Key message An overview is presented of recent advances in our knowledge of candidate
proteins that regulate various physiological and biochemical processes underpinning plant …

Polyploidy or whole genome duplication (WGD) is an evolutionary phenomenon that
happened in all angiosperms multiple times over millions of years. Extensive studies on the …

Expansins are structural proteins prevalent in cell walls, participate in cell growth and stress
responses by interacting with internal and external signals perceived by the genetic …

Fruit firmness is an important quality trait of apple fruit texture, and the pre-harvest ripening
period is the key period for the formation of apple fruit texture. Expansin is a cell wall loosing …

Expansins, a group of cell wall-loosening proteins, are involved in cell-wall loosening and
cell enlargement in a pH-dependent manner. According to previous study, they were …

Bois noir is the most widespread phytoplasma grapevine disease in Europe. It is associated
with 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani', but molecular interactions between the causal …

Using a combination of biochemical, transcriptomic, and physiological analyses, we
elucidated the mechanisms of physical and chemical withering of tea shoots subjected to UV …

The emerging evidence has shown that plant serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins play a
crucial role in abiotic stress responses by regulating the alternative splicing (AS) of key …

Background Heading is an important agronomic feature for Chinese cabbage, cabbage, and
lettuce. The heading leaves function as nutrition storage organs, which contribute to the high …

Heavy metal (HM) contamination poses significant threat to agricultural productivity. This
study identified and characterized Os09g29690 (OsELP), a rice expansin-like protein. We …