Stress granules (SGs) are highly conserved cytoplasmic condensates that assemble in
response to stress and contribute to maintaining protein homeostasis. These membraneless …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is fundamentally important for plant development, abiotic
stress responses and immunity, but our understanding of its regulation remains fragmented …

Horticultural crops are usually very susceptible to salinity stress during germination and
plant growth. The current research work describes the potential of selenium (Se), an …

Metacaspases are cysteine proteases present in plants, fungi and protists. While the
association of metacaspases with cell death is studied in a range of organisms, their native …

To survive extreme desiccation, seeds enter a period of quiescence that can last millennia.
Seed quiescence involves the accumulation of protective storage proteins and lipids through …

Drought stress imposes severe challenges on agriculture by impacting crop performance.
Understanding drought responses in plants at a cellular level is a crucial first step towards …

Proteolysis, a ubiquitous process in living organisms, is driven by proteases that regulate
numerous signaling pathways through the hydrolysis of peptide bonds in protein substrates …

Heartwood formation is a developmental defense strategy in trees that transforms the inner
stem core through the deposition of natural antimicrobial preservatives. The defining cellular …

The appearance of a vascular system is considered a hallmark of plant evolution and
development by providing both mechanical support and an efficient long-distance transport …

The root vasculature consists of a complex assembly of cell types which undergo a striking
transformation while completing their developmental trajectory from proliferation to …