Salt stress is a severe type of environmental stress. It adversely affects agricultural
production worldwide. The overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is the most …

Global climate variations induce extreme temperatures and significantly decrease crop
production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (mainly cold stress …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are vital plant steroid hormones involved in numerous aspects of
plant life including growth, development, and responses to various stresses. However, the …

Proline-rich extensin-like receptor kinases (PERKs) are a class of receptor kinases
implicated in multiple cellular processes in plants. However, there is a lack of information on …

Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs) catalyzes the cleavage of various carotenoids
into smaller apocarotenoids which are essential for plant growth and development and …

The BES1/BZR1 family is a plant-specific small group of transcription factors possessing a
non-canonical bHLH domain. Genetic and biochemical analyses within the last two decades …

Proline-rich extensin-like receptor kinases (PERKs) play a crucial role in a wide range of
biological processes in plants. In model plants like Arabidopsis, the PERK gene family has …

Drought stress is a common abiotic factor and restricts plant growth and development.
Exploring maize stress-related genes and their regulatory mechanisms is crucial for …

BRI1 EMS SUPPRESSOR1 (BES1) family members are crucial downstream regulators that
positively mediate brassinosteroid signaling, playing vital roles in the regulation of plant …

Abstract Background BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT (BZR) is a class of specific transcription
factor (TFs) involved in brassinosteroid (BR) signal transduction. The regulatory mechanism …