Very-long-chain fatty acids (ie, fatty acids with more than 18 carbon atoms; VLCFA) are
important molecules that play crucial physiological and structural roles in plants. VLCFA are …

The aerial parts of plants are covered with a cuticle, a hydrophobic layer consisting of cutin
polyester and cuticular waxes that protects them from various environmental stresses …

Auxin plays a critical role in lateral root (LR) formation. The signaling module composed of
auxin-response factors (ARFs) and lateral organ boundaries domain transcription factors …

Floral organs display tremendous variation in their exterior that is essential for
organogenesis and the interaction with the environment. This diversity in surface …

Many pathogenic fungi depend on the development of specialized infection structures called
appressoria to invade their hosts and cause disease. Impairing the function of fungal …

The already differentiated organs in plants have a remarkable capacity to regenerate new
individuals under culture conditions. Plant in vitro regeneration practically starts with the …

Although encountered in minor amounts in plant cells, very-long-chain fatty acids exert
crucial functions in developmental processes. When their levels are perturbed by means of …

Fruit chilling injury is the result of physiological dysfunction due to membrane lipid phase
change, oxidative damage of biomacromolecules and respiratory metabolism abnormality …

Lipidomics is an emerging technology, which aims at the global characterization and
quantification of lipids within biological matrices including biofluids, cells, whole organs and …

Seed viability depends upon the maintenance of functional lipids; however, how membrane
lipid components dynamically change during the seed aging process remains obscure …