Plant sterols: diversity, biosynthesis, and physiological functions

JN Valitova, AG Sulkarnayeva, FV Minibayeva - Biochemistry (Moscow), 2016 - Springer
Sterols, which are isoprenoid derivatives, are structural components of biological
membranes. Special attention is now being given not only to their structure and function, but …

The physiological, biochemical and molecular roles of brassinosteroids and salicylic acid in plant processes and salt tolerance

M Ashraf, NA Akram, RN Arteca… - Critical Reviews in Plant …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Plant hormones regulate plant growth and development by affecting an array of cellular,
physiological, and developmental processes, including, but not limited to, cell division and …

Identification of genes required for cellulose synthesis by regression analysis of public microarray data sets

S Persson, H Wei, J Milne, GP Page… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Coexpression patterns of gene expression across many microarray data sets may reveal
networks of genes involved in linked processes. To identify factors involved in cellulose …

BR-dependent phosphorylation modulates PIF4 transcriptional activity and shapes diurnal hypocotyl growth

S Bernardo-García, M de Lucas, C Martínez… - Genes & …, 2014 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Signaling by the hormones brassinosteroid (BR) and gibberellin (GA) is critical to normal
plant growth and development and is required for hypocotyl elongation in response to dark …

Drought tolerance: roles of organic osmolytes, growth regulators, and mineral nutrients

M Ashraf, NA Akram, F Al-Qurainy, MR Foolad - Advances in agronomy, 2011 - Elsevier
Drought, the occurrence of a substantial water deficit in the soil or in the atmosphere, is an
alarming constraint to crop productivity and yield stability worldwide. It is the leading …

Brassinosteroid control of sex determination in maize

T Hartwig, GS Chuck, S Fujioka… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are plant hormones that regulate growth and development. They
share structural similarities with animal steroids, which are decisive factors of sex …

Plant steroidal hormone epibrassinolide regulate–Heavy metal stress tolerance in Oryza sativa L. by modulating antioxidant defense expression

P Sharma, A Kumar, R Bhardwaj - Environmental and experimental botany, 2016 - Elsevier
The present research paper is aimed to study the effect of 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) on
growth of seedling, metal uptake, stress markers, antioxidative enzyme activity and gene …

The UGT73C5 of Arabidopsis thaliana glucosylates brassinosteroids

B Poppenberger, S Fujioka, K Soeno… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Steroid hormones are essential for development, and the precise control of their
homeostasis is a prerequisite for normal growth. UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) are …

Anticancer and antiproliferative activity of natural brassinosteroids

J Malíková, J Swaczynová, Z Kolář, M Strnad - Phytochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroid plant hormones that are essential for many plant growth
and developmental processes, including cell expansion, vascular differentiation and stress …

Study of mechanisms for plant growth promotion elicited by rhizobacteria in Arabidopsis thaliana

CM Ryu, CH Hu, RD Locy, JW Kloepper - Plant and Soil, 2005 - Springer
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) colonize plant roots and exert beneficial
effects on plant health and development. We are investigating the mechanisms by which …