Structure and growth of plant cell walls

DJ Cosgrove - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Plant cells build nanofibrillar walls that are central to plant growth, morphogenesis and
mechanics. Starting from simple sugars, three groups of polysaccharides, namely, cellulose …

The regulation of ethylene biosynthesis: a complex multilevel control circuitry

J Pattyn, J Vaughan‐Hirsch, B Van de Poel - New Phytologist, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The gaseous plant hormone ethylene is produced by a fairly simple two‐step biosynthesis
route. Despite this pathway's simplicity, recent molecular and genetic studies have revealed …

The pivotal role of ethylene in plant growth

M Dubois, L Van den Broeck, D Inzé - Trends in plant science, 2018 - cell.com
Being continuously exposed to variable environmental conditions, plants produce
phytohormones to react quickly and specifically to these changes. The phytohormone …

Mechanisms of waterlogging tolerance in plants: Research progress and prospects

J Pan, R Sharif, X Xu, X Chen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Waterlogging is one of the main abiotic stresses suffered by plants. Inhibition of aerobic
respiration during waterlogging limits energy metabolism and restricts growth and a wide …

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase (ACO): the enzyme that makes the plant hormone ethylene

M Houben, B Van de Poel - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The volatile plant hormone ethylene regulates many plant developmental processes and
stress responses. It is therefore crucial that plants can precisely control their ethylene …

Cell wall metabolism in response to abiotic stress

HL Gall, F Philippe, JM Domon, F Gillet, J Pelloux… - Plants, 2015 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on the responses of the plant cell wall to several abiotic stresses
including drought, flooding, heat, cold, salt, heavy metals, light, and air pollutants. The …

Plant waterlogging/flooding stress responses: From seed germination to maturation

W Zhou, F Chen, Y Meng, U Chandrasekaran… - Plant Physiology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global climate change is strongly associated with variations in precipitation and flooding
events. Flooding usually causes submergence-or partial submergence stress in plants …

Plant expansins: diversity and interactions with plant cell walls

DJ Cosgrove - Current opinion in plant biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•The distinction between expansins and expansin-like proteins is clarified.•Site-
directed mutagenesis reveals expansin's complex binding to plant cell walls.•Expansin …

Potential role of plant growth regulators in administering crucial processes against abiotic stresses

AEL Sabagh, S Mbarki, A Hossain, MA Iqbal… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plant growth regulators are naturally biosynthesized chemicals in plants that influence
physiological processes. Their synthetic analogous trigger numerous biochemical and …

NACs, generalist in plant life

K Han, Y Zhao, Y Sun, Y Li - Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐specific NAC proteins constitute a major transcription factor family that is well‐known
for its roles in plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In …