The alternative respiratory pathway is involved in brassinosteroid-induced environmental stress tolerance in Nicotiana benthamiana

• Published in: Journal of experimental botany Vol. 66; no. 20; pp. 6219 - 6232
• Main Authors: Deng, Xing-Guang, Zhu, Tong, Zhang, Da-Wei, Lin, Hong-Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Brassinosteroids - pharmacology; Cold Temperature; Light; Mitochondrial Proteins - genetics; Mitochondrial Proteins - metabolism; Nicotiana - drug effects; Nicotiana - genetics; Nicotiana - metabolism; Oxidoreductases - genetics; Oxidoreductases - metabolism; Plant Growth Regulators - pharmacology; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Polyethylene Glycols - pharmacology; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; RESEARCH PAPER; Signal Transduction; Steroids, Heterocyclic - pharmacology; Stress, Physiological; Triazoles - pharmacology; Nicotiana benthamiana; stress tolerance; Alternative oxidase; brassinosteroids; reactive oxygen species

Brassinosteroids (BRs), plant steroid hormones, play essential roles in modulating cell elongation, vascular differentiation, senescence, and stress responses. However, the mechanisms by which BRs regulate plant mitochondria and resistance to abiotic stress remain largely unclear. Mitochondrial alte...