Contents Summary I. Introduction II. Cold stress and physiological responses in plants III.
Sensing of cold signals in plants IV. Messenger molecules involved in cold signal …

Cold stress restricts plant growth, development, and distribution. Understanding how plants
transduce and respond to cold signals has long been a topic of interest. Traditional genetic …

Two-component systems (TCS) comprising sensor histidine kinases and response regulator
proteins are among the most important players in bacterial and archaeal signal transduction …

Environmental (abiotic) stresses significantly threaten the worldwide crop production and
food security. Rapid, drastic changes in the global climate have exacerbated such stresses …

Biological membranes are complex and dynamic assemblies of lipids and proteins.
Poikilothermic organisms including bacteria, fungi, reptiles, and fish do not control their body …

Bacteria often encounter temperature fluctuations in their natural habitats and must adapt to
survive. The molecular response of bacteria to sudden temperature upshift or downshift is …

Proper membrane physiology requires maintenance of biophysical properties, which must
be buffered from external perturbations. While homeostatic adaptation of membrane fluidity …

Low temperature, drought, and high salinity are common stress conditions that adversely
affect plant growth and crop production. The cellular and molecular responses of plants to …

Membrane lipid homeostasis is a vital facet of bacterial cell physiology. For decades,
research in bacterial lipid synthesis was largely confined to the Escherichia coli model …

The ability of bacteria to control the biophysical properties of their membrane phospholipids
allows them to thrive in a wide range of physical environments. Bacteria precisely adjust …