Plant mitochondria–past, present and future

IM Møller, AG Rasmusson, O Van Aken - The Plant Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The study of plant mitochondria started in earnest around 1950 with the first isolations of
mitochondria from animal and plant tissues. The first 35 years were spent establishing the …

Phytomelatonin: an emerging regulator of plant biotic stress resistance

D Zhao, H Wang, S Chen, D Yu, RJ Reiter - Trends in Plant Science, 2021 - cell.com
Melatonin has diverse functions in plant development and stress tolerance, with recent
evidence showing a beneficial role in plant biotic stress tolerance. It has been hypothesized …

Highlighting reactive oxygen species as multitaskers in root development

A Eljebbawi, YCR Guerrero, C Dunand, JM Estevez - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are naturally produced by several redox reactions during
plant regular metabolism such as photosynthesis and respiration. Due to their chemical …

The versatility of plant organic acid metabolism in leaves is underpinned by mitochondrial malate–citrate exchange

CP Lee, M Elsässer, P Fuchs, R Fenske… - The Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Malate and citrate underpin the characteristic flexibility of central plant metabolism by linking
mitochondrial respiratory metabolism with cytosolic biosynthetic pathways. However, the …

Integrative inference of transcriptional networks in Arabidopsis yields novel ROS signalling regulators

I De Clercq, J Van de Velde, X Luo, L Liu, V Storme… - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Gene regulation is a dynamic process in which transcription factors (TFs) play an important
role in controlling spatiotemporal gene expression. To enhance our global understanding of …

Mitochondrial redox systems as central hubs in plant metabolism and signaling

O Van Aken - Plant Physiology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Plant mitochondria are indispensable for plant metabolism and are tightly integrated into
cellular homeostasis. This review provides an update on the latest research concerning the …

Nanotechnology approaches for chloroplast biotechnology advancements

GM Newkirk, P de Allende, RE Jinkerson… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Photosynthetic organisms are sources of sustainable foods, renewable biofuels, novel
biopharmaceuticals, and next-generation biomaterials essential for modern society. Efforts …

Light-mediated regulation of leaf senescence

Y Sakuraba - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Light is the primary regulator of various biological processes during the plant life cycle.
Although plants utilize photosynthetically active radiation to generate chemical energy, they …

From Spaceflight to Mars g-Levels: Adaptive Response of A. Thaliana Seedlings in a Reduced Gravity Environment Is Enhanced by Red-Light Photostimulation

A Villacampa, M Ciska, A Manzano… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The response of plants to the spaceflight environment and microgravity is still not well
understood, although research has increased in this area. Even less is known about plants' …

Cross-talk between mitochondrial function, growth, and stress signalling pathways in plants

E Welchen, MV Canal, DE Gras… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Plant mitochondria harbour complex metabolic routes that are interconnected with those of
other cell compartments, and changes in mitochondrial function remotely influence …