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Abscisic Acid Implication in Plant Growth and Stress Responses

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Phytohormones: A Window to Metabolism, Signaling and Biotechnological Applications

Abstract

Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone regulating various physiological aspects in plants such as seed maturation, dormancy, seedling growth, and stomatal behaviour. In this chapter, a global picture with recent findings in ABA metabolism and responses is overviewed. Because of putting the priority on simplicity, to understand historical importance, you should refer to other reviews such as Cutler et al. (Annu Rev Plant Biol 61:651–79, 2010). In recent years, many enzymes responsible for the synthesis and catabolism of ABA have been identified, almost completing the main pathway of ABA production. In ABA-responding cells, there are sets of core components in the ABA reception system, which regulates multiple responses including induction of gene expression and alteration of ion transport. Many players modify the core components to produce sophisticated reactions. The possibility of modification of the pathways at the molecular level to improve crop productivity will be discussed in the final section.

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Abbreviations

AAO:

ABSCISIC ALDEHYDE OXIDASE

ABA1-4:

ABSCISIC ACID DEFICIENT 1–4

ABCG:

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE G

ABF:

ABSCISIC ACID-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING FACTOR

ABI:

ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE

AFP:

ABI FIVE BINDING PROTEIN

AKS:

ABA-RESPONSIVE KINASE SUBSTRATE

AREB:

ABSCISIC ACID-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN

AtrbohF:

A. thaliana respiratory burst oxidase homologue F

CDPK:

CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE

CPK:

CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE

CYP:

CYTOCHROME P450

DWA:

DWD HYPERSENSITIVE TO ABA

GORK:

GUARD-CELL OUTWARD-RECTIFYING K+ CHANNEL

HAB:

HOMOLOGY TO ABI

HAI:

HIGHLY ABSCISIC ACID INDUCED

KAT:

POTASSIUM CHANNEL IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA

KEG:

KEEP ON GOING

KUP:

K+ UPTAKE TRANSPORTER

MAPK:

MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES

NCED:

9-cis EPOXYCAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE

NRT:

NITRATE TRANSPORTER

OST:

OPEN STOMATA

PDR12:

PLEIOTROPIC DRUG RESISTANCE12

PP:

PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE

PYL:

PYR1-LIKE

PYR:

PYRABACTIN RESISTANCE

QUAC:

QUICK ACTIVATING ANION CHANNEL

RCAR:

REGULATORY COMPONENT OF ABA RECEPTOR

RHA2a:

RING-H2 FINGER A2a

SCS:

SnRK2-INTERACTING CALCIUM SENSOR

SDIR:

SALT- AND DROUGHT-INDUCED RING FINGER

SDR:

SHORT-CHAIN DEHYDROGENASE/REDUCTASE

SLAC:

SLOW ANION CHANNEL ASSOCIATED

SLAH:

SLAC1 HOMOLOGUE

SnRK:

SNF1-RELATED PROTEIN KINASE

SUMO:

SMALL UBIQUITIN-LIKE MODIFIER

ZEP:

ZEAXANTHIN EPOXIDASE

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Fujii, H. (2014). Abscisic Acid Implication in Plant Growth and Stress Responses. In: Tran, LS., Pal, S. (eds) Phytohormones: A Window to Metabolism, Signaling and Biotechnological Applications. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0491-4_2

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