Recent Molecular Advances on Downstream Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Sávio Pinho dos Reis¹  Aline Medeiros Lima¹ 

[1] Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Guamá, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil;

关键词: abiotic stresses;    genetic engineering;    heat-shock proteins;    LEA proteins osmoprotectants;    plant response;    salinity;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms13078628

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Abiotic stresses such as extremes of temperature and pH, high salinity and drought, comprise some of the major factors causing extensive losses to crop production worldwide. Understanding how plants respond and adapt at cellular and molecular levels to continuous environmental changes is a pre-requisite for the generation of resistant or tolerant plants to abiotic stresses. In this review we aimed to present the recent advances on mechanisms of downstream plant responses to abiotic stresses and the use of stress-related genes in the development of genetically engineered crops.

【 授权许可】

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