Hydrogen Peroxide Signaling in the Maintenance of Plant Root Apical Meristem Activity

H Liu, Y Mu, Y Xuan, X Wu, W Wang, H Zhang - Antioxidants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a prevalent reactive oxygen species (ROS) found in cells and
takes a central role in plant development and stress adaptation. The root apical meristem …

Preserving root stem cell functionality under low oxygen stress: the role of nitric oxide and phytoglobins

RD Hill, AU Igamberdiev, C Stasolla - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion The preservation of quiescent center stem cell integrity in hypoxic roots by
phytoglobins is exercised through their ability to scavenge nitric oxide and attenuate its …

Interplay between the Brassica napus phytoglobin (BnPgb1), folic acid, and antioxidant responses enhances plant tolerance to waterlogging

EA El-Khateeb, MS Youssef, MM Mira, AU Igamberdiev… - Plant Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Oxygen deprivation by waterlogging reduces the productivity of several crop species,
including the oil-producing crop Brassica napus L., which is highly sensitive to excess …

The inhibition of maize (Zea mays L.) root stem cell regeneration by low oxygen is attenuated by Phytoglobin 1 (Pgb1) through changes in auxin and jasmonic acid

RGL Rathnayaka Pathiranage, MM Mira, RD Hill… - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusions Over-expression of Phytoglobin1 increases the viability of maize root stem
cells to low oxygen stress through changes in auxin and jasmonic acid responses. Abstract …

Arabidopsis root apical meristem survival during waterlogging is determined by phytoglobin through nitric oxide and auxin

MM Mira, EA El-Khateeb, MS Youssef, K Ciacka, K So… - Planta, 2023 - Springer
Main conclusion Over-expression of phytoglobin mitigates the degradation of the root apical
meristem (RAM) caused by waterlogging through changes in nitric oxide and auxin …

Seed-specific expression of the class 2 Phytoglobin (Pgb2) increases seed oil in Brassica napus

ME Haq, MM Mira, RW Duncan, RD Hill… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
To examine the function of phytoglobin 2 (Pgb2) on seed oil level in the oil-producing crop
Brassica napus L., we generated transgenic plants in which BnPgb2 was over-expressed in …