Engineering drought and salinity tolerance traits in crops through CRISPR-mediated genome editing: Targets, tools, challenges, and perspectives

RM Shelake, US Kadam, R Kumar, D Pramanik… - Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
Prolonged periods of drought triggered by climate change hamper plant growth and cause
substantial agricultural yield losses every year. In addition to drought, salinity is one of the …

Disease resistance gene analogs (RGAs) in plants

MK Sekhwal, P Li, I Lam, X Wang, S Cloutier… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Plants have developed effective mechanisms to recognize and respond to infections caused
by pathogens. Plant resistance gene analogs (RGAs), as resistance (R) gene candidates …

Stronger when together: clustering of plant NLR disease resistance genes

S van Wersch, X Li - Trends in plant science, 2019 - cell.com
Gene clustering is rare in eukaryotes. However, nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat
(NLR)-encoding disease resistance (R) genes show consistent clustering in plant genomes …

Sorbitol Modulates Resistance to Alternaria alternata by Regulating the Expression of an NLR Resistance Gene in Apple

D Meng, C Li, HJ Park, J González, J Wang… - The Plant …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In plant-microbe interactions, plant sugars produced by photosynthesis are not only a
carbon source for pathogens, but may also act as signals that modulate plant defense …

Chilling-mediated DNA methylation changes during dormancy and its release reveal the importance of epigenetic regulation during winter dormancy in apple (Malus x …

G Kumar, UK Rattan, AK Singh - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Winter dormancy is a well known mechanism adopted by temperate plants, to mitigate the
chilling temperature of winters. However, acquisition of sufficient chilling during winter …

Regulation and evolution of NLR genes: a close interconnection for plant immunity

GM Borrelli, E Mazzucotelli, D Marone… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
NLR (NOD-like receptor) genes belong to one of the largest gene families in plants. Their
role in plants' resistance to pathogens has been clearly described for many members of this …

Evolutionary dynamics of the leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase (LRR-RLK) subfamily in angiosperms

I Fischer, A Diévart, G Droc, JF Dufayard… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Gene duplications are an important factor in plant evolution, and lineage-specific expanded
(LSE) genes are of particular interest. Receptor-like kinases expanded massively in land …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide characterization revealed role of NBS-LRR genes during powdery mildew infection in Vitis vinifera

N Goyal, G Bhatia, S Sharma, N Garewal, A Upadhyay… - Genomics, 2020 - Elsevier
NBS-LRR comprises a large class of disease resistance (R) proteins that play a widespread
role in plant protection against pathogens. In grapevine, powdery mildew cause significant …

Comparative phylogenetic analysis and transcriptional profiling of MADS-box gene family identified DAM and FLC-like genes in apple (Malusx domestica)

G Kumar, P Arya, K Gupta, V Randhawa, V Acharya… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The MADS-box transcription factors play essential roles in various processes of plant growth
and development. In the present study, phylogenetic analysis of 142 apple MADS-box …

Phased telomere-to-telomere reference genome and pangenome reveal an expansion of resistance genes during apple domestication

Y Su, X Yang, Y Wang, J Li, Q Long, S Cao… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The cultivated apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) is a cross-pollinated perennial fruit tree of
great economic importance. Previous versions of apple reference genomes were unphased …