Ethylene Signaling and Its Role in Plant Stress Response

doi:10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.10.007

Abstract

Abstract: The gaseous phytohormone ethylene affects many aspects of plant growth,development,and stress responses. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana,ethylene binding to receptors triggers a kinase cascade that is propagated through a number of components to the nuclear transcription factors involved in the ethylene responsive gene expression and plant responses. This article reviews the update research on regulation of the ethylene receptors,the ethylene signal transduction,and the key regulators. Meanwhile,functional roles of the ethylene signaling and regulators in plant stress responses are also discussed.

Key words: ethylene, receptors, signaling, stress response

ZHANG Tao, DONG Chun-hai. Ethylene Signaling and Its Role in Plant Stress Response[J]. Biotechnology Bulletin, 2016, 32(10): 11-17.

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