ROS signalling – specificity is required

• Published in: Trends in plant science Vol. 15; no. 7; pp. 370 - 374
• Main Authors: Møller, Ian M., Sweetlove, Lee J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2010; [Kidlington, Oxford, UK]: Elsevier Science Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Chloroplasts; Chloroplasts - metabolism; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; gene expression; genes; hydrogen peroxide; metabolism; Mitochondria; Mitochondria - metabolism; Oxidative Stress; peptides; proteins; Proteins - metabolism; Reactive Oxygen Species; Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism; Signal Transduction; stress response; Signalling; Specificity; Plant sciences

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production increases in plants under stress. ROS can damage cellular components, but they can also act in signal transduction to help the cell counteract the oxidative damage in the stressed compartment. H 2O 2 might induce a general stress response, but it does not hav...