Main conclusion Discrete categories of seed physiology can be explained through a unified
concept of the structural and molecular mobility responses within cells to drying. Tolerance …

To deal with increasingly severe periods of dehydration related to global climate change, it
becomes increasingly important to understand the complex strategies many organisms have …

The comprehension of molecular recognition phenomena demands the understanding of
the energetic and kinetic processes involved. General equations valid for the …

The conformational ensemble and function of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are
sensitive to their solution environment. The inherent malleability of disordered proteins …

Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are a conserved group of proteins widely
distributed in the plant kingdom that participate in the tolerance to water deficit of different …

This review compares the molecular strategies employed by anhydrobiotic invertebrates to
survive extreme water stress. Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) play a central role in …

Dehydrins (DHNs) are intrinsically disordered proteins that play central roles in plant abiotic
stress responses; however, how they work remains unclear. Herein, we report the in planta …

LEA proteins are involved in plant stress tolerance. In Arabidopsis, the LEA_4 Pfam group is
the biggest group with the majority of its members being expressed in dry seeds. To assess …

Structural disorder in proteins is a widespread feature distributed in all domains of life,
particularly abundant in eukaryotes, including plants. In these organisms, intrinsically …

Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are essential to the ability of resurrection
plants and orthodox seeds to protect the subcellular milieu against irreversible damage …