Background Salt stress, a major plant environmental stress, is a critical constraint for rice
productivity. Dissecting the genetic loci controlling salt tolerance in rice for improving …

Plant abiotic stresses are the major constraint on plant growth and development, causing
enormous crop losses across the world. Plants have unique features to defend themselves …

Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate various biological processes in plants.
Considerable data are available on miRNAs involved in the development of rice, maize and …

Abstract Analysis of rice microarray data indicated that a gene encoding for chalcone
isomerase2 (OsCHI2) showed upregulation in response to abiotic stress. Hence, we isolated …

Drought is one of the most important factors limiting plant growth and development. We
identified a gene in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under drought stress named TaFBA1 …

Background Multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) transporter proteins are
present in all organisms. Although the functions of some MATE gene family members have …

Background The F-box genes constitute one of the largest gene families in plants involved in
degradation of cellular proteins. F-box proteins can recognize a wide array of substrates and …

Large numbers of sequences are now readily available for many plant species, allowing
easy identification of homologous genes. However, orthologous gene identification across …

Lectins constitute an abundant group of proteins that are present throughout the plant
kingdom. Only recently, genome-wide screenings have unraveled the multitude of different …

Selective ubiquitination of proteins is directed by diverse families of ubiquitin-protein ligases
(or E3s) in plants. One important type uses Cullin-3 as a scaffold to assemble multisubunit …