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View article: Cell Wall Profiling of the Resurrection Plants Craterostigma plantagineum and Lindernia brevidens and Their Desiccation-Sensitive Relative, Lindernia subracemosa
Cell Wall Profiling of the Resurrection Plants Craterostigma plantagineum and Lindernia brevidens and Their Desiccation-Sensitive Relative, Lindernia subracemosa Open
Vegetative desiccation tolerance has evolved within the genera Craterostigma and Lindernia. A centre of endemism and diversification for these plants appears to occur in ancient tropical montane rainforests of east Africa in Kenya and Tanz…
View article: Cell Wall Profiling of the Resurrection Plants <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i> and <i>Lindernia brevidens</i> and Their Desiccation Sensitive Relative <i>Lindernia subracemosa</i>
Cell Wall Profiling of the Resurrection Plants <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i> and <i>Lindernia brevidens</i> and Their Desiccation Sensitive Relative <i>Lindernia subracemosa</i> Open
Vegetative desiccation tolerance has evolved within the genus Craterostigma and Lindernia. A centre of endemism and diversification for these plants appears to occur in ancient tropical montane rainforests of east Africa in Kenya and Tanza…
View article: PHD finger proteins function in plant development and abiotic stress responses: an overview
PHD finger proteins function in plant development and abiotic stress responses: an overview Open
The plant homeodomain (PHD) finger with a conserved Cys4-His-Cys3 motif is a common zinc-binding domain, which is widely present in all eukaryotic genomes. The PHD finger is the “reader” domain of methylation marks in histone H3 and plays …
View article: Core cellular and tissue‐specific mechanisms enable desiccation tolerance in <i>Craterostigma</i>
Core cellular and tissue‐specific mechanisms enable desiccation tolerance in <i>Craterostigma</i> Open
SUMMARY Resurrection plants can survive prolonged life without water (anhydrobiosis) in regions with seasonal drying. This desiccation tolerance requires the coordination of numerous cellular processes across space and time, and individual…
View article: The complex octoploid Craterostigma genome and tissue-specific mechanisms underlying desiccation tolerance
The complex octoploid Craterostigma genome and tissue-specific mechanisms underlying desiccation tolerance Open
Resurrection plants can survive prolonged anhydrobiosis, and desiccation tolerance has evolved recurrently across land plants as a common adaptation for survival in regions with seasonal drying. Craterostigma plantagineum was among the fir…
View article: Superhydrophobic Terrestrial Cyanobacteria and Land Plant Transition
Superhydrophobic Terrestrial Cyanobacteria and Land Plant Transition Open
Plants and other organisms have evolved structures and mechanisms for colonizing land since the Early Ordovician. In this context, their surfaces, the crucial physical interface with the environment, are mainly considered barriers against …
View article: Roles of Abscisic Acid and Gibberellins in Stem/Root Tuber Development
Roles of Abscisic Acid and Gibberellins in Stem/Root Tuber Development Open
Root and tuber crops are of great importance. They not only contribute to feeding the population but also provide raw material for medicine and small-scale industries. The yield of the root and tuber crops is subject to the development of …
View article: Overexpression of HLH4 Inhibits Cell Elongation and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Overexpression of HLH4 Inhibits Cell Elongation and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana Open
In plants, many basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors are involved in controlling cell elongation. Three bHLH proteins, PACLOBTRAZOL RESISTANCE1 (PRE1), Cryptochrome Interacting Basic Helix-loop-helix 5 (CIB5), and Arabidopsi…
View article: Stress memory responses and seed priming correlate with drought tolerance in plants: an overview
Stress memory responses and seed priming correlate with drought tolerance in plants: an overview Open
Main conclusion Environmental-friendly techniques based on plant stress memory, cross-stress tolerance, and seed priming help sustainable agriculture by mitigating negative effects of dehydration stress. Abstract The frequently uneven rain…
View article: Differential Regulation of NAPDH Oxidases in Salt-Tolerant Eutrema salsugineum and Salt-Sensitive Arabidopsis thaliana
Differential Regulation of NAPDH Oxidases in Salt-Tolerant Eutrema salsugineum and Salt-Sensitive Arabidopsis thaliana Open
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) signalling is crucial in modulating stress responses in plants, and NADPH oxidases (NOXs) are an important component of signal transduction under salt stress. The goal of this research was to investigate wheth…
View article: Systems biology of resurrection plants
Systems biology of resurrection plants Open
Plant species that exhibit vegetative desiccation tolerance can survive extreme desiccation for months and resume normal physiological activities upon re-watering. Here we survey the recent knowledge gathered from the sequenced genomes of …
View article: Molecular insights into plant desiccation tolerance: transcriptomics, proteomics and targeted metabolite profiling in <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i>
Molecular insights into plant desiccation tolerance: transcriptomics, proteomics and targeted metabolite profiling in <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i> Open
Summary The resurrection plant Craterostigma plantagineum possesses an extraordinary capacity to survive long‐term desiccation. To enhance our understanding of this phenomenon, complementary transcriptome, soluble proteome and targeted met…
View article: Plant apocarotenoid metabolism utilizes defense mechanisms against reactive carbonyl species and xenobiotics
Plant apocarotenoid metabolism utilizes defense mechanisms against reactive carbonyl species and xenobiotics Open
Carotenoid levels in plant tissues depend on the relative rates of synthesis and degradation of the molecules in the pathway. While plant carotenoid biosynthesis has been extensively characterized, research on carotenoid degradation and ca…
View article: Profiling of phenolic compounds in desiccation‐tolerant and non‐desiccation‐tolerant Linderniaceae
Profiling of phenolic compounds in desiccation‐tolerant and non‐desiccation‐tolerant Linderniaceae Open
Introduction Craterostigma plantagineum and Lindernia brevidens are resurrection plants, so these plants can tolerate desiccation of their vegetative tissues. Different components and mechanisms contribute to desiccation tolerance and seco…
View article: The Dynamic Responses of Cell Walls in Resurrection Plants During Dehydration and Rehydration
The Dynamic Responses of Cell Walls in Resurrection Plants During Dehydration and Rehydration Open
Plant cell walls define the shape of the cells and provide mechanical support. They function as osmoregulators by controlling the transport of molecules between cells and provide transport pathways within the plant. These diverse functions…
View article: <i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i>cell wall composition is remodelled during desiccation and the glycine‐rich protein CpGRP1 interacts with pectins through clustered arginines
<i>Craterostigma plantagineum</i>cell wall composition is remodelled during desiccation and the glycine‐rich protein CpGRP1 interacts with pectins through clustered arginines Open
Summary Craterostigma plantagineum belongs to the desiccation‐tolerant angiosperm plants. Upon dehydration, leaves fold and the cells shrink which is reversed during rehydration. To understand this process changes in cell wall pectin compo…
View article: Massive Tandem Proliferation of ELIPs Supports Convergent Evolution of Desiccation Tolerance across Land Plants
Massive Tandem Proliferation of ELIPs Supports Convergent Evolution of Desiccation Tolerance across Land Plants Open
Desiccation tolerance was a critical adaptation for the colonization of land by early nonvascular plants. Resurrection plants have maintained or rewired these ancestral protective mechanisms, and desiccation-tolerant species are dispersed …
View article: Desiccation Tolerance Evolved through Gene Duplication and Network Rewiring in <i>Lindernia</i>
Desiccation Tolerance Evolved through Gene Duplication and Network Rewiring in <i>Lindernia</i> Open
Although several resurrection plant genomes have been sequenced, the lack of suitable dehydration-sensitive outgroups has limited genomic insights into the origin of desiccation tolerance. Here, we utilized a comparative system of closely …
View article: Analysis of pcC13-62 promoters predicts a link between cis-element variations and desiccation tolerance in Linderniaceae
Analysis of pcC13-62 promoters predicts a link between cis-element variations and desiccation tolerance in Linderniaceae Open
Reproductive structures of plants (e.g. seeds) and vegetative tissues of resurrection plants can tolerate desiccation. Many genes encoding desiccation-related proteins (DRPs) have been identified in the resurrection plant Craterostigma pla…
View article: Molecular responses to dehydration and desiccation in desiccation-tolerant angiosperm plants
Molecular responses to dehydration and desiccation in desiccation-tolerant angiosperm plants Open
Due to the ability to tolerate extreme dehydration, desiccation-tolerant plants have been widely investigated to find potential approaches for improving water use efficiency or developing new crop varieties. The studies of desiccation-tole…