SiLEA14, a novel atypical LEA protein, confers abiotic stress resistance in foxtail millet

M Wang, P Li, C Li, Y Pan, X Jiang, D Zhu, Q Zhao… - BMC plant biology, 2014 - Springer
Background Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are involved in protecting higher
plants from damage caused by environmental stresses. Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) is an …

The LEA gene family in tomato and its wild relatives: genome-wide identification, structural characterization, expression profiling, and role of SlLEA6 in drought stress

C Jia, B Guo, B Wang, X Li, T Yang, N Li, J Wang… - BMC Plant Biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are widely distributed in higher
plants and play crucial roles in regulating plant growth and development processes and …

Chloroplast-targeted Late embryogenesis abundant 1 increases alfalfa tolerance to drought and aluminum

A Lv, L Su, N Fan, W Wen, Z Wang, P Zhou… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Late embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) proteins are important stress-response proteins that
participate in protecting plants against abiotic stresses. Here, we investigated LEA group 3 …

ZmLEA3, a Multifunctional Group 3 LEA Protein from Maize (Zea mays L.), is Involved in Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

Y Liu, L Wang, X Xing, L Sun, J Pan… - Plant and cell …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins accumulate to high levels during the late
stage of seed maturation and in response to water deficit, and are involved in protecting …

Molecular characterization and functional analysis by heterologous expression in E. coli under diverse abiotic stresses for OsLEA5, the atypical hydrophobic LEA …

S He, L Tan, Z Hu, G Chen, G Wang, T Hu - Molecular genetics and …, 2012 - Springer
In this study, we report the molecular characterization and functional analysis of OsLEA5
gene, which belongs to the atypical late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) group 5C from …

Genome-wide identification of and functional insights into the late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) gene family in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)

H Liu, M Xing, W Yang, X Mu, X Wang, F Lu, Y Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are involved in the responses and adaptation
of plants to various abiotic stresses, including dehydration, salinity, high temperature, and …

Group 5 LEA protein, ZmLEA5C, enhance tolerance to osmotic and low temperature stresses in transgenic tobacco and yeast

Y Liu, L Wang, S Jiang, J Pan, G Cai, D Li - Plant Physiology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Group 5 LEA (Late Embryogenesis Abundant) proteins contain a significantly
higher proportion of hydrophobic residues but lack significant signature motifs or consensus …

SmLEA2, a gene for late embryogenesis abundant protein isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza, confers tolerance to drought and salt stress in Escherichia coli and S …

H Wang, Y Wu, X Yang, X Guo, X Cao - Protoplasma, 2017 - Springer
Abiotic stresses, such as drought and high salinity, are major factors that limit plant growth
and productivity. Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are members of a diverse …

Overexpression of Late Embryogenesis Abundant 14 enhances Arabidopsis salt stress tolerance

F Jia, S Qi, H Li, P Liu, P Li, C Wu, C Zheng… - … and biophysical research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are implicated in various abiotic stresses in
higher plants. In this study, we identified a LEA protein from Arabidopsis thaliana, AtLEA14 …

Group 3 LEA protein, ZmLEA3, is involved in protection from low temperature stress

Y Liu, J Liang, L Sun, X Yang, D Li - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are a family of small highly hydrophilic
proteins that accumulate at the onset of seed desiccation and in response to adverse …