The role of receptor-like protein kinases (RLKs) in abiotic stress response in plants

Key message We review and introduce recent studies on RLK s involved in the abiotic stress response and provide insights into potential regulatory mechanisms for alleviating abiotic stress. Abiotic stresses are important factors affecting plant growth and development, resulting in crop production re...

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Published in:Plant cell reports 2017-02, Vol.36 (2), p.235-242
Main Authors: Ye, Yaoyao, Ding, Yanfei, Jiang, Qiong, Wang, Feijuan, Sun, Junwei, Zhu, Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Crop production
Disease resistance
Drought
Droughts
Environmental changes
Environmental factors
Genetic engineering
Life Sciences
Plant Biochemistry
Plant growth
Plant Sciences
Plants - enzymology
Protein Kinases - metabolism
Receptors, Cell Surface - metabolism
Review
Sodium Chloride - pharmacology
Stress, Physiological - genetics
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Summary:Key message We review and introduce recent studies on RLK s involved in the abiotic stress response and provide insights into potential regulatory mechanisms for alleviating abiotic stress. Abiotic stresses are important factors affecting plant growth and development, resulting in crop production reduction and even plant death. To survive, plants utilize different mechanisms to respond and adapt to continuously changing environmental factors. Understanding of the molecular mechanisms of plant response to various stresses will aid in improving tolerance of plants to abiotic stress through genetic engineering, which would greatly promote the development of modern agriculture. RLK s, the largest gene family in plants, play critical roles in the regulation of plant developmental processes, signaling networks and disease resistance. Many RLK s have been shown to be involved in abiotic stress responses, including the abscisic acid response, calcium signaling and antioxidant defense. This review summarizes recent studies on RLK s involved in plant responses to abiotic stress, including drought, salt, cold, toxic metals/metalloids and other stresses, and emphasizes the upstream and downstream factors in RLK signal transduction pathways under abiotic stress.
ISSN:0721-7714
1432-203X
DOI:10.1007/s00299-016-2084-x