We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Plant Dehydrins: Expression, Regulatory Networks, and Protective Roles in Plants Challenged by Abiotic Stress.
- Authors
Sun, Zhenping; Li, Shiyuan; Chen, Wenyu; Zhang, Jieqiong; Zhang, Lixiao; Sun, Wei; Wang, Zenglan
- Abstract
Dehydrins, also known as Group II late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins, are classic intrinsically disordered proteins, which have high hydrophilicity. A wide range of hostile environmental conditions including low temperature, drought, and high salinity stimulate dehydrin expression. Numerous studies have furnished evidence for the protective role played by dehydrins in plants exposed to abiotic stress. Furthermore, dehydrins play important roles in seed maturation and plant stress tolerance. Hence, dehydrins might also protect plasma membranes and proteins and stabilize DNA conformations. In the present review, we discuss the regulatory networks of dehydrin gene expression including the abscisic acid (ABA), mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase cascade, and Ca2+ signaling pathways. Crosstalk among these molecules and pathways may form a complex, diverse regulatory network, which may be implicated in regulating the same dehydrin.
- Subjects
DEHYDRINS; ABIOTIC stress; GENE regulatory networks; BLOOD proteins; MEMBRANE proteins
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 23, p12619
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms222312619