Phytosterols and their derivatives: Structural diversity, distribution, metabolism, analysis, and health-promoting uses

RA Moreau, L Nyström, BD Whitaker… - Progress in Lipid …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phytosterols (plant sterols) occur in the cells of all plants. They are important structural
components that stabilize the biological membranes of plants. Sterols can occur in the “free” …

Brassinosteroids regulate root growth, development, and symbiosis

Z Wei, J Li - Molecular plant, 2016 - cell.com
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are natural plant hormones critical for growth and development. BR
deficient or signaling mutants show significantly shortened root phenotypes. However, for a …

Arabidopsis WRKY46, WRKY54, and WRKY70 transcription factors are involved in brassinosteroid-regulated plant growth and drought responses

J Chen, TM Nolan, H Ye, M Zhang, H Tong, P Xin… - The Plant …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Plant steroid hormones, brassinosteroids (BRs), play important roles in growth and
development. BR signaling controls the activities of BRASSINOSTERIOD INSENSITIVE1 …

BES1 accumulates in the nucleus in response to brassinosteroids to regulate gene expression and promote stem elongation

Y Yin, ZY Wang, S Mora-Garcia, J Li, S Yoshida… - Cell, 2002 - cell.com
Plant steroid hormones, known as brassinosteroids (BRs), signal through a plasma
membrane localized receptor kinase BRI1. We identified bes1, a semidominant suppressor …

Phytosterols, phytostanols, and their conjugates in foods: structural diversity, quantitative analysis, and health-promoting uses

RA Moreau, BD Whitaker, KB Hicks - Progress in lipid research, 2002 - Elsevier
Phytosterols (plant sterols) are triterpenes that are important structural components of plant
membranes, and free phytosterols serve to stabilize phospholipid bilayers in plant cell …

No hormone to rule them all: Interactions of plant hormones during the responses of plants to pathogens

AM Shigenaga, CT Argueso - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Plant hormones are essential regulators of plant growth and immunity. In the last few
decades, a vast amount of information has been obtained detailing the role of different plant …

Biosynthesis and metabolism of brassinosteroids

S Fujioka, T Yokota - Annual review of plant biology, 2003 - annualreviews.org
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroid hormones that regulate the growth and development of
plants. Detailed study of the biosynthesis of brassinolide, a C28 BR, revealed that two …

Brassinosteroid: a biotechnological target for enhancing crop yield and stress tolerance

UK Divi, P Krishna - New biotechnology, 2009 - Elsevier
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a group of naturally occurring plant steroidal compounds with
wide ranging biological activity. Because BRs control several important agronomic traits …

Plant hormone cross-talk: the pivot of root growth

E Pacifici, L Polverari, S Sabatini - Journal of experimental …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Root indeterminate growth and its outstanding ability to produce new tissues continuously
make this organ a highly dynamic structure able to respond promptly to external …

24-Epibrassinolide; an active brassinolide and its role in salt stress tolerance in plants: A review

M Tanveer, B Shahzad, A Sharma, S Biju… - Plant Physiology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Salt stress is one of most dramatic abiotic stresses, reduces crop yield significantly.
Application of hormones proved effective salt stress ameliorating approach. 24 …