Abstract
Many stresses trigger transient increases in minor phospholipids, such as phosphatidic acid (PA) and phosphoinositides (PIs), in plants. Such changes are early events in signaling plant stress response. Lipid mediators affect cellular functions through direct interaction with proteins and/or structural effects on cell membranes. The identified lipid targets in plants include protein phosphatases, kinases, and proteins involved in membrane trafficking and cytoskeleton. The effect of lipids on signaling, intracellular trafficking, and cytoskeletal organization plays important roles in plant coping with drought and salinity.
| Original language | American English |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Molecular Breeding Toward Drought and Salt Tolerant Crops |
| State | Published - 2007 |
Disciplines
- Biology