Ca2+ signals: The versatile decoders of environmental cues. (March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sarwat, Maryam; Ahmad, Parvaiz; Nabi, Gowher; Hu, Xiangyang
• Is Part Of: Critical reviews in biotechnology. Volume 33:Number 1(2013:Mar.)
• Page Start: 97
• Page End: 109
• Publication Date: 2013-03
• Subjects: Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Review Literature -- Periodicals; Public Health -- Periodicals; Environment -- Periodicals; Industry -- Periodicals; Biotechnology; Review Literature; Public Health; Environment; Industry; 660.6
• DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2012.672398
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-8551

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Plants are often subjected to various environmental stresses that lead to deleterious effects on growth, production, sustainability, etc. The information of the incoming stress is read by the plants through the mechanism of signal transduction. The plant Ca²⁺ serves as secondary messenger during adaptations to stressful conditions and developmental processes. A plethora of Ca²⁺ sensors and decoders functions to bring about these changes. The cellular concentrations of Ca²⁺, their subcellular localization, and the specific interaction affinities of Ca²⁺ decoder proteins all work together to make this process a complex but synchronized signaling network. In this review, we focus on the versatility of these sensors and decoders in the model plant Arabidopsis as well as plants of economical importance. Here, we have also thrown light on the possible mechanism of action of these important components.</p> </abstract>