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Flavonoids are involved in salt tolerance through ROS scavenging in the halophyte Atriplex canescens
The content of flavonoids could increase in A. canescens under saline conditions. Overexpression of AcCHI in transgenic A. thaliana promotes flavonoid biosynthesis, thereby functioning in the tolerance of tran...
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AcHKT1;2 is a candidate transporter mediating the influx of Na+ into the salt bladder of Atriplex canescens
Atriplex canescens adapts to saline soils by sequestering excessive Na+ in salt bladders on the surface of aerial tissues, which is a complex comprising epidermal cells (ECs), stalk cells (SCs) and epidermal blad...
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Open AccessPhysiological and transcriptomic analyses provide insight into thermotolerance in desert plant Zygophyllum xanthoxylum
Heat stress has adverse effects on the growth and reproduction of plants. Zygophyllum xanthoxylum, a typical xerophyte, is a dominant species in the desert where summer temperatures are around 40 °C. However, the...
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Aliphatic suberin confers salt tolerance to Arabidopsis by limiting Na+ influx, K+ efflux and water backflow
Uncontrolled uptake of Na+ is the reason that many species are sensitive to salinity. Suberin is a protective barrier found in the walls of root endodermal cells that appears to be important for salt tolerance, y...
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Open AccessIdentification of candidate genes related to salt tolerance of the secretohalophyte Atriplex canescens by transcriptomic analysis
Atriplex canescens is a typical C4 secretohalophyte with salt bladders on the leaves. Accumulating excessive Na+ in tissues and salt bladders, maintaining intracellular K+ homeostasis and increasing leaf organic ...
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Transcriptomic analysis of the succulent xerophyte Zygophyllum xanthoxylum in response to salt treatment and osmotic stress
Accumulating a great quantity of Na+, maintaining the stability of the concentration of important nutrition elements, increasing the activities of enzymes related to ROS-scavenging are crucial strategies for the ...
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The inward-rectifying K+ channel SsAKT1 is a candidate involved in K+ uptake in the halophyte Suaeda salsa under saline condition
The Shaker AKT1-like channels are considered to be involved in both high- and low-affinity K+ uptake and correlated with salt tolerance in glycophytes. Suaeda salsa (Suaeda maritima subsp. salsa), as a typical sa...
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AtHKT1;1 and AtHAK5 mediate low-affinity Na+ uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana under mild salt stress
Salinity is a serious problem for agricultural production worldwide. Reducing Na+ influx is one of the key steps for controlling Na+ accumulation in plants and improving salt tolerance of crop plants. Researches ...
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ZxSOS1 is essential for long-distance transport and spatial distribution of Na+ and K+ in the xerophyte Zygophyllum xanthoxylum
Two major adaptive strategies used by Zygophyllum xanthoxylum, a C3 succulent xerophyte, against arid environments are absorbing a great quantity of Na+ from low-salinity soil which is efficiently transported to ...
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Amiloride Reduces Sodium Transport and Accumulation in the Succulent Xerophyte Zygophyllum xanthoxylum Under Salt Conditions
To investigate the effects of amiloride, which is an inhibitor of Na+/H+ antiporter (NHX), on Na+ accumulation and transport at the whole plant level, in this study, 3-week-old Zygophyllum xanthoxylum plants were...
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Factors Associated with Determination of Root 22Na+ Influx in the Salt Accumulation Halophyte Suaeda maritima
Salinity is an increasing problem for agricultural production worldwide. The result of low-affinity Na+ uptake is toxic to the cytoplasm of most crop plants. Nevertheless, the pathways for this low-affinity Na+ u...
