Wan-Ni Wang, Yu-Ting Wei, Sheng-Ting Zhao, Fu-Huan Yu, Jing-Wen Wang, Cheng-Yue Gu, Xin-Ran Liu, Na Sai, Jin-Lei Zhu, Qi-Meng Wang, Qin-Xin Bao, Xin-Rong Mu, Yu-Xin Liu, Gary J Loake, Ji-Hong Jiang, Lai-Sheng Meng
Soil (or plant) water deficit accelerates plant reproduction. However, the underpinning molecular mechanisms remain unknown. By modulating cell division/number, ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5), a key bZIP (basic (region) leucine zippers) transcription factor, regulates both seed development and abiotic stress responses. The KRP (KIP-RELATED PROTEIN) cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play an essential role in controlling cell division, and SHOOT MERISTEMLESS (STM) plays a key role in the specification of flower meristem identity...
March 11, 2024: Plant Physiology