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Review
. 2024 Jan;241(2):560-566.
doi: 10.1111/nph.19403. Epub 2023 Nov 16.

Insights into molecular links and transcription networks integrating drought stress and nitrogen signaling

Ariel Cerda  1   2 , José M Alvarez  1   2
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Insights into molecular links and transcription networks integrating drought stress and nitrogen signaling

Ariel Cerda et al. New Phytol. 2024 Jan.
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Abstract

Drought and the availability of nitrate, the predominant source of nitrogen (N) in agriculture, are major factors limiting plant growth and crop productivity. The dissection of the transcriptional networks' components integrating droght stress and nitrate responses provides valuable insights into how plants effectively balance stress response with growth programs. Recent evidence in Arabidopsis thaliana indicates that transcription factors (TFs) involved in abscisic acid (ABA) signaling affect N metabolism and nitrate responses, and reciprocally, components of nitrate signaling might affect ABA and drought gene responses. Advances in understanding regulatory circuits of nitrate and drought crosstalk in plant tissues empower targeted genetic modifications to enhance plant development and stress resistance, critical traits for optimizing crop yield and promoting sustainable agriculture.

Keywords: drought; nitrate; plant growth; transcriptional networks; transcriptome.

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