The versatile GABA in plants

L Li, N Dou, H Zhang, C Wu - Plant signaling & behavior, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a ubiquitous four-carbon, non-protein amino acid.
GABA has been widely studied in animal central nervous systems, where it acts as an …

Neuroactive compounds in foods: Occurrence, mechanism and potential health effects

C Yılmaz, V Gökmen - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuroactive compounds are synthesized by certain plants and microorganisms by
undertaking different tasks, especially as a stress response. Most common neuroactive …

[HTML][HTML] GABA signalling modulates stomatal opening to enhance plant water use efficiency and drought resilience

B Xu, Y Long, X Feng, X Zhu, N Sai, L Chirkova… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The non-protein amino acid γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been proposed to be an
ancient messenger for cellular communication conserved across biological kingdoms. GABA …

Organic acids: versatile stress-response roles in plants

P Panchal, AJ Miller, J Giri - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Organic acids (OAs) are central to cellular metabolism. Many plant stress responses involve
the exudation of OAs at the root–soil interface, which can improve soil mineral acquisition …

Nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in plants: which comes first?

FJ Corpas, S González-Gordo, A Cañas… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Nitric oxide (NO) is a signal molecule regarded as being involved in myriad functions in
plants under physiological, pathogenic, and adverse environmental conditions. Hydrogen …

Phytohormones and polyamines regulate plant stress responses by altering GABA pathway

K Podlešáková, L Ugena, L Spíchal, K Doležal… - New biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
In plants, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) accumulates rapidly in response to environmental
stress and variations in its endogenous concentration have been shown to affect plant …

[HTML][HTML] γ-Aminobutyrate (GABA) regulated plant defense: Mechanisms and opportunities

BJ Shelp, MS Aghdam, EJ Flaherty - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Global climate change and associated adverse abiotic and biotic stress conditions affect
plant growth and development, and agricultural sustainability in general. Abiotic and biotic …

Diverse role of γ-aminobutyric acid in dynamic plant cell responses

M Seifikalhor, S Aliniaeifard, B Hassani, V Niknam… - Plant cell reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a four-carbon non-protein amino acid, is found
in most prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Although, ample research into GABA has …

[HTML][HTML] Amino acid transporters in plant cells: A brief review

G Yang, Q Wei, H Huang, J Xia - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Amino acids are not only a nitrogen source that can be directly absorbed by plants, but also
the major transport form of organic nitrogen in plants. A large number of amino acid …

The roles of functional amino acids in plant growth and development

K Kawade, H Tabeta, A Ferjani… - Plant and Cell …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Plants incorporate acquired carbon and nitrogen into amino acid metabolism, whereby the
building blocks of proteins and the precursors of various metabolites are produced. This …