Peptide Hormones: Roles in Plant Development, Nutrient Responses and Plant–Microbe Interactions
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 17250
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Interests: gene expression; molecular biology
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Interests: plant development; phytohormones; secondary growth; cytokinin; plant tumors
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Interests: salicylic acid; plant response to stresses; plant lipids; lipid signalling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Peptide hormones represent a numerous group of plant regulators with diverse roles in plant life. They have been shown to regulate different aspects of plant development including meristem maintenance, tissue differentiation, lateral organ formation, and plant–microbe interactions and systemic response to nutrient availability. Peptide hormones are important systemic coordinators of plant growth in response to biotic and abiotic cues since they are capable of long-distance transport through vascular tissues. For instance, CLE and CEP peptides were shown to move through the xylem from the root to the shoot, therefore transmitting information about nutrient availability, water deficiency, and root interaction with soil microorganisms. Moreover, new groups of peptide hormones are still being described in plants, with new roles for peptide hormones in plant life emerging. Bioinformatics and in silico analysis are tools of interest to discover these new peptide families, and the corresponding receptors.
This Special Issue of Plants aims to highlight the diversity of plant peptide hormones and their receptors involved in plant development, nutrient responses, and plant–microbe interactions. The description of the peptide families, the methodology to discover these new families, and their receptors, the description of their action on plant cells, and the signaling pathways triggered by them are in the scope of this Special Issue.
Dr. Maria Lebedeva
Prof. Dr. Irina Dodueva
Prof. Dr. Eric Ruelland
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- regulatory peptides
- systemic regulation
- mineral acquisition
- plant–microbe interactions
- plant resistance to pathogen
- response to biotic stress
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