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Systems biology of resurrection plants

Journal

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 78, Issue 19-20, Pages 6365-6394

Publisher

SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03913-8

Keywords

Desiccation tolerance; Early light-inducible proteins; Resurrection plants

Funding

  1. European Union [739582, 664620]
  2. RESIST, H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions [823746]
  3. European Regional Development Fund through the Bulgarian Science and Education for Smart Growth Operational Programme [BG05M2OP001-1.003-001-C01]
  4. Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [823746] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)

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Advances in the genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics of desiccation-tolerant plants have identified key genes and gene families involved in the desiccation response, providing insights into the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying plant desiccation tolerance.
Plant species that exhibit vegetative desiccation tolerance can survive extreme desiccation for months and resume normal physiological activities upon re-watering. Here we survey the recent knowledge gathered from the sequenced genomes of angiosperm and non-angiosperm desiccation-tolerant plants (resurrection plants) and highlight some distinct genes and gene families that are central to the desiccation response. Furthermore, we review the vast amount of data accumulated from analyses of transcriptomes and metabolomes of resurrection species exposed to desiccation and subsequent rehydration, which allows us to build a systems biology view on the molecular and genetic mechanisms of desiccation tolerance in plants.

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