Aluminum (Al) is the third most ubiquitous metal in the earth's crust. A decrease in soil pH
below 5 increases its solubility and availability. However, its impact on plants depends …

Maintenance of genome integrity is a key issue for all living organisms. Cells are constantly
exposed to DNA damage due to replication or transcription, cellular metabolic activities …

Because the genome stores all genetic information required for growth and development, it
is of pivotal importance to maintain DNA integrity, especially during cell division, when the …

Being sessile organisms, plants are ubiquitously exposed to stresses that can affect the DNA
replication process or cause DNA damage. To cope with these problems, plants utilize DNA …

Abstract Toxic aluminum ions (Al3+) found in acidic soils are absorbed by plants and interact
with multiple sites during plant development, affecting especially the root growth. The …

DNA damage is induced by many factors, some of which naturally occur in the environment.
Because of their sessile nature, plants are especially exposed to unfavorable conditions …

Over 40% of arable land in the world is acidic. Al stress has become a global agricultural
problem affecting plant growth and limiting crop production in acidic soils. Plants have …

Highlights•Recent phylogenies reveal that plasmodesmata evolved independently in land
plants.•Plasmodesmatal biogenesis is controlled by several cellular signaling pathways.• …

Members of the DDB1-CUL4–associated factors (DCAFs) family directly bind to DAMAGED
DNA BINDING PROTEIN1 (DDB1) and function as the substrate receptors in CULLIN4 …

Auxin is necessary for the inhibition of root growth induced by aluminium (Al) stress,
however the molecular mechanism controlling this is largely unknown. Here, we report that …