Post-translational modifications (PTMs) are at the heart of many cellular signaling events.
Apart from a single regulatory PTM, there are also PTMs that function in orchestrated …

Pathogenicity of most Gram-negative plant-pathogenic bacteria depends on the type III
secretion (T3S) system, which translocates bacterial effector proteins into plant cells. Type III …

Understanding the precise regulatory mechanisms of plant development and stress
responses at the post-translational level is currently a topic of intensive research. Protein …

Ubiquitin is a small, highly conserved, ubiquitously expressed eukaryotic protein with
immensely important and diverse regulatory functions. A well-studied function of ubiquitin is …

PHR2, a central regulator of phosphate signaling in rice, enhanced the expression of
phosphate starvation-induced (PSI) genes and resulted in the enhancement of Pi acquisition …

Plants, as sessile organisms, have limited means to cope with environmental changes.
Consequently, they have developed complex regulatory systems to ameliorate abiotic …

Autophagy, an evolutionally conserved cellular degradation process, plays critical roles in
plant development and stress response. Despite the wealth of information on the vital role of …

Highlights•Alpha/beta hydrolases play key roles in plant primary and specialized
metabolism.•Unexpected catalytic functions for alpha/beta hydrolases found in plants.•Plant …

The plant immune system perceives pathogens to trigger defense responses. In turn,
pathogens secrete effector molecules to subvert these defense responses. The initiation and …

Calcium (Ca2+) acts as an important second messenger in plant cells. Cytosolic free Ca2+
concentration in plant cells changes rapidly and dynamically in response to various …