ReviewQuantitative plant biology2022
Expansin-mediated developmental and adaptive responses: A matter of cell wall biomechanics?
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- Machine-learning meta-analysis reveals ethylene as a central component of the molecular core in abiotic stress responses in Arabidopsis.Nature communications · 2025Pooled it
- Genome-wide characterization of the expansin gene family in Sorghum bicolor reveals their regulatory features and roles in drought response.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Acidic and Alkaline pH Stresses Impair Tomato Seed Germination and Seedling Growth via Disruption of Reactive Oxygen Species and Auxin Homeostasis.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Purification, Amino Acid Sequence, and Structural Features of a Novel Expansin-like A from the Seeds of Canihua (International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Transcriptomic and metabolomic changes associated with the induction and initiation of juice sacs in citrus fruit.Planta · 2026Article
- A single-domain expansin-like protein fromProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Multi-omics reveals growth regulatory mechanisms induced by exogenous TgSWO expansin-like protein in strawberry.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- The Lotus japonicus alpha-expansin EXPA1 is recruited during intracellular and intercellular rhizobial colonization.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025Article
- Distinct Molecular Biomechanical Mechanisms Inhibit Endosperm Cell-Wall Weakening and Seed Germination at Cold and Warm Nonoptimal Temperatures.Plant, cell & environment · 2025Article
- Analysis of Expansin genes in Cucurbitaceae and identification of candidate genes for stress resistance.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- PIF4-dependent 2-hydroxymelatonin and 3-hydroxymelatonin biosynthesis is involved in skotomorphogenic seedling growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025Article
- Differential expression and localization of expansins inFrontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Advanced imaging-enabled understanding of cell wall remodeling mechanisms mediating plant drought stress tolerance.Frontiers in plant science · 2025Review
- Heat stress tolerance in wheat seedling: Clustering genotypes and identifying key traits using multivariate analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Xylem cell size regulation is a key adaptive response to water deficit in Eucalyptus grandis.Tree physiology · 2024Article
- Overexpression of Wild Soybean Expansin GenePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- EXPANSIN15 is involved in flower and fruit development in Arabidopsis.Plant reproduction · 2024Article
- Genome-Wide Identification of Expansins inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Debunking the idea of biological optimisation: quantitative biology to the rescue.Quantitative plant biology · 2024Article
- Hormone-regulated expansins: Expression, localization, and cell wall biomechanics in Arabidopsis root growth.Plant physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Biomechanical properties of the cell wall (CW) are important for many developmental and adaptive responses in plants. Expansins were shown to mediate pH-dependent CW enlargement via a process called CW loosening. Here, we provide a brief overview of expansin occurrence in plant and non-plant species, their structure and mode of action including the role of hormone-regulated CW acidification in the control of expansin activity. We depict the historical as well as recent CW models, discuss the role of expansins in the CW biomechanics and address the developmental importance of expansin-regulated CW loosening in cell elongation and new primordia formation. We summarise the data published so far on the role of expansins in the abiotic stress response as well as the rather scarce evidence and hypotheses on the possible mechanisms underlying expansin-mediated abiotic stress resistance. Finally, we wrap it up by highlighting possible future directions in expansin research.
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