase genes were identified in upland cotton, and the ectopic expression of one of these genes in Arabidopsis thaliana resulted in enhanced salinity tolerance through increased spermidine accumulation and activation of salinity resistance-related genes.
DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Zhao-Long Lu, Hui-Juan Gao, Jia-Yi Xu, Yuan Chen, Xin-Pei Lu, Jin-Lin Zhang
Summary: Salt stress reduces plant growth and threatens global crop production. The identification of salt tolerance genes from plants inhabiting extreme environments is urgent. HaASR1 overexpression from Haloxylon ammodendron increased salt tolerance in Arabidopsis by enhancing osmotic adjustment, maintaining membrane integrity, improving chlorophyll content, leaf area, and photosynthesis capacity. These results suggest the potential application of HaASR1 in genetic engineering to increase salt tolerance in grass and crop plants.
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Plant Sciences
Xu Chang, Guoqing Zhu, Shiya Chen, Dan Sun, Hao He, Guoliang Li, Yang Xu, Ziqi Ren, Chang Xu, Shumei Jin
Summary: AtPHB2 gene was cloned from Arabidopsis thaliana and localized in mitochondria, which was found to promote seed germination and plant growth under different stresses, and enhance resistance to saline-alkali and oxidative stresses. Transgenic plants overexpressing AtPHB2 showed higher K+/Na+ ratio and lower H2O2 content after 24 h of salt treatment, indicating its involvement in reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and improving plant tolerance to salt stresses.
PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Showkat Ahmad Ganie, Shabir Hussain Wani, Robert Henry, Goetz Hensel
Summary: Recent advancements in understanding salt tolerance mechanisms and the use of new technologies have opened up possibilities for improving rice breeding in saline soils, accelerating the development of high-quality salt-tolerant rice cultivars.
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Weichao Wang, Jiayin Pang, Fenghua Zhang, Lupeng Sun, Lei Yang, Tingdong Fu, Liang Guo, Kadambot H. M. Siddique
Summary: Salinity is a major constraint on crop growth and productivity, but understanding the molecular mechanisms of salt-stress adaptation in canola can improve salt tolerance and promote its cultivation in saline lands. In this study, DEGs involved in signal transduction and ROS scavenging were highly expressed under salt stress, and different stages of salt stress affected canola transcript expression differently. Additionally, several transcription factor families associated with salt tolerance were identified. These findings provide a basis for further research on salt stress adaptation in canola.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rim Nefissi Ouertani, Dhivya Arasappan, Ghassen Abid, Mariem Ben Chikha, Rahma Jardak, Henda Mahmoudi, Samiha Mejri, Abdelwahed Ghorbel, Tracey A. Ruhlman, Robert K. Jansen
Summary: Barley, with its rich genetic diversity, serves as an important model for studying salt tolerance response. The response to salt stress mainly involves sensing and signaling pathways, transcriptional reprogramming, hormone and ion homeostasis regulation, reactive oxygen scavenging, as well as activation of transport and photosynthesis systems. This study identifies key genes involved in salt tolerance and highlights the complexity of gene regulation in roots under salt stress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dezhi Wu, Zhe Liang, Tao Yan, Ying Xu, Lijie Xuan, Juan Tang, Gang Zhou, Ulrike Lohwasser, Shuijin Hua, Haoyi Wang, Xiaoyang Chen, Qian Wang, Le Zhu, Antony Maodzeka, Nazim Hussain, Zhilan Li, Xuming Li, Imran Haider Shamsi, Ghulam Jilani, Linde Wu, Hongkun Zheng, Guoping Zhang, Boulos Chalhoub, Lisha Shen, Hao Yu, Lixi Jiang
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Plant Sciences
Sagheer Ahmad, Nazim Hussain, Niaz Ahmed, Syed Muhammad Zaka
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2019)
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Plant Sciences
Antony Maodzeka, Qian Wang, Xiaoyang Chen, Nazim Hussain, Dezhi Wu, Lixi Jiang
JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Muhammad Arif, Shadia Hama Salih Kareem, Nariman Salih Ahmad, Nazim Hussain, Azra Yasmeen, Adeel Anwar, Safina Naz, Javed Iqbal, Ghulam Abbas Shah, Muhammad Ansar
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Agronomy
Rasbin Basnet, Nazim Hussain, Qingyao Shu
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Plant Sciences
Rasbin Basnet, Jiarun Zhang, Nazim Hussain, Qingyao Shu
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Nazim Hussain, Azra Yasmeen, Muhammad Ahsan Afzal
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Essa Ali, Mohammad Ammar Raza, Ming Cai, Nazim Hussain, Ahmad Naeem Shahzad, Mubshar Hussain, Murtaza Ali, Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari, Peilong Sun
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hamid Nawaz, Nazim Hussain, Niaz Ahmed, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Javaiz Alam
Summary: The study found that bio-priming can mitigate the detrimental effects of drought stress on mungbean, increasing yield and yield components, regulating antioxidant levels, and improving nutrient uptake behavior. Bio-priming was especially effective in increasing seed yield by 8-12% under both normal and drought stress conditions, making it a cost-effective and sustainable approach for improving mungbean production.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zahra Jabeen, Hafiza Asma Fayyaz, Faiza Irshad, Nazim Hussain, Muhammad Nadeem Hassan, Junying Li, Sidra Rehman, Waseem Haider, Humaira Yasmin, Saqib Mumtaz, Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari, Ahlam Khalofah, Rahmah N. Al-Qthanin, Moodi Saham Alsubeie
Summary: The study showed that sodium nitroprusside (SNP) can effectively improve the growth and productivity of soybean under salinity stress by regulating antioxidant mechanism. SNP treatment enhanced root and shoot length, fresh and dry weight, chlorophyll contents, and activities of various antioxidant enzymes, alleviating damage to cell organelles under salinity stress.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hamid Nawaz, Nazim Hussain, Moazzam Jamil, Azra Yasmeen, Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari, Muhammad Aurangzaib, Muhammad Usman
TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
(2020)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Essa Ali, Abid Hussain, Izhar Ullah, Fahad Said Khan, Shamaila Kausar, Shaikh Abdur Rashid, Imran Rabbani, Mohammad Imran, Kaleem Ullah Kakar, Jawad Munawar Shah, Ming Cai, Lixi Jiang, Nazim Hussain, Peilong Sun
REVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS
(2020)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
M. Arif, N. Hussain, A. Yasmeen
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND PLANT SCIENCES
(2019)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hamid Nawaz, Nazim Hussain, Azra Yasmeen, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
(2019)
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Plant Sciences
Wanli Guo, Nazim Hussain, Rui Wu, Bao Liu
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2018)