Programmed cell death (PCD) is a ubiquitous genetically regulated process consisting in an
activation of finely controlled signaling pathways that lead to cellular suicide. Although some …

Highlights•Plants have evolved mechanisms to balance growth, abiotic stress responses,
and immune responses.•The modulation of plant immunity by light, circadian rhythm, and …

RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 6 (RDR6) is a key RNA silencing factor initially
characterized in transgene silencing and virus resistance. This enzyme also contributes to …

Systemic acquired resistance (SAR), a highly desirable form of plant defense, provides
broad-spectrum immunity against diverse pathogens. The recent identification of seemingly …

Low temperature is one of environmental factors that restrict plant growth homeostasis and
plant–pathogen interactions. Recent studies suggest a link between temperature responses …

Coordinated regulation of protection mechanisms against environmental abiotic stress and
pathogen attack is essential for plant adaptation and survival. Initial abiotic stress can …

How plants adapt to low temperature is not well understood. To identify components
involved in low-temperature signaling, we characterized the previously isolated chilling …

The most frequently used method to identify mutations induced by a commonly used
mutagen, EMS (ethyl methane sulfonate), in Arabidopsis thaliana has been map-based …

Plant responses to changes in environmental conditions are mediated by a network of
signaling events leading to downstream responses, including changes in gene expression …

Key message This review presents the multiple ways how topless and topless-related
proteins regulate defense activation in plants and help in optimizing the defense-growth …