Improving oxidative stress resilience in plants

PI Kerchev, F Van Breusegem - The Plant Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Originally conceived as harmful metabolic byproducts, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are
now recognized as an integral part of numerous cellular programs. Thanks to their diverse …

Assessing photosynthesis in plant systems: A cornerstone to aid in the selection of resistant and productive crops

PI Calzadilla, FEL Carvalho, R Gomez… - Environmental and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis is an essential metabolic pathway for plants, contributing to growth and
biomass production. Environmental adverse conditions have a negative impact on …

Ascorbic acid: A metabolite switch for designing stress-smart crops

S Mishra, A Sharma, AK Srivastava - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Plant growth and productivity are continually being challenged by a diverse array of abiotic
stresses, including: water scarcity, extreme temperatures, heavy metal exposure, and soil …

An intrinsically disordered region-containing protein mitigates the drought–growth trade-off to boost yields

J Liu, J Liu, L Deng, H Liu, H Liu, W Zhao… - Plant …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Drought stress poses a serious threat to global agricultural productivity and food security.
Plant resistance to drought is typically accompanied by a growth deficit and yield penalty …

Candidate regulators of drought stress in tomato revealed by comparative transcriptomic and proteomic analyses

M Liu, G Zhao, X Huang, T Pan, W Chen… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Drought is among the most common abiotic constraints of crop growth, development, and
productivity. Integrating different omics approaches offers a possibility for deciphering the …

Chloroplastic ascorbate peroxidases targeted to stroma or thylakoid membrane: The chicken or egg dilemma

D Jardim‐Messeder, M Zamocky… - FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ascorbate peroxidases (APXs) are heme peroxidases that remove hydrogen peroxide in
different subcellular compartments with concomitant ascorbate cycling. Here, we analysed …

Spatial analysis of the rice leaf growth zone under controlled and cadmium-exposed conditions

M Huybrechts, S Hendrix, J Bertels… - Environmental and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Worldwide contamination of agricultural soils with cadmium (Cd) not only leads to reduced
plant yield, but accumulation within the edible plant parts also poses a serious threat to …

Physiological function and regulation of ascorbate peroxidase isoforms

K Yoshimura, T Ishikawa - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) reduces H2O2 to H2O by utilizing ascorbate as a specific
electron donor and constitutes the ascorbate–glutathione cycle in organelles of plants …

Cacao agroforestry systems beyond the stigmas: Biotic and abiotic stress incidence impact

YY Jaimes-Suárez, AS Carvajal-Rivera… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Low technological knowledge in production chains, global climate change, and
misinformation are concrete threats to food security. In addition, these combined threats also …

Genome-wide, evolutionary, and functional analyses of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) family in Poaceae species

D Jardim-Messeder, A Caverzan, GA Bastos… - … and molecular biology, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Ascorbate peroxidases (APXs) are heme peroxidases involved in the control of hydrogen
peroxide levels and signal transduction pathways related to development and stress …