WRKY transcription factors are one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators found
exclusively in plants. They have diverse biological functions in plant disease resistance …

The increase in environmental temperature due to global warming is a critical threat to plant
growth and productivity. Heat stress can cause impairment in several biochemical and …

The large mitochondrial genomes of angiosperms are unusually dynamic because of
recombination activities involving repeated sequences. These activities generate …

Plant organellar RNA metabolism is run by a multitude of nucleus-encoded RNA-binding
proteins (RBPs) that control RNA stability, processing, and degradation. In chloroplasts and …

Plant mitochondria have a complex and peculiar genetic system. They have the largest
genomes, as compared to organelles from other eukaryotic organisms. These can expand …

Like their nuclear counterpart, the plastid and mitochondrial genomes of plants have to be
faithfully replicated and repaired to ensure the normal functioning of the plant. Inability to …

Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) provides enhanced, long-lasting systemic immunity to
secondary infection by a range of biotrophic, hemibiotrophic and necrotrophic pathogens …

Chloroplasts are key players in plant immune signaling, contributing to not only de novo
synthesis of defensive phytohormones but also the generation of reactive oxygen and …

Transcription in plastids is mediated by a plastid-encoded multimeric (PEP) and a nuclear-
encoded single-subunit RNA polymerase (NEP) and a still unknown number of nuclear …

RNA binding proteins (RBPs) control the fate and expression of a transcriptome. Despite this
fundamental importance, our understanding of plant RBPs is rudimentary, being mainly …