The versatile GABA in plants

L Li, N Dou, H Zhang, C Wu - Plant signaling & behavior, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a ubiquitous four-carbon, non-protein amino acid.
GABA has been widely studied in animal central nervous systems, where it acts as an …

GABA shunt: a key-player in mitigation of ROS during stress

MI Ansari, SU Jalil, SA Ansari… - Plant Growth Regulation, 2021 - Springer
Unfavorable environmental conditions such as heat, cold, drought, metal/metalloid toxicity,
and pathogens enhance production of intra-and inter-cellular levels of reactive oxygen …

Can alternative metabolic pathways and shunts overcome salinity induced inhibition of central carbon metabolism in crops?

A Bandehagh, NL Taylor - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The annual cost of lost crop production from exposure to salinity has major impacts on food
security in all parts of the world. Salinity stress disturbs energy metabolism and knowledge …

Role of gamma-aminobutyric acid in plant defense response

Z Guo, J Gong, S Luo, Y Zuo, Y Shen - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a four-carbon non-protein amino acid that acts as a
defense substance and a signaling molecule in various physiological processes, and which …

Characterization of GABA-Transaminase Gene from Mulberry (Morus multicaulis) and Its Role in Salt Stress Tolerance

M Zhang, Z Liu, Y Fan, C Liu, H Wang, Y Li, Y Xin… - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been reported to accumulate in plants when
subjected to salt stress, and GABA-transaminase (GABA-T) is the main GABA-degrading …

Analysis of the effects of mepiquat chloride priming on the seedling growth-promoting in cotton under salt stress by multi-omics

N Wang, X Wang, Q Qi, A Iqbal, H Zhang, J Shi… - Industrial crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A multi-omics study was conducted on cotton seedlings to determine the growth promotion
caused by mepiquat chloride (MC)-priming under salt stress. MC-priming markedly …

Adaptability to abiotic stress regulated by γ-aminobutyric acid in relation to alterations of endogenous polyamines and organic metabolites in creeping bentgrass

Z Li, B Cheng, Y Peng, Y Zhang - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The frequency and severity of global abiotic stresses such as heat, drought, and salt stress
are increasing due to climate changes. Objectives of this study were to investigate effects of …

Effect of pre‐treatment on the functional properties of germinated whole grains: A review

R Li, ZJ Li, NN Wu, B Tan - Cereal Chemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives The pre‐treatments for germination of whole grains, including
soaking, stress, non‐thermal processing treatments, and other methods, have been gained …

Effect of drought stress on wheat (Triticum durum) growth and metabolism: Insight from GABA shunt, reactive oxygen species and dehydrin genes expression

NA Al-Quraan, NH Samarah… - Functional Plant …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Activation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) shunt pathway and upregulation of dehydrins are
involved in metabolic homeostasis and protective mechanisms against drought stress. Seed …

Low-temperature acclimation related with developmental regulations of polyamines and ethylene metabolism in wheat recombinant inbred lines

M Hosseini, A Saidi, R Maali-Amiri… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Winter survival is determined by complicated developmental regulations enabling wheat to
adjust their transcriptome and metabolome to develop low temperature (LT) tolerance. The …