Emerging Roles of γ Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Gated Channels in Plant Stress Tolerance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. GABA Affects Physiological Processes
3. GABA Regulation of Gene Expression
4. GABA Is Involved in Cross Talk with Other Stress Signalling Pathways
5. GABA Gated Channels
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Kaspal, M.; Kanapaddalagamage, M.H.; Ramesh, S.A. Emerging Roles of γ Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Gated Channels in Plant Stress Tolerance. Plants 2021, 10, 2178. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102178
Kaspal M, Kanapaddalagamage MH, Ramesh SA. Emerging Roles of γ Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Gated Channels in Plant Stress Tolerance. Plants. 2021; 10(10):2178. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102178
Chicago/Turabian StyleKaspal, Mona, Madhuka H. Kanapaddalagamage, and Sunita A. Ramesh. 2021. "Emerging Roles of γ Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Gated Channels in Plant Stress Tolerance" Plants 10, no. 10: 2178. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102178