Plant non-specific lipid-transfer proteins (nsLTPs) are small, basic proteins present in
abundance in higher plants. They are involved in key processes of plant cytology, such as …

Plant non-specific LTPs (lipid transfer proteins) form a protein family of basic polypeptides of
9 kDa ubiquitously distributed throughout the plant kingdom. The members of this family are …

OsWRKY76 encodes a group IIa WRKY transcription factor of rice. The expression of
OsWRKY76 was induced within 48h after inoculation with rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe …

Plants can acclimate rapidly to environmental conditions, including high temperatures. To
identify molecular events important for acquired thermotolerance, we compared viability and …

Tocopherols (vitamin E) are lipophilic antioxidants that are synthesized by all plants and are
particularly abundant in seeds. Two tocopherol-deficient mutant loci in Arabidopsis thaliana …

The basic leucine (Leu) zipper (bZIP) proteins compose a family of transcriptional regulators
present exclusively in eukaryotes. The bZIP proteins characteristically harbor a bZIP domain …

Abstract Changes in intracellular calcium (Ca2+) levels serve to signal responses to diverse
stimuli. Ca2+ signals are likely perceived through proteins that bind Ca2+, undergo …

Many plants exhibit altered gene expression patterns in response to low nonfreezing
temperatures and an increase in freezing tolerance in a phenomenon known as cold …

Summary The eskimo1 (esk1) mutation of Arabidopsis resulted in a 5.5° C improvement in
freezing tolerance in the absence of cold acclimation. Here we show that the increase in …

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is often exposed to cool temperatures during spring planting in
temperate climates. A better understanding of genetic pathways regulating chilling tolerance …