Studies on plant peroxidases are reviewed in this paper, including enzyme types and localization, molecular structure, purification and identification and gene expression and regulation related to plant growth, develo...Studies on plant peroxidases are reviewed in this paper, including enzyme types and localization, molecular structure, purification and identification and gene expression and regulation related to plant growth, development, wounding and pathogen infection etc. The physiological functions of peroxida ses in plant are also discussed, which cover such as active oxygen metabolism, formation of lignin and suberin, degradation of auxin, oxidation of other compounds and responses for various environmental stresses, especially the pathogen attack.展开更多
Plants have acquired sophisticated stress response systems to adapt to changing environments. It is important to understand plants＇ stress response mechanisms in the effort to improve crop productivity under stressfu...Plants have acquired sophisticated stress response systems to adapt to changing environments. It is important to understand plants＇ stress response mechanisms in the effort to improve crop productivity under stressful conditions. The AP2/ERF transcription factors are known to regulate diverse processes of plant development and stress responses. In this study, the molecular characteristics and biological functions of AP2/ERFs in a variety of plant species were analyzed. AP2/ERFs, especially those in DREB and ERF subfamilies, are ideal candidates for crop improvement because their overexpression enhances tolerances to drought, salt, freezing, as well as resistances to multiple diseases in the transgenic plants. The comprehensive analysis of physiological functions is useful in elucidating the biological roles of AP2/ERF family genes in gene interaction, pathway regulation, and defense response under stress environments, which should provide new opportunities for the crop tolerance engineering.展开更多
文摘Studies on plant peroxidases are reviewed in this paper, including enzyme types and localization, molecular structure, purification and identification and gene expression and regulation related to plant growth, development, wounding and pathogen infection etc. The physiological functions of peroxida ses in plant are also discussed, which cover such as active oxygen metabolism, formation of lignin and suberin, degradation of auxin, oxidation of other compounds and responses for various environmental stresses, especially the pathogen attack.
基金supported by the National Transgenic Key Project of MOA(201 1ZX08002-002 and 2009ZX08009-083B)
文摘Plants have acquired sophisticated stress response systems to adapt to changing environments. It is important to understand plants＇ stress response mechanisms in the effort to improve crop productivity under stressful conditions. The AP2/ERF transcription factors are known to regulate diverse processes of plant development and stress responses. In this study, the molecular characteristics and biological functions of AP2/ERFs in a variety of plant species were analyzed. AP2/ERFs, especially those in DREB and ERF subfamilies, are ideal candidates for crop improvement because their overexpression enhances tolerances to drought, salt, freezing, as well as resistances to multiple diseases in the transgenic plants. The comprehensive analysis of physiological functions is useful in elucidating the biological roles of AP2/ERF family genes in gene interaction, pathway regulation, and defense response under stress environments, which should provide new opportunities for the crop tolerance engineering.
