Vacuolar processing enzyme (VPE) is a cysteine proteinase originally identified as the
proteinase responsible for the maturation and activation of vacuolar proteins in plants, and it …

Exposure of plants to high ozone concentrations causes lesion formation in sensitive plants.
Plant responses to ozone involve fast and massive changes in protein activities, gene …

Reduction/oxidation (redox) metabolism and associated signaling are key components of
cross tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. Climate change factors such as …

Many stresses are associated with increased accumulation of reactive oxygen species
(ROS) and polyamines (PAs). PAs act as ROS scavengers, but export of putrescine and/or …

Deterioration and impoverishment of soil, caused by environmental pollution and climate
change, result in reduced crop productivity. To adapt to hostile soils, plants have developed …

Both in vacuolar and plasma membranes, in addition to truly K+-selective channels there is
a variety of non-selective channels, which conduct K+ and other ions with little preference …

Sound is a fundamental form of energy and it has been suggested that plants can make use
of acoustic cues to obtain information regarding their environments and alter and fine-tune …

The effects of ozone treatment (200 ppb, 3 h) on the accumulation of main secondary
metabolites have been investigated in Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) aseptic shoot …

All along their life, plants and trees are exposed to various stresses, and particularly to
abiotic ones. Ozone (O 3) is one of the most important air pollutants, whose ground levels …

Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is a major factor that predisposes women to
preterm delivery. Results from previous studies have suggested that there are associations …