Signaling mechanisms in abscisic acid‐mediated stomatal closure

PK Hsu, G Dubeaux, Y Takahashi… - The Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a central role in the regulation of stomatal
movements under water‐deficit conditions. The identification of ABA receptors and the ABA …

Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors regulate a wide range of functions in Arabidopsis

Y Hao, X Zong, P Ren, Y Qian, A Fu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor family is one of the largest transcription
factor gene families in Arabidopsis thaliana, and contains a bHLH motif that is highly …

MAP3Kinase-dependent SnRK2-kinase activation is required for abscisic acid signal transduction and rapid osmotic stress response

Y Takahashi, J Zhang, PK Hsu, PHO Ceciliato… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abiotic stresses, including drought and salinity, trigger a complex osmotic-stress and
abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction network. The core ABA signalling components are …

Chemical manipulation of abscisic acid signaling: a new approach to abiotic and biotic stress management in agriculture

KAH Hewage, JF Yang, D Wang, GF Hao… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is the best‐known stress signaling molecule in
plants. ABA protects sessile land plants from biotic and abiotic stresses. The conserved …

Abscisic acid-independent stomatal CO2 signal transduction pathway and convergence of CO2 and ABA signaling downstream of OST1 kinase

PK Hsu, Y Takahashi, S Munemasa… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Stomatal pore apertures are narrowing globally due to the continuing rise in atmospheric
[CO2]. CO2 elevation and the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) both induce rapid stomatal …

Phosphoproteomics of Arabidopsis Highly ABA-Induced1 identifies AT-Hook–Like10 phosphorylation required for stress growth regulation

MM Wong, GB Bhaskara, TN Wen… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The clade A protein phosphatase 2C Highly ABA-Induced 1 (HAI1) plays an important role in
stress signaling, yet little information is available on HAI1-regulated phosphoproteins …

FRET kinase sensor development reveals SnRK2/OST1 activation by ABA but not by MeJA and high CO2 during stomatal closure

L Zhang, Y Takahashi, PK Hsu, H Kollist, E Merilo… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Sucrose-non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase-2s (SnRK2s) are critical for plant abiotic
stress responses, including abscisic acid (ABA) signaling. Here, we develop a genetically …

Raf-like kinases and receptor-like (pseudo) kinase GHR1 are required for stomatal vapor pressure difference response

PK Hsu, Y Takahashi, E Merilo… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Stomatal pores close rapidly in response to low-air-humidity-induced leaf-to-air vapor
pressure difference (VPD) increases, thereby reducing excessive water loss. The …

The multifaceted regulation of SnRK2 kinases

J Maszkowska, KP Szymańska, A Kasztelan… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
SNF1-related kinases 2 (SnRK2s) are central regulators of plant responses to environmental
cues simultaneously playing a pivotal role in the plant development and growth in favorable …

Maize bHLH55 functions positively in salt tolerance through modulation of AsA biosynthesis by directly regulating GDP-mannose pathway genes

C Yu, M Yan, H Dong, J Luo, Y Ke, A Guo, Y Chen… - Plant Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Ascorbic acid (AsA) is an antioxidant and enzyme co-factor that is vital to plant development
and abiotic stress tolerance. However, the regulation mechanisms of AsA biosynthesis in …