Light exposure significantly alters photosynthetic thermal tolerance curves, with 36 tropical species showing diverse responses, including changes in thermal thresholds and decline width.
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Oxford University Press · Plant Physiology & Photobiology · ISSN 0022-0957, 1460-2431
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Ephemeral leaflets of Opuntia ficus-indica perform C3 photosynthesis, contributing about 20% of carbon to early cladode growth during water pulses.
Sulfur metabolism is a key driver of plant-microbe interactions, influencing microbiome assembly, disease resistance, and nutrient cycling in sulfur-limited systems.
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Glutaredoxins in plants have diversified into over 30 isoforms across four classes, with key roles in metabolism driven by structural and functional evolution.
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N-terminal acetylation of plastid precursor proteins occurs before import, influencing their stability and import efficiency, with over 70% of precursors modified in vivo.
High-throughput phenotyping reveals that nutrient availability and temperature significantly influence growth and physiological responses in two Symbiodiniaceae species, with Durusdinium trenchii showing higher nutrient specificity.
Microbial co-culture engineering enables first successful biosynthesis of 2-phenylethyl glucosinolate from phenylalanine, achieving significant titer improvements.
Microbial communities influence plant iron-sulfur metabolism by reprogramming plant networks and enhancing nutrient use efficiency, with potential to improve crop resilience.
Nitrogen status influences grapevine metabolic response to sulfur deficiency, with sulfur deficiency causing a massive accumulation of nitrogen-rich amino acids and increased transpiration.
has undergone multiple whole-genome duplications and evolved unique genomic features that enhance its abiotic stress tolerance in saltmarsh environments.
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Cysteine synthase complexes in plants are dynamic regulators that integrate metabolic status with stress responses across multiple cellular compartments.
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Cysteine desulfhydrases in photosynthetic organisms produce hydrogen sulfide, crucial for plant stress responses and physiological regulation, highlighting cysteine's central role.
The LSU protein family plays a crucial role in plant growth and stress resilience, extending beyond sulfur deficiency responses, with recent evidence highlighting their broader functions.
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Sulfur assimilation regulates micronutrient homeostasis and detoxification in plants, with S pathways influencing over 20 essential trace element processes.
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Sulfur metabolism intricately regulates autophagy in plants, with metal stress triggering a surge in sulfur-related responses and autophagic activity.
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MTA overaccumulation in Arabidopsis reproductive tissues reduces sulfur metabolites and alters methylation, impairing development and fertility.
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Small molecule V20 inhibits SAL phosphatase activity, increasing PAP levels and stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana with 3-fold greater potency than existing inhibitors.
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) enhances plant resilience to climate-induced abiotic stresses through protein persulfidation, with a significant role in stress regulation.
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Low-sulfur conditions induce a conserved set of genes in rice roots, with SULTR1;1 promoting root growth under sulfur limitation in both upland and lowland varieties.
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Elevating methionine levels in plants alters development, stress responses, and epigenetic regulation, but is constrained by the plant’s metabolic control mechanisms.
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Sulfur deficiency combined with water deficit triggers a synergistic redox response in pea leaves, involving 38 genes and increased glutathione S-transferase activity.
Reciprocal regulatory networks coordinate sulfur with phosphorus, nitrogen, and iron in plants, with key transcription factors controlling nutrient homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Sulfur metabolism regulates chloroplast retrograde signaling, with PAP levels linked to stress responses in plants, highlighting a key connection in Arabidopsis thaliana and beyond.
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Heat stress causes rice to decouple photosynthesis and stomatal conductance, with net photosynthesis declining above 30.8°C and stomatal conductance increasing beyond 34.2°C.
Silencing SlPAP26b disrupts tissue-specific phosphate remobilization in tomato, reducing Pi transfer to young tissues and altering Pi starvation responses.
Haplotype-resolved genome of 'Golden Delicious' reveals allele-specific gene expression and regulatory features in apple.
Polymeric extracellular interfaces in Arabidopsis thaliana serve as dynamic barriers that regulate environmental interactions and developmental processes.
Modulating gibberellin production in Populus trees enhances both high yield and seasonal growth adaptation, with significant implications for forestry and ecology.
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