Tuning the wavelength: Manipulation of light signaling to control plant defense

S Breen, H McLellan, PRJ Birch, EM Gilroy - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growth–defense trade-off in plants is a phenomenon whereby plants must balance the
allocation of their resources between developmental growth and defense against attack by …

Multi-layered roles of BBX proteins in plant growth and development

J Cao, J Yuan, Y Zhang, C Chen, B Zhang, X Shi, R Niu… - Stress Biology, 2023 - Springer
Light and phytohormone are external and internal cues that regulate plant growth and
development throughout their life cycle. BBXs (B-box domain proteins) are a group of zinc …

Jasmonates regulate apical hook development by repressing brassinosteroid biosynthesis and signaling

J Zhang, W Chen, X Li, H Shi, M Lv, L He… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
An apical hook is a special structure formed during skotomorphogenesis in dicotyledonous
plant species. It is critical for protecting the shoot apical meristem from mechanical damage …

The photomorphogenic repressors BBX28 and BBX29 integrate light and brassinosteroid signaling to inhibit seedling development in Arabidopsis

J Cao, Y Liang, T Yan, X Wang, H Zhou, C Chen… - The Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
B-box containing proteins (BBXs) integrate light and various hormonal signals to regulate
plant growth and development. Here, we demonstrate that the photomorphogenic …

BBX21 integrates brassinosteroid biosynthesis and signaling in the inhibition of hypocotyl growth under shade

G Gómez-Ocampo, CD Crocco… - Plant and Cell …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
B-Box-containing zinc finger transcription factors (BBX) are involved in light-mediated
growth, affecting processes such as hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana. However …

BBX30/miP1b and BBX31/miP1a form a positive feedback loop with ABI5 to regulate ABA‐mediated postgermination seedling growth arrest

D Singh, S Datta - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In plants, the switch to autotrophic growth involves germination followed by postgermination
seedling establishment. When environmental conditions are not favorable, the stress …

BBX16 mediates the repression of seedling photomorphogenesis downstream of the GUN1/GLK1 module during retrograde signalling

N Veciana, G Martín, P Leivar, E Monte - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plastid‐to‐nucleus retrograde signalling (RS) initiated by dysfunctional chloroplasts impact
photomorphogenic development. We have previously shown that the transcription factor …

The B-box transcription factor PabBBX27 in the regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthesis in poplar (Populus alba× P. Berolinensis)

Y Yu, R He, S Chen, H Zhang, X Zhang, X Wang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chlorophyll is responsible for absorbing light which is required to convert solar energy into
chemical energy during photosynthesis. Despite remarkable progresses achieved in …

Phytochrome interacting factor MdPIF7 modulates anthocyanin biosynthesis and hypocotyl growth in apple

Y Liu, XW Zhang, X Liu, PF Zheng, L Su… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Light affects many physiological and developmental processes of plants by regulating the
expression and activity of light-responsive proteins. Among them, phytochrome interacting …

The regulatory module MdBZR1–MdCOL6 mediates brassinosteroid‐and light‐regulated anthocyanin synthesis in apple

Y Wang, Y Zhu, H Jiang, Z Mao, J Zhang… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The anthocyanin content is an important indicator of the nutritional value of most fruits,
including apple (Malus domestica). Anthocyanin synthesis is coordinately regulated by light …