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Review
. 2012;13(7):8628-8647.
doi: 10.3390/ijms13078628. Epub 2012 Jun 4.

Recent molecular advances on downstream plant responses to abiotic stress

Sávio Pinho Dos Reis  1 , Aline Medeiros Lima  1 , Cláudia Regina Batista De Souza  1
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Review

Recent molecular advances on downstream plant responses to abiotic stress

Sávio Pinho Dos Reis et al. Int J Mol Sci. 2012.

Abstract

Abiotic stresses such as extremes of temperature and pH, high salinity and drought, comprise some of the major factors causing extensive losses to crop production worldwide. Understanding how plants respond and adapt at cellular and molecular levels to continuous environmental changes is a pre-requisite for the generation of resistant or tolerant plants to abiotic stresses. In this review we aimed to present the recent advances on mechanisms of downstream plant responses to abiotic stresses and the use of stress-related genes in the development of genetically engineered crops.

Keywords: LEA proteins osmoprotectants; abiotic stresses; genetic engineering; heat-shock proteins; plant response; salinity.

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