The primary targets of thermal damage in plants are the oxygen evolving complex along with
the associated cofactors in photosystem II (PSII), carbon fixation by Rubisco and the ATP …

Poikilothermic organisms are exposed to frequent changes in environmental conditions and
their survival depends on their ability to acclimate to such changes. Changes in ambient …

Plants can show remarkable responses to small changes in temperature, yet one of the
great unknowns in plant science is how that temperature signal is perceived. The identity of …

Environmental stresses cause membrane damage in terrestrial plants. Studies on the lipids
obtained from these plants are required to understand their adaptation to climate change …

Plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria experience frequent changes in environment. The
ability to survive depends on their capacity to acclimate to such changes. In particular …

Various kinds of fatty acids are distributed in membrane phospholipids in mammalian cells
and tissues. The degree of fatty acid unsaturation in membrane phospholipids affects many …

This chapter reviews three types of temperature responses of seaweeds that take place over
different timescales: short-term physiological regulation (seconds to minutes), phenotypic …

Bacteria can encounter a wide range of environments and must adapt to new conditions in
order to survive. As the selective barrier between living cells and their environment, the …

The growth hormone auxin regulates essentially all aspects of plant developmental
processes under optimum condition. However, as a sessile organism, plants encounter both …

Rigidification of the membrane appears to be the primary signal perceived by a bacterium
when exposed to low temperature. The perception and transduction of the signal then …