Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Signaling in Rice
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 305
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Interests: rice breeding; biotic and abiotic stress; gene function; molecular and physiological mechanism
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Interests: abiotic stress; photosynthesis; respiration; energy metabolism; assimilated transport; sugar signaling; yield and quality
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Interests: rice abiotic interaction; plant hormone; heat stress; low-temperature stress; salt stress; sugar metabolism
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Dear Colleagues,
In plants, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are constantly produced as byproducts of aerobic metabolism in chloroplasts, mitochondria, and peroxisomes. The primary forms of ROS include singlet oxygen (1O2), superoxide anion (O2·−), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl radical (HO·). ROS generation is an early response of plant cells to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, excessive ROS production can harm plant cells, while reducing ROS levels below a certain threshold can suppress cellular proliferation and negatively impact differentiation and immunity. Consequently, plants have developed a strong antioxidant defense mechanism, involving both enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants, to maintain a baseline level of ROS. This allows for proper redox biology reactions and the regulation of essential processes for plant cell life. In summary, ROS play a dual role in plant biology, influencing plant growth, development, response to biotic and environmental stimuli, plant metabolism, and programmed cell death.
We welcome all papers involved in ROS signaling in rice.
Dr. Gang Pan
Dr. Guanfu Fu
Dr. Baohua Feng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rice
- ROS
- signal transduction
- stress
- gene
- plant hormones
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