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The link between changing in host carbon allocation and resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae: a possible tactic for mitigating the rice blast fungus Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Gideon Sadikiel Mmbando
One of the most destructive diseases affecting rice is rice blast, which is brought on by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. The preventive measures, however, are not well established. To ef...
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Urban environment decreases pollinator availability, fertility, and prolongs anthesis in the field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis Linnaeus, 1753) Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Pavol Prokop
Urbanization alters the natural environment, with broad negative impacts on living organisms. Urbanization can also disrupt plant-pollinator networks by reducing the abundance and diversity of inve...
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MsMYB62-like as a negative regulator of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Malus spectabilis Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Cuixia Tan, Jingyi Yang, Xingyue Xue, Jun Wei, Houhua Li, Zenglin Li, Ying Duan
Crabapple is a valuable tree species in gardens due to its captivating array of flower and leaf colors, rendering it a favored choice in landscaping. The economic and ornamental values of Malus cra...
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Insights on the enhancement of chilling tolerance in Rice through over-expression and knock-out studies of OsRBCS3 Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Yueting Hu, Chongbing Tian, Shiyu Song, Rongtian Li
Chilling stress is an important environmental factor that affects rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth and yield, and the booting stage is the most sensitive stage of rice to chilling stress. In this stud...
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Plant ultrasound detection: a cost-effective method for identifying plant ultrasonic emissions Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Luca Bonisoli, Ivano Pelicella, Laura Arru
Plants have been observed to produce short ultrasonic emissions (UEs), and current research is focusing on developing noninvasive techniques for recording and analyzing these emissions. A standardi...
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Endogenous cAMP elevation in Brassica napus causes changes in phytohormone levels Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Tianming Li, Wenjing Jia, Song Peng, Yanhui Guo, Jinrui Liu, Xue Zhang, Panyu Li, Hanfeng Zhang, Ruqiang Xu
In higher plants, the regulatory roles of cAMP (cyclic adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate) signaling remain elusive until now. Cellular cAMP levels are generally much lower in higher plants than in anim...
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Cytokinin signaling is involved in root hair elongation in response to phosphate starvation Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Hirotomo Takatsuka, Toshiki Amari, Masaaki Umeda
Root hair, single-celled tubular structures originating from the epidermis, plays a vital role in the uptake of nutrients from the soil by increasing the root surface area. Therefore, optimizing ro...
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Effects of fluorescent tags and activity status on the membrane localization of ROP GTPases Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Jingtong Ruan, Zihan Yin, Peishan Yi
Plant-specific Rho-type GTPases (ROPs) are master regulators of cell polarity and development. Over the past 30 years, their localization and dynamics have been largely examined with fluorescent pr...
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Nitric oxide in plants: an insight on redox activity and responses toward abiotic stress signaling Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Khushboo Khator, Suman Parihar, Jan Jasik, Gyan Singh Shekhawat
Plants, as sessile organisms, are subjected to diverse abiotic stresses, including salinity, desiccation, metal toxicity, thermal fluctuations, and hypoxia at different phases of plant growth. Plan...
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Editorial: plant-microbial symbiosis toward sustainable food security Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Ixchel Campos-Avelar, Amelia C. Montoya-Martínez, Fannie I. Parra-Cota, Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos
The use of plant-associated microorganisms is increasingly being investigated as a key tool for mitigating the impact of biotic and abiotic threats to crops and facilitating migration to sustainabl...
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Cold priming on pathogen susceptibility in the Arabidopsis eds1 mutant background requires a functional stromal Ascorbate Peroxidase Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Dominic Schütte, Margarete Baier, Thomas Griebel
24 h cold exposure (4°C) is sufficient to reduce pathogen susceptibility in Arabidopsis thaliana against the virulent Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) strain even when the infection occurs fiv...
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Reciprocal modulation of responses to nitrate starvation and hypoxia in roots and leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Vajiheh Safavi-Rizi, Tina Uhlig, Felix Lutter, Hamid Safavi-Rizi, Franziska Krajinski-Barth, Severin Sasso
The flooding of agricultural land leads to hypoxia and nitrate leaching. While understanding the plant’s response to these conditions is essential for crop improvement, the effect of extended nitra...
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Response of photosynthesis and electrical reactions of wheat plants upon the action of magnetic fields in the Schumann resonance frequency band Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Marina Grinberg, Nikolay Ilin, Yulia Nemtsova, Fedor Sarafanov, Angelina Ivanova, Alexey Dolinin, Polina Pirogova, Vladimir Vodeneev, Evgeny Mareev
Alternating magnetic fields (MF) with Schumann resonance frequencies accompanied the development of living organisms throughout evolution, but today it remains unclear whether they can have a speci...
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The impact of smash-ridge tillage on agronomic traits of tobacco plants, soil enzymatic activity, microbial community structure, and functional diversity Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Bo Zhu, Huizhan Gu, Jixian He, Fucheng Li, Jian Yu, Weijie Liu, Qi Chen, Yu Lai, Shikang Yu
Smash-ridge tillage is a novel cultivation technique that significantly influences the quality of arable land and crop yield. In this study, we employed high-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing and Biol...
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Expression identification of three OsWRKY genes in response to abiotic stress and hormone treatments in rice Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Jiangdi Li, Yating Chen, Rui Zhang, Bin Wu, Guiqing Xiao
WRKY transcription factors are critical for plant growth, development, and adaptation to stress. This paper focuses on the expression characteristic to abiotic stress and phytohormones of OsWRKY24,...
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Phosphorylation-mediated regulation of integrin-linked kinase 5 by purinoreceptor P2K2 Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Daewon Kim, Gary Stacey
Extracellular ATP (eATP) in plants plays a crucial role as a ligand for purinoreceptors, mediating purinergic signaling and regulating diverse biological functions, including responses to abiotic a...
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Effect of strigolactone on growth, photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidant activity, and osmolytes accumulation in different maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids grown under drought stress Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Muhammad Luqman, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Faisal Maqsood, Fozia Farhat, Usman Zulfiqar, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Atifa Masood, Muhammad Aqeel, Fasih Ullah Haider
Drought alters plant physiology, morphology, and biochemical pathways, necessitating effective mitigation strategies. Strigolactones (SLs) are phytohormones known to enhance plant growth under abio...
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Exogenous abscisic acid treatment regulates protein secretion in sorghum cell suspension cultures Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Dakalo Muthego, Sellwane J. Moloi, Adrian P. Brown, Tatenda Goche, Stephen Chivasa, Rudo Ngara
Drought stress adversely affects plant growth, often leading to total crop failure. Upon sensing soil water deficits, plants switch on biosynthesis of abscisic acid (ABA), a stress hormone for drou...
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Symbiotic seed germination and seedling growth of mycorrhizal fungi in Paphiopedilum hirsutissimun (Lindl.Ex Hook.) Stein from China Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Fan Tian, Jun-Cai Wang, Xin-Xiang Bai, Yan-Bing Yang, Lang Huang, Xiao-Feng Liao
Similar to other orchid species, Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum (Lindl.ex Hook.) Stein, relies on nutrients provided by mycorrhizal fungus for seed germination and seedling development in the wild owi...
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Systematic analysis of the thioredoxin gene family in Citrus sinensis: identification, phylogenetic analysis, and gene expression patterns Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Xiru Zuo, Cheng Yang, Yana Yan, Guiyan Huang, Ruimin Li
Thioredoxin (TRX) proteins play essential roles in reactive oxygen species scavenging in plants. We executed an exhaustive analysis of the TRX gene family in Citrus sinensis (CsTRXs), encompassing ...
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Trees in trees a report from remote Australia Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Jane Pye
Anemochory or Ornithochory does not adequately explain the amount, size or distribution of woody epiphytes here in outback NSW Australia. In a semi-arid ecosystem, epiphytes should be short-lived a...
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Genome-wide expression analysis of LBD genes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under different light conditions Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Limei Dong, Hakim Manghwar
Lateral organ boundaries (LOB) domain (LBD) genes, a gene family that encodes the transcription factors (TFs) of plants, plays crucial functions in the development and growth of plants. Currently, ...
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Electrical signalling and plant response to herbivory: A short review Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Jéssica K.S Pachú, Francynes C.O. Macedo, José B Malaquias, Francisco S. Ramalho, Ricardo F. Oliveira, Wesley A.C Godoy, Angélica S. Salustino
For a long time, electrical signaling was neglected at the expense of signaling studies in plants being concentrated with chemical and hydraulic signals. Studies conducted in recent years have reve...
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MWCNTs Alleviated saline-alkali stress by optimizing photosynthesis and sucrose metabolism in rice seedling Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Zhenhua Xu, Haiying Liu, Yanmin Yu, Dawei Gao, Chunxu Leng, Shuli Zhang, Ping Yan
Saline and alkali stress affects the growth and development, survival rate, and final yield of rice, while new nano materials can have a positive effect on rice growth. In order to investing the ef...
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Pure biochemicals and nanomaterials as next generation biostimulants for sustainable agriculture under abiotic stress – recent advances and future scope Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Satish C. Bhatla, Priya Ranjan, Neha Singh, Mansi Gogna
Sustainable agriculture faces major challenges under abiotic stress conditions owing to extensive application of chemical fertilizers which pollute water, soil and atmosphere. Biostimulants (BSs), ...
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Ethylene enhances transcriptions of asparagine biosynthetic genes in soybean (Glycine max L. Merr) leaves Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Gyeongik Ahn, Yeong Jun Ban, Gyeong-Im Shin, Song Yi Jeong, Ki Hun Park, Woe-Yeon Kim, Joon-Yung Cha
Soybean, a vital protein-rich crop, offers bioactivity that can mitigate various chronic human diseases. Nonetheless, soybean breeding poses a challenge due to the negative correlation between enha...
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Cold acclimation alleviates photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative damage induced by cold stress in citrus seedlings Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Chao Xu, Yuting Wang, Huidong Yang, Yuqing Tang, Buchun Liu, Xinlong Hu, Zhongdong Hu
Cold stress seriously inhibits plant growth and development, geographical distribution, and yield stability of plants. Cold acclimation (CA) is an important strategy for modulating cold stress, but...
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Biosynthetic pathways and related genes regulation of bioactive ingredients in mulberry leaves Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Na Lu, Lei Zhang, Yuqing Tian, Jinghua Yang, Shicun Zheng, Liang Wang, Wei Guo
Mulberry leaves are served not only as fodder for silkworms but also as potential functional food, exhibiting nutritional and medical benefits due to the complex and diverse constituents, including...
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Metabolomics analysis of quality components metabolism during the growth process of pepino (Solanum muricatum) fruit Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Wenwen Zhao, Xuemei Sun, Lihui Wang, Zhu Sun, Huajing Zhang, Qiwen Zhong, Shipeng Yang
Pepino (Solanum muricatum), a horticultural crop that has experienced significant growth in the highlands of China over the past two decades, is widely embraced by consumers due to its distinctive ...
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Microtubule-associated proteins WDL5 and WDL6 play a critical role in pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis thaliana Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Takashi Okamoto, Hiroyasu Motose, Taku Takahashi
Morphological response of cells to environment involves concerted rearrangements of microtubules and actin microfilaments. A mutant of WAVE-DAMPENED2-LIKE5 (WDL5), which encodes an ethylene-regulat...
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Comparative transcriptomic and weighted gene co-expression network analysis to identify the core genes in the cultivars of Musa acuminata under both infected and chemical perturbated conditions Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 PTV Lakshmi, Amrendra Kumar, Ajna A. S., Abitha P Raveendran, Anjali Chaudhary, Adhitthan Shanmugam, Annamalai Arunachalam
Banana is a high nutrient crop, which ranks fourth in terms of gross value production. Fusarium wilt of banana, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (FocTR4), is considered t...
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Quercetin induces pathogen resistance through the increase of salicylic acid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Jonguk An, Sun Ho Kim, Sunghwa Bahk, Minh Le Anh Pham, Jaemin Park, Zakiyah Ramadany, Jeongwoo Lee, Jong Chan Hong, Woo Sik Chung
Quercetin is a flavonol belonging to the flavonoid group of polyphenols. Quercetin is reported to have a variety of biological functions, including antioxidant, pigment, auxin transport inhibitor a...
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Expression profiling of the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) gene family in ginkgo biloba L. Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Xiaoge Gao, Yaping Hu, ZhiBiao Xu, Daqing Peng, Qirong Guo
The PAL gene family plays an important role in plant growth, development, and response to abiotic stresses and has been identified in a variety of plants. However, a systematic characterization is ...
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The role of NaHS pretreatment in improving salt stress resistance in foxtail millet seedlings: physiological and molecular mechanisms Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Xiao Zhang, Yuqin Ding, Miao Yang, Aili Wei, Dongao Huo
Salt stress is a prevailing abiotic stress in nature, with soil salinization becoming a pressing issue worldwide. High soil salinity severely hampers plant growth and leads to reduced crop yields. ...
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Plant growth regulator extracts from seaweeds promote plant growth and confer drought tolerance in canola (Brassica napus) Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Justin B. Nichol, Alynne Kris B. Ribano, Neil M.N. Hickerson, Nusrat Ali, Frank Jamois, Marcus A. Samuel
Brassica napus, commonly known as canola, is an important oilseed crop in Canada contributing over $29.9 billion CAD to the Canadian economy annually. A major challenge facing Canadian canola is dr...
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Jarin-1, an inhibitor of JA-Ile biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana, acts differently in other plant species Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Ming Zeng, Franziska Krajinski, Nicole M. van Dam, Bettina Hause
Jasmonates (JAs), including jasmonic acid (JA) and its biologically active derivative JA-Ile, are lipid-derived plant signaling molecules. They govern plant responses to stresses, such as wounding ...
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CPK12 and Ca2+-mediated hypoxia signaling Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Santosh Kumar Upadhyay
Hypoxia triggers reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced elevation in cytoplasmic calcium (Ca2+) in the plant cells. Calcium-dependent protein kinase 12 (CPK12) acts as a sensor to recognize the Ca2+...
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An Arabidopsis mutant line lacking the mitochondrial calcium transport regulator MICU shows an altered metabolite profile Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Emilia R. Gutiérrez-Mireles, José Carlos Páez-Franco, Raúl Rodríguez-Ruíz, Juan Manuel Germán-Acacio, M. Casandra López-Aquino, Manuel Gutiérrez-Aguilar
Plant metabolism is constantly changing and requires input signals for efficient regulation. The mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) couples organellar and cytoplasmic calcium oscillations leadin...
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The HOS1-PIF4/5 module controls callus formation in Arabidopsis leaf explants Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Kyounghee Lee, Dohee Koo, Ok-Sun Park, Pil Joon Seo
A two-step plant regeneration has been widely exploited to genetic manipulation and genome engineering in plants. Despite technical importance, understanding of molecular mechanism underlying in vi...
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PSY-PSYR peptide-receptor pairs control the trade-off between plant growth and stress response. Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Quy Thi Cam Nguyen,Jungmook Kim
Leucine-rich repeat-receptor kinases (LRR-RKs) perceive various endogenous peptide hormones that control plant growth and development. However, the majority of corresponding ligands and their direct ligand-binding receptors have not been identified yet. A recent study demonstrated that three LRR-RK PLANT PEPTIDE CONTAINING SULFATED TYROSINE RECEPTORS (PSYRs) act as ligand-receptors of the PSY family
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Illuminating the diversity of carotenoids in microalgal eyespots and phototaxis Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Shun Tamaki, Tomoko Shinomura, Keiichi Mochida
Photosynthetic organisms biosynthesize various carotenoids, a group of light-absorbing isoprenoid pigments that have key functions in photosynthesis, photoprotection, and phototaxis. Microalgae, in...
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Relocation of chloroplast proteins from cytosols into chloroplasts Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Kwanuk Lee
ABSTRACT The chloroplasts in terrestrial plants play a functional role as a major sensor for perceiving physiological changes under normal and stressful conditions. Despite the fact that the plant chloroplast genome encodes around 120 genes, which are mainly essential for photosynthesis and chloroplast biogenesis, the functional roles of the genes remain to be determined in plant’s response to environmental
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Coordinated recruitment of conserved defense-signaling pathways in PVYO-Infected Nicotiana benthamiana Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Won-Jin Kim, Woong Kim, Youngsoon Kim, Hyeonsook Cheong, Seok-Jun Kim
ABSTRACT Potato virus Y (PVY) is an aphid-transmitted potyvirus that affects economically important solanaceous species. In this study, the phenomena and mechanisms following infection with PVY were investigated in tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana). In tobacco plants, infection with a mild strain of PVY (PVYO) induced stunted growth in the first two leaves at the shoot apex starting 7 days post-infection
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Dynamic changes in the levels of metabolites and endogenous hormones during the germination of Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC. Seeds Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Liang Wang, Yanxia Zhu, Jianping Jiang, Guiyu Tan, Qing Ma, Hongsheng Zhang
ABSTRACT Accumulating experimental data have shown that endogenous hormones play important roles in regulating seed dormancy and germination. Zanthoxylum nitidum is a medicinal plant that propagates via seeds, which require a long dormancy period for normal germination, and complex changes in metabolites occur during the germination process. However, the regulatory network of endogenous hormones and
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Melting the wall: plant parasitism entails pectin modification Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Sameer Dixit, Santosh Kumar Upadhyay
ABSTRACT Phtheirospermum japonicum shows induced expression of PjPME and PjPMEI genes during haustoria development in rice and Arabidopsis with increased PME activity, which leads to the modulated cell wall during parasitism. Moreover, how PME and PMEI proteins interact and balance during haustoria development remains elusive.
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Identification, expression analysis of quinoa betalain biosynthesis genes and their role in seed germination and cold stress Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Yang Feng, Xingzhu Yan, Fenggen Guo, Shiyi Wang, Zhengjie Liu, Wenhong Long
ABSTRACT Betalains provide Chenopodium quinoa bright color, and the key enzyme genes for betalain biosynthesis include CYP76AD, DODA, and GTs. In this study, 59 CqCYP76AD, CqDODA and CqGTs genes in quinoa were identified and characterized by gene structural characteristics, phylogenetic relationships and gene expression patterns. The CqCYP76AD genes were divided into ɑ, β and γ types, CqDODA into ɑ
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Arabidopsis NOTCHLESS plays an important role in root and embryo development Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-13 Ke Li, Qingtian Zhang, Huiping Liu, Fengxia Wang, Ao Li, Tingting Ding, Qian Mu, Hongjun Zhao, Pengfei Wang
ABSTRACT Ribosome biogenesis is a fundamental process in eukaryotic cells. NOTCHLESS (NLE) is involved in 60S ribosome biogenesis in yeast, but its role in Arabidopsis (A. thaliana) remains exclusive. Here, we found that Arabidopsis NLE (AtNLE) is highly conservative in phylogeny, which encoding a WD40-repeat protein. AtNLE is expressed in actively dividing tissues. AtNLE-GFP is localized in the nucleus
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Identification and expression analysis of MAPK cascade gene family in foxtail millet (Setaria italica) Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Lu Zhang, Cheng Ma, Xin Kang, Zi-Qi Pei, Xue Bai, Juan Wang, Sheng Zheng, Teng-Guo Zhang
ABSTRACT The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade pathway is a highly conserved plant cell signaling pathway that plays an important role in plant growth and development and stress response. Currently, MAPK cascade genes have been identified and reported in a variety of plants including Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa, and Triticum aestivum, but have not been identified in foxtail millet
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Seedling growth and photosynthetic response of Pterocarpus indicus L. to shading stress Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-13 Keum-Ah Lee, Young-Nam Kim, Vimalraj Kantharaj, Yong Bok Lee, Su Young Woo
ABSTRACT In tropical forests, the shade provided by tree canopies and extreme climate causes inhibition of plant seedling growth due to the lack of light. However, the plants can acclimate to such environmental stress by generating specific responses. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of shading conditions on ecophysiological performance of Narra seedlings (Pterocarpus indicus L.)
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Both incompatible and compatible rhizobia inhabit the intercellular spaces of leguminous root nodules Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-13 Shingo Hata, Risa Tsuda, Serina Kojima, Aiko Tanaka, Hiroshi Kouchi
ABSTRACT In addition to rhizobia, many types of co-existent bacteria are found in leguminous root nodules, but their habitats are unclear. To investigate this phenomenon, we labeled Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA122 and Bradyrhizobium sp. SSBR45 with Discosoma sp. red fluorescent protein (DsRed) or enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP). USDA122 enhances soybean growth by forming effective root
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Comparative analysis of sorghum (C4) and rice (C3) plant headspace volatiles induced by artificial herbivory Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Cyprian Osinde, Islam S. Sobhy, David Wari, Son Truong Dinh, Yuko Hojo, Dandy A. Osibe, Tomonori Shinya, Arthur K. Tugume, Anthony M. Nsubuga, Ivan Galis
Acute stress responses include release of defensive volatiles from herbivore-attacked plants. Here we used two closely related monocot species, rice as a representative C3 plant, and sorghum as a r...
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The FLOWERING LOCUS T LIKE 2-1 gene of Chenopodium triggers precocious flowering in Arabidopsis seedlings Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Oushadee A. J. Abeyawardana, Tomáš Moravec, Manuela Krüger, Claudia Belz, David Gutierrez-Larruscain, Zuzana Vondráková, Kateřina Eliášová, Helena Štorchová
ABSTRACT The FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) gene is the essential integrator of flowering regulatory pathways in angiosperms. The paralogs of the FT gene may perform antagonistic functions, as exemplified by BvFT1, that suppresses flowering in Beta vulgaris, unlike the paralogous activator BvFT2. The roles of FT genes in other amaranths were less investigated. Here, we transformed Arabidopsis thaliana with
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Asparagine-rich protein (NRP) mediates stress response by regulating biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites in Arabidopsis Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-29 Kaikai Zhu, Si Chen, Ming Gao, Yanying Wu, Xinqi Liu
ABSTRACT The plant-specific stress response protein NRP (asparagine-rich protein) is characterized by an asparagine-rich domain at its N-terminus and a conserved development and cell death (DCD) domain at its C-terminus. Previous transcriptional studies and phenotypic analyses have demonstrated the involvement of NRP in response to severe stress conditions, such as high salt and ER Endoplasmic reticulum-stress
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Environmental F actors coordinate circadian clock function and rhythm to regulate plant development Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-23 Ying Zhang, Yuru Ma, Hao Zhang, Jiahui Xu, Xiaokuan Gao, Tengteng Zhang, Xigang Liu, Lin Guo, Dan Zhao
ABSTRACT Changes in the external environment necessitate plant growth plasticity, with environmental signals such as light, temperature, and humidity regulating growth and development. The plant circadian clock is a biological time keeper that can be “reset” to adjust internal time to changes in the external environment. Exploring the regulatory mechanisms behind plant acclimation to environmental
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Structure-activity relationship of volatile compounds that induce defense-related genes in maize seedlings Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-16 Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kenya Fujita, Minori Date, Bunta Watanabe, Kenji Matsui
Volatile organic compounds mediate plant-to-plant communication, and plants receiving volatile cues can acquire greater defenses against attackers. It has been expected that volatiles are received ...
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The biomineralization of silica induced stress tolerance in plants: a case study for aluminum toxicity Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Yingming Feng, Hongxiang Han, Wei Nong, Jiao Tang, Xingyun Chen, Xuewen Li, Lei Shi, Vladimir D. Kreslavski, Suleyman I. Allakhverdiev, Sergey Shabala, Weiming Shi, Min Yu
ABSTRACT Biomineralization in plant roots refers to the process of cell-induced self-assembly to form nanostructures on the root surface. Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in soils, and beneficial to plant growth. Meanwhile, silicon is shown to participate in the process of biomineralization, which is useful for improving mechanical strength and alleviating biotic and abiotic stress
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Habitat ecological characteristics and soil fungal community structure of Paphiopedilum subgenus Brachypetalum Hallier (Orchidaceae) plants in Southwest China Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Li Tian, Mingtai An, Moxu Wu, Feng Liu, Yang Zhang
ABSTRACT Species of the subgenus Brachypetalum are the most primitive, most ornamental and most threatened group in the Orchid. This study revealed the ecological characteristics, soil nutrient characteristics and soil fungal community structure of habitats of the subgenus Brachypetalum in Southwest China. Lays a foundation for research on the wild populations and conservation Brachypetalum. The results
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The RGI1–BAK1 module acts as the main receptor–coreceptor pair for regulating primary root gravitropism and meristem activity in response to RGF1 peptide in Arabidopsis Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Byeong Wook Jeon, Jungmook Kim
ABSTRACT ROOT MERISTEM GROWTH FACTOR1 (RGF1) and its receptors RGF1 INSENSITIVEs (RGIs), a group of leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases, promote primary root meristem activity via a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MPK) signaling cascade and control root gravitropism in Arabidopsis. Genetic analyses and in vitro binding assays have indicated that among five RGIs identified in Arabidopsis, RGI1, RGI2
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Role of Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds in Promoting Plant Growth and Disease Resistance in Horticultural Production Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Chonlada Srikamwang, Nuttacha Eva onsa, Piyachat Sunanta, Jiraporn Sangta, Christopher P. Chanway, Sarinthip Thanakkasaranee, Sarana Rose Sommano
Microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) are a diverse group of volatile organic compounds that microorganisms may produce and release into the environment. These compounds have both positive a...
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P-ring: The conserved nature of phosphorus enriched cells in seedling roots of distantly related species Plant Signal Behav. (IF 2.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-18 Aniruddha Acharya, Thomas C. Pesacreta
ABSTRACT Plants require sunlight, carbon dioxide, water and mineral ions for their growth and development. Roots in vascular plants sequester water and ions from soil and transport them to the aboveground parts of the plant. Due to heterogeneous nature of soil, roots have evolved several regulatory barriers from molecular to organismic level that selectively allows certain ions to enter the vascular