abstract：:Sulfur is vital for primary and secondary metabolism in plant roots. To understand the molecular and morphogenetic changes associated with loss of this key macronutrient, we grew Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seedlings in low-sulfur conditions. These conditions induced a cascade of cellular events that converged ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Jackson TL,Baker GW,Wilks FR Jr,Popov VA,Mathur J,Benfey PN

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) is a mutual symbiosis that involves a complex symbiotic interface over which nutrients are exchanged between the plant host and the AM fungus. Dozens of genes in the host are required for the establishment and functioning of the interaction, among them nutrient transporters that mediate the ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Rich MK,Schorderet M,Bapaume L,Falquet L,Morel P,Vandenbussche M,Reinhardt D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid peroxide-derived toxic carbonyl compounds (oxylipin carbonyls), produced downstream of reactive oxygen species (ROS), were recently revealed to mediate abiotic stress-induced damage of plants. Here, we investigated how oxylipin carbonyls cause cell death. When tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Bright Yellow-2 (BY-2) c...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Biswas MS,Mano J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttranslational modifications of proteins are key effectors of enzyme activity, protein interactions, targeting, and turnover rate, but despite their importance, they are still poorly understood in plants. Although numerous reports have revealed the regulatory role of protein phosphorylation in photosynthesis, vario...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Lehtimäki N,Koskela MM,Mulo P

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dormancy is a complex evolutionary trait that temporally prevents seed germination, thus allowing seedling growth at a favorable season. High-throughput analyses of transcriptomes have led to significant progress in understanding the molecular regulation of this process, but the role of posttranscriptional mechanisms ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Basbouss-Serhal I,Soubigou-Taconnat L,Bailly C,Leymarie J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wood of trees is formed from carbon assimilated in the photosynthetic tissues. Determining the temporal dynamics of carbon assimilation, subsequent transport into developing wood, and incorporation to cell walls would further our understanding of wood formation in particular and tree growth in general. To investigate ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Mahboubi A,Linden P,Hedenström M,Moritz T,Niittylä T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a feedback inhibition of the chloroplastic 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP)/2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway of isoprenoid synthesis by end products dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMADP) and isopentenyl diphosphate (IDP) was postulated, but the extent to which DMADP and IDP can build up is n...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Rasulov B,Talts E,Kännaste A,Niinemets Ü

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro-RNAs are recognized as important posttranscriptional regulators in plants. The relevance of micro-RNAs as regulators of the legume-rhizobia nitrogen-fixing symbiosis is emerging. The objective of this work was to functionally characterize the role of micro-RNA172 (miR172) and its conserved target APETALA2 (AP2) ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Nova-Franco B,Íñiguez LP,Valdés-López O,Alvarado-Affantranger X,Leija A,Fuentes SI,Ramírez M,Paul S,Reyes JL,Girard L,Hernández G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the plant root system is highly plastic, which allows the plant to adapt to various environmental stresses. Salt stress inhibits root elongation by reducing the size of the root meristem. However, the mechanism underlying this process remains unclear. In this study, we explored whether and how auxin...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Liu W,Li RJ,Han TT,Cai W,Fu ZW,Lu YT

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mutation in the ALTERED XYLOGLUCAN9 (AXY9) gene was found to be causative for the decreased xyloglucan acetylation phenotype of the axy9.1 mutant, which was identified in a forward genetic screen for Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutants. The axy9.1 mutant also exhibits decreased O-acetylation of xylan, implyin...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Schultink A,Naylor D,Dama M,Pauly M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) regulates multiple developmental events and stress responses in plants. A major biologically active species of NO is S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), which is irreversibly degraded by GSNO reductase (GSNOR). The major physiological effect of NO is protein S-nitrosylation, a redox-based posttranslational ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Hu J,Huang X,Chen L,Sun X,Lu C,Zhang L,Wang Y,Zuo J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During desiccation, homoiochlorophyllous resurrection plants retain most of their photosynthetic apparatus, allowing them to resume photosynthetic activity quickly upon water availability. These plants rely on various mechanisms to prevent the formation of reactive oxygen species and/or protect their tissues from the ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Charuvi D,Nevo R,Shimoni E,Naveh L,Zia A,Adam Z,Farrant JM,Kirchhoff H,Reich Z

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although researchers have established that DNA methylation and active demethylation are dynamically regulated in plant cells, the molecular mechanism for the regulation of active DNA demethylation is not well understood. By using an Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) line expressing the Promoter RESPONSIVE TO DEHYDRAT...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Wang C,Dong X,Jin D,Zhao Y,Xie S,Li X,He X,Lang Z,Lai J,Zhu JK,Gong Z

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) leaf development relies on subsequent phases of cell proliferation and cell expansion. During the proliferation phase, chloroplasts need to divide extensively, and during the transition from cell proliferation to expansion, they differentiate into photosynthetically active chloroplas...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Vercruyssen L,Tognetti VB,Gonzalez N,Van Dingenen J,De Milde L,Bielach A,De Rycke R,Van Breusegem F,Inzé D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant hormones modulate plant growth, development, and defense. However, many aspects of the origin and evolution of plant hormone signaling pathways remain obscure. Here, we use a comparative genomic and phylogenetic approach to investigate the origin and evolution of nine major plant hormone (abscisic acid, auxin, b...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Wang C,Liu Y,Li SS,Han GZ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to elucidate the molecular mechanism of an alternative electron flow (AEF) functioning under suppressed (CO2-limited) photosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Photosynthetic linear electron flow, evaluated as the quantum yield of photosystem II [Y(II)], reaches a maximum shortly...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Shimakawa G,Shaku K,Nishi A,Hayashi R,Yamamoto H,Sakamoto K,Makino A,Miyake C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis in plants engenders myriad phenolics with diverse biological functions. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) is the first committed enzyme in the pathway, directing primary metabolic flux into a phenylpropanoid branch. Previously, we demonstrated that the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) Ke...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Zhang X,Gou M,Guo C,Yang H,Liu CJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aerial surfaces of land plants are covered with a cuticle, a protective layer composed of the cutin polyester matrix and cuticular waxes. Previously, we discovered a unique mechanism of regulating cuticular wax biosynthesis during Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) stem elongation that involves ECERIFERUM7...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Lam P,Zhao L,Eveleigh N,Yu Y,Chen X,Kunst L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The esterification of methylecgonine (2-carbomethoxy-3β-tropine) with benzoic acid is the final step in the biosynthetic pathway leading to the production of cocaine in Erythoxylum coca. Here we report the identification of a member of the BAHD family of plant acyltransferases as cocaine synthase. The enzyme is capabl...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Schmidt GW,Jirschitzka J,Porta T,Reichelt M,Luck K,Torre JC,Dolke F,Varesio E,Hopfgartner G,Gershenzon J,D'Auria JC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pectin methylesterase (PME) controls the methylesterification status of pectins and thereby determines the biophysical properties of plant cell walls, which are important for tissue growth and weakening processes. We demonstrate here that tissue-specific and spatiotemporal alterations in cell wall pectin methylesterif...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Scheler C,Weitbrecht K,Pearce SP,Hampstead A,Büttner-Mainik A,Lee KJ,Voegele A,Oracz K,Dekkers BJ,Wang X,Wood AT,Bentsink L,King JR,Knox JP,Holdsworth MJ,Müller K,Leubner-Metzger G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diatoms constitute a major phylum of phytoplankton biodiversity in ocean water and freshwater ecosystems. They are known to respond to some chemical variations of the environment by the accumulation of triacylglycerol, but the relative changes occurring in membrane glycerolipids have not yet been studied. Our goal was...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Abida H,Dolch LJ,Meï C,Villanova V,Conte M,Block MA,Finazzi G,Bastien O,Tirichine L,Bowler C,Rébeillé F,Petroutsos D,Jouhet J,Maréchal E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that large cortical cell size (CCS) would improve drought tolerance by reducing root metabolic costs. Maize (Zea mays) lines contrasting in root CCS measured as cross-sectional area were grown under well-watered and water-stressed conditions in greenhouse mesocosm...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Chimungu JG,Brown KM,Lynch JP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously identified a mutation, suppressor of mating type locus3 15-1 (smt15-1), that partially suppresses the cell cycle defects caused by loss of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor-related protein encoded by the MAT3 gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. smt15-1 single mutants were also found to have a cell cycle...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Fang SC,Chung CL,Chen CH,Lopez-Paz C,Umen JG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations that eliminate chloroplast translation in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) result in embryo lethality. The stage of embryo arrest, however, can be influenced by genetic background. To identify genes responsible for improved growth in the absence of chloroplast translation, we examined seedling responses of...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Parker N,Wang Y,Meinke D

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural variation allows the investigation of both the fundamental functions of genes and their role in local adaptation. As one of the essential macronutrients, sulfur is vital for plant growth and development and also for crop yield and quality. Selenium and sulfur are assimilated by the same process, and although p...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Chao DY,Baraniecka P,Danku J,Koprivova A,Lahner B,Luo H,Yakubova E,Dilkes B,Kopriva S,Salt DE

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observed phenotypic variation in the lateral root branching density (LRBD) in maize (Zea mays) is large (1-41 cm(-1) major axis [i.e. brace, crown, seminal, and primary roots]), suggesting that LRBD has varying utility and tradeoffs in specific environments. Using the functional-structural plant model SimRoot, we simu...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Postma JA,Dathe A,Lynch JP

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within branched root systems, a distinct heterogeneity of traits exists. Knowledge about the ecophysiology of different root types is critical to understand root system functioning. Classification schemes have to match functional root types as closely as possible to be used for sampling and modeling. Among ecophysiolo...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Rewald B,Rechenmacher A,Godbold DL

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kv-like (potassium voltage-dependent) K(+) channels at the plasma membrane, including the inward-rectifying KAT1 K(+) channel of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), are important targets for manipulating K(+) homeostasis in plants. Gating modification, especially, has been identified as a promising means by which ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Lefoulon C,Karnik R,Honsbein A,Gutla PV,Grefen C,Riedelsberger J,Poblete T,Dreyer I,Gonzalez W,Blatt MR

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants undergoing heat and low-CO2 stresses emit large amounts of volatile isoprenoids compared with those in stress-free conditions. One hypothesis posits that the balance between reducing power availability and its use in carbon assimilation determines constitutive isoprenoid emission rates in plants and potentially...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Dani KG,Jamie IM,Prentice IC,Atwell BJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To survive environmental challenges, plants have evolved tightly regulated response networks, including a rapid and transient general stress response (GSR), followed by well-studied stress-specific responses. The mechanisms underpinning the GSR have remained elusive, but a functional cis-element, the rapid stress resp...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Bjornson M,Benn G,Song X,Comai L,Franz AK,Dandekar AM,Drakakaki G,Dehesh K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of mechanisms that decrease cadmium accumulation in plants is a prerequisite for minimizing dietary uptake of cadmium from contaminated crops. Here, we show that cadmium inhibits nitrate transporter 1.1 (NRT1.1)-mediated nitrate (NO3 (-)) uptake in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and impairs NO3 (-) ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Mao QQ,Guan MY,Lu KX,Du ST,Fan SK,Ye YQ,Lin XY,Jin CW

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strigolactones, recently discovered as plant hormones, regulate the development of different plant parts. In the root, they regulate root architecture and affect root hair length and density. Their biosynthesis and exudation increase under low phosphate levels, and they are associated with root responses to these cond...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Kapulnik Y,Koltai H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Root branching is critical for plants to secure anchorage and ensure the supply of water, minerals, and nutrients. To date, research on root branching has focused on lateral root development in young seedlings. However, many other programs of postembryonic root organogenesis exist in angiosperms. In cereal crops, the ...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Atkinson JA,Rasmussen A,Traini R,Voß U,Sturrock C,Mooney SJ,Wells DM,Bennett MJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein turnover is a key component in cellular homeostasis; however, there is little quantitative information on degradation kinetics for individual plant proteins. We have used (15)N labeling of barley (Hordeum vulgare) plants and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of free amino acids and liquid chromatog...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Nelson CJ,Alexova R,Jacoby RP,Millar AH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the variation in nutrient homeostasis in oilseed rape and to identify the genes responsible for this variation, we determined foliar anion levels in a diversity panel of Brassica napus accessions, 84 of which had been genotyped previously using messenger RNA sequencing. We applied associative transcriptomics...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Koprivova A,Harper AL,Trick M,Bancroft I,Kopriva S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BOTRYTIS-INDUCED KINASE1 (BIK1) plays important roles in induced defense against fungal and bacterial pathogens in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Its tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) homolog is required for host plant resistance to a chewing insect herbivore. However, it remains unknown whether BIK1 functions in pla...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Lei J,A Finlayson S,Salzman RA,Shan L,Zhu-Salzman K

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant architecture is optimized for the local light environment. In response to foliar shade or neighbor proximity (low red to far-red light), some plant species exhibit shade-avoiding phenotypes, including increased stem and hypocotyl growth, which increases the likelihood of outgrowing competitor plants. If shade pe...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Procko C,Crenshaw CM,Ljung K,Noel JP,Chory J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhanced disease susceptibility1 (EDS1) and phytoalexin deficient4 (PAD4) are well-known regulators of both basal and resistance (R) protein-mediated plant defense. We identified two EDS1-like (GmEDS1a/GmEDS1b) proteins and one PAD4-like (GmPAD4) protein that are required for resistance signaling in soybean (Glycine m...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Wang J,Shine MB,Gao QM,Navarre D,Jiang W,Liu C,Chen Q,Hu G,Kachroo A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two α/β-fold hydrolases, KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 (KAI2) and Arabidopsis thaliana DWARF14 (AtD14), are necessary for responses to karrikins (KARs) and strigolactones (SLs) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Although KAI2 mediates responses to KARs and some SL analogs, AtD14 mediates SL but not KAR responses. To furth...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Scaffidi A,Waters MT,Sun YK,Skelton BW,Dixon KW,Ghisalberti EL,Flematti GR,Smith SM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The OsCPK4 gene is a member of the complex gene family of calcium-dependent protein kinases in rice (Oryza sativa). Here, we report that OsCPK4 expression is induced by high salinity, drought, and the phytohormone abscisic acid. Moreover, a plasma membrane localization of OsCPK4 was observed by transient expression as...

journal_title：Plant physiology

authors： Campo S,Baldrich P,Messeguer J,Lalanne E,Coca M,San Segundo B

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00