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Transport and Function of Signaling Molecules in Plants
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Transport and Function of Signaling Molecules in Plants

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Systems and Synthetic Biology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 4548

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Prof. Dr. Byung-Kook Ham

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1. Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 4J8, Canada
2. Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 52E, Canada
Interests: plant vascular system; long-distance signaling; nutrient homeostasis; plant responses to nutrient-limited stress; non-cell autonomous movement
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Dear Colleagues,

Transport and Function of Signaling Molecules in Plants

Similar to animal systems, plant cells constantly communicate with each other to exchange various forms of molecular information (e.g., chemical metabolites, proteins, light, electrical cue), acting as signals to exert control over many developmental and physiological activities in response to various environmental changes. Signaling molecules can move through cell walls and local function or be further transported via the plant vascular system at the whole plant level. Various signaling molecule-mediated transduction pathways, related to plant development, physiology, immunity, and crop yield, have been characterized and utilized to achieve sustainable agriculture under challenging environmental conditions. This Special Issue of Plants will discuss current findings and future prospects of transport and function of signaling molecules in diverse plant responses.

Prof. Dr. Byung-Kook Ham
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • receptor
  • signal transduction
  • adaptive responses
  • abiotic and biotic stress
  • cell-to-cell movement
  • vascular-mediated transport
  • transporter
  • regulatory network
  • phytohormones

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Long-Distance Movement of Solanum tuberosum Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (StTCTP) mRNA
by Brenda Beatriz Xoconostle-Morán, Beatriz Xoconostle-Cázares, Brenda Yazmín Vargas-Hernández, Leandro Alberto Núñez-Muñoz, Berenice Calderón-Pérez and Roberto Ruiz-Medrano
Plants 2023, 12(15), 2839; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12152839 - 01 Aug 2023
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Long-distance signaling molecules in plants, including different RNA species, play a crucial role in the development and environmental responses. Among these mobile signals, the Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (TCTP) mRNA is one of the most abundant. TCTP regulates cell-cycle progression and programmed cell [...] Read more.
Long-distance signaling molecules in plants, including different RNA species, play a crucial role in the development and environmental responses. Among these mobile signals, the Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (TCTP) mRNA is one of the most abundant. TCTP regulates cell-cycle progression and programmed cell death and is involved in responses to abiotic and biotic stress as well as plant regeneration, among other functions. Considering that the ability to induce plant regeneration is linked to a possible role of TCTP in vegetative propagation and asexual reproduction, we analyzed TCTP overexpression in a solanaceous plant model that can reproduce asexually by regeneration from stolons and tubers. Therefore, in this study, the effect of transient expression of Solanum tuberosum TCTP (StTCTP) on tuber development and vegetative propagation was described. StTCTP mRNA was shown to be transported long-distance. Additionally, transient overexpression of StTCTP resulted in sprouts with a greater diameter compared to control plants. Furthermore, the early stages of tuberization were induced compared to control plants, in which only mature tubers were observed. These results suggest a role of TCTP in vegetative propagation and asexual reproduction. Full article
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Systemic Signaling: A Role in Propelling Crop Yield
by Jieyu Chen and Byung-Kook Ham
Plants 2022, 11(11), 1400; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11111400 - 25 May 2022
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Food security has become a topic of great concern in many countries. Global food security depends heavily on agriculture that has access to proper resources and best practices to generate higher crop yields. Crops, as with other plants, have a variety of strategies [...] Read more.
Food security has become a topic of great concern in many countries. Global food security depends heavily on agriculture that has access to proper resources and best practices to generate higher crop yields. Crops, as with other plants, have a variety of strategies to adapt their growth to external environments and internal needs. In plants, the distal organs are interconnected through the vascular system and intricate hierarchical signaling networks, to communicate and enhance survival within fluctuating environments. Photosynthesis and carbon allocation are fundamental to crop production and agricultural outputs. Despite tremendous progress achieved by analyzing local responses to environmental cues, and bioengineering of critical enzymatic processes, little is known about the regulatory mechanisms underlying carbon assimilation, allocation, and utilization. This review provides insights into vascular-based systemic regulation of photosynthesis and resource allocation, thereby opening the way for the engineering of source and sink activities to optimize the yield performance of major crops. Full article
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