Transcriptional Regulation in Plants: From Basic to Applied Research
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2022) | Viewed by 8823
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular biology; flowering; transcriptional regulation; protein interactome; responses to temperature stress
Interests: DNA damage response (DDR); microRNAs; abiotic stress response; systems biology; seed biology
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Dear Colleagues,
Transcriptional regulation governs plant development in response to endogenous and environmental stimuli. Plants evolved several mechanisms to finely orchestrate their genes’ expression in order to adapt their growth to specific environments. The importance of correct transcriptional regulation is intuitive—particularly in plants, in relation to their sessile way of life. This is particularly crucial now, as many ecosystems are subjected to rapid and unpredictable changes causing uncountable damages to local economies.
This Special Issue aims to link the advances of basic research in the transcriptional regulation in model species, particularly those in response to abiotic and biotic stresses, with translational applications to crops and forestry. The idea is to propose a starting point for future applications aimed at developing new plant varieties and resource management to adequately answer to a rapid changing environment. The topics should address, but are not limited to, different aspects of transcriptional regulation related to abiotic and biotic stresses, such as:
- Gene expression and its regulation;
- Genome-wide investigation of DNA-binding proteins and their role in transcription;
- Transcriptomics;
- Post-transcriptional regulation;
- Systems biology;
- Model plants and economically relevant species.
Dr. Silvio Collani
Dr. Anca Macovei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- transcriptional regulation
- plant development
- biotic stress
- abiotic stress
- omics
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