Dynamic Redox-Dependent Adjustment and Signaling in Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 12041
Special Issue Editors
Interests: redox regulation; metabolite shuttling; energy metabolism; alternative electron transport pathways; primary metabolism; adaptation
Interests: signaling pathways under abiotic stress; signal integration under stress; transcription factor regulation; transcriptional and metabolic adaptation under stress
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sessile lifestyle of plants exposes them to large external variations ranging from drought, high light, floods and salinity to heavy metal stress, nutrient depletion and pathogen attack. These stresses result in the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which, at moderate levels, act as pivotal signaling molecules that initiate acclimation and adaptation responses. In excess, however, they lead to oxidative stress or even cell death. Hence, ROS formation needs to be tightly controlled to balance its beneficial signaling role versus damaging effects. Through the course of evolution, land plants have developed various protective mechanisms to cope with life in a fluctuating environment. These mechanisms rely on the cellular redox network that integrates information from metabolism and the environment to fine‐tune plant growth and defense. Plant cells contain a multitude of enzymes that actively form ROS upon stress to provoke a signaling cascade. Emerging roles for thiol redox regulation of stress-related proteins that detect deviations from redox homeostasis allow for active participation in ROS-dependent signaling events during stress. These signaling cascades not only activate adaptation responses but also focus on maintaining redox homeostasis through the regulation of the antioxidant pathway.
This Special Issue on “Dynamic Redox-Dependent Adjustment and Signaling in Plants” welcomes research articles investigating redox metabolism, redox sensing, and redox signaling in the broadest sense. We also appreciate the submission of full review articles that critically assess and discuss the current state of the art.
Dr. Jennifer Selinski
Prof. Dr. Romy Schmidt
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy metabolism
- redox homeostasis
- redox modifications
- redox regulation
- stress adaptation
- transcriptional network
- signaling component
- thiol switch
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