The core abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway consists of receptors, phosphatases,
kinases and transcription factors, among them ABA INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) and ABRE …

Plants are sessile organisms that need to complete their life cycle by the integration of
different abiotic and biotic environmental signals, tailoring developmental cues and defense …

Maize (Zea mays) originated in tropical areas and is thus susceptible to low temperatures,
which pose a major threat to maize production. Our understanding of the molecular basis of …

Background Drought is a major abiotic stress factor that influences the yield of crops. Basic
leucine zipper motif (bZIP) transcription factors play an important regulatory role in plant …

Transpiration occurs through stomata. The alteration of stomatal apertures in response to
drought stress is an important process associated with water use efficiency (WUE) …

MYB family genes act as important regulators modulating the response to abiotic stress in
plants. However, much less is known about MYB proteins in cotton. Here, we found that a …

The chloroplastic thioredoxins (Trxs), a family of thiol-disulphide oxidoreductases, are
reduced by either ferredoxin (Fd)-dependent Trx reductase (FTR) or reduced nicotinamide …

Phytochromes are receptors for red light (R)/far-red light (FR), which are not only involved in
regulating the growth and development of plants but also in mediated resistance to various …

In evolutionary ecology, an “ecotype” is a population that is genetically adapted to specific
environmental conditions. Environmental and genetic characterisation of livestock ecotypes …

Abscisic acid-responsive element-binding factor 1 (ABF1), a key transcription factor in the
ABA signal transduction process, regulates the expression of downstream ABA-responsive …