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 …

[HTML][HTML] γ-Aminobutyrate (GABA) regulated plant defense: Mechanisms and opportunities

BJ Shelp, MS Aghdam, EJ Flaherty - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Global climate change and associated adverse abiotic and biotic stress conditions affect
plant growth and development, and agricultural sustainability in general. Abiotic and biotic …

GABA signalling modulates stomatal opening to enhance plant water use efficiency and drought resilience

B Xu, Y Long, X Feng, X Zhu, N Sai, L Chirkova… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The non-protein amino acid γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been proposed to be an
ancient messenger for cellular communication conserved across biological kingdoms. GABA …

The emerging role of GABA as a transport regulator and physiological signal

B Xu, N Sai, M Gilliham - Plant Physiology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
While the proposal that γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) acts a signal in plants is decades old, a
signaling mode of action for plant GABA has been unveiled only relatively recently. Here, we …

Manipulating exudate composition from root apices shapes the microbiome throughout the root system

A Kawasaki, PG Dennis, C Forstner… - Plant …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Certain soil microorganisms can improve plant growth, and practices that encourage their
proliferation around the roots can boost production and reduce reliance on agrochemicals …

Aluminum toxicity in plants: Present and future

R Hajiboland, CK Panda, O Lastochkina… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms for co** with Al toxicity in plants

X Zhang, Y Long, J Huang, J ** with Al toxicity have now been investigated in a range of …

Emerging roles of γ aminobutyric acid (GABA) gated channels in plant stress tolerance

M Kaspal, MH Kanapaddalagamage, SA Ramesh - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The signaling role for γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been documented in animals for over
seven decades. However, a signaling role for GABA in plants is just beginning to emerge …

The GABA shunt contributes to ROS homeostasis in guard cells of Arabidopsis

B Xu, X Feng, A Piechatzek, S Zhang… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Summary γ‐Aminobutyric acid (GABA) accumulates rapidly under stress via the GABA shunt
pathway, which has been implicated in reducing the accumulation of stress‐induced …

Engineering strategies to boost crop productivity by cutting respiratory carbon loss

JS Amthor, A Bar-Even, AD Hanson, AH Millar… - The Plant …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Roughly half the carbon that crop plants fix by photosynthesis is subsequently lost by
respiration. Nonessential respiratory activity leading to unnecessary CO2 release is unlikely …