Redox Control of Plant Growth and Development under Optimal and Stress Conditions
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 145
Special Issue Editor
Interests: abiotic stress; antioxidants; cereals; reactive oxygen species; redox regulation
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Dear Colleagues,
The redox environment in cells, tissues and organs affect many biochemical processes in plants because of the redox sensitivity of several proteins. The metabolic changes influence in turn both growth and development. The redox environment is regulated by the various reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidants. ROS are formed in excess during stress conditions. The moderate increase in their amount can induce various protective processes, while in high concentrations they are toxic for the cells. The various ROS species, such as singlet oxygen, superoxide radical, hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radical may have special function in the adjustment of metabolism, and subsequently the growth and development to the changing environmental conditions. The spatial and temporal alterations of their levels in the individual organs, tissues, cells and compartment could have an important role in the fine tuning of the biochemical and physiological processes. The enzymatic (enzymes of ascorbate-glutathione cycle, superoxide-dismutase, catalase) and non-enzymatic (ascorbate, glutathione, tocopherol) antioxidants participate in the control of the amount of ROS. The special issue will introduce the new biochemical and molecular mechanisms participating in the redox control of plant growth and development under optimal and stress conditions. The interaction of the redox system with other regulatory molecules such as plant hormones will be also presented.
Dr. Gábor Kocsy
Guest Editor
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