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Plant mitogen-activated protein kinases and their roles in mediation of signal transduction in abiotic stresses

  • Ruijuan LI 2 ,
  • Chengjin GUO 1 ,
  • Xiaojuan LI 2 ,
  • Juntao GU 2 ,
  • Wenjing LU , 2 ,
  • Kai XIAO , 1
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  • 1. College of Agronomy, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China
  • 2. College of Life Sciences, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China

Received date: 29 Dec 2009

Accepted date: 12 Jan 2010

Published date: 05 Jun 2011

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2014 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Abstract

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade plays a central role in transfer information from diverse receptors/sensors to a wide range of cellular responses in plants. MAP kinases are organized into a complex network for efficient transmission of specific stimuli, including the abiotic stress signaling. In recent years, the mutants of loss-of-function and gain-of-function, and other additional tools are used to investigate the plant MAPK cascades. This review has summarized the recent progress on the MAPK cascade involved in mediation of the transduction of several pronounced abiotic stress signalings, such as salt, drought, low and high temperature, wound, hormone, and deficient nutrients. Currently, although part of the components of the MAPK cascade responding to the abiotic stresses have been identified, the integral molecular mechanisms of the abiotic stresses signaling transduction mediated via MAPK cascade are largely unknown and need to be elucidated further in the future.

Cite this article

Ruijuan LI , Chengjin GUO , Xiaojuan LI , Juntao GU , Wenjing LU , Kai XIAO . Plant mitogen-activated protein kinases and their roles in mediation of signal transduction in abiotic stresses[J]. Frontiers of Agriculture in China, 2011 , 5(2) : 187 -195 . DOI: 10.1007/s11703-011-1072-8

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30971773) and Key Laboratory of Crop Growth Regulation of Hebei Province.
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