HD-ZIP gene family: potential roles in improving plant growth and regulating stress-responsive mechanisms in plants

R Sharif, A Raza, P Chen, Y Li, EM El-Ballat, A Rauf… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Exploring the molecular foundation of the gene-regulatory systems underlying agronomic
parameters or/and plant responses to both abiotic and biotic stresses is crucial for crop …

Molecular mechanisms of plant trichome development

G Han, Y Li, Z Yang, C Wang, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant trichomes, protrusions formed from specialized aboveground epidermal cells, provide
protection against various biotic and abiotic stresses. Trichomes can be unicellular …

Novel players in organogenesis and flavonoid biosynthesis in cucumber glandular trichomes

Z Feng, L Sun, M Dong, S Fan, K Shi, Y Qu… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Glandular trichomes (GTs) are outgrowths of plant epidermal cells that secrete and store
specialized secondary metabolites that protect plants against biotic and abiotic stresses and …

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN8 mediates jasmonate‐triggered trichome elongation in tomato

B Hua, J Chang, Z Xu, X Han, M Xu, M Yang… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plant hormones can adjust the physiology and development of plants to enhance their
adaptation to biotic and abiotic challenges. Jasmonic acid (JA), one of the immunity …

A novel regulatory complex mediated by Lanata (Ln) controls multicellular trichome formation in tomato

Q Xie, C Xiong, Q Yang, F Zheng, RM Larkin… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Trichomes that originate from plant aerial epidermis act as mechanical and chemical
barriers against herbivores. Although several regulators have recently been identified, the …

SlRCM1, which encodes tomato Lutescent1, is required for chlorophyll synthesis and chloroplast development in fruits

G Liu, H Yu, L Yuan, C Li, J Ye, W Chen… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In plants, chloroplasts are the sites at which photosynthesis occurs, and an increased
abundance of chloroplasts increases the nutritional quality of plants and the resultant color …

Hair interacts with SlZFP8-like to regulate the initiation and elongation of trichomes by modulating SlZFP6 expression in tomato

F Zheng, L Cui, C Li, Q Xie, G Ai, J Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Trichomes are specialized glandular or non-glandular structures that provide physical or
chemical protection against insect and pathogen attack. Trichomes in Arabidopsis have …

Transcription factors NtHD9 and NtHD12 control long glandular trichome formation via jasmonate signaling

H Zhang, H Xu, M Xu, X Yan, Z Wang, J Yu… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Glandular trichomes are universal epidermal structures that produce abundant specialized
metabolites. However, knowledge of the initiation of glandular heads in glandular trichomes …

Advances in understanding epigenetic regulation of plant trichome development: a comprehensive review

Y Dong, S Li, H Wu, Y Gao, Z Feng, X Zhao… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Plant growth and development are controlled by a complex gene regulatory network, which
is currently a focal point of research. It has been established that epigenetic factors play a …

Beyond skin-deep: targeting the plant surface for crop improvement

JB Jolliffe, S Pilati, C Moser… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The above-ground plant surface is a well-adapted tissue layer that acts as an interface
between the plant and its surrounding environment. As such, its primary role is to protect …