title: Proline accumulation in plants: not only stress.
abstract: In addition to its role in protein synthesis and the plant cells' response to environmental stresses, circumstantial evidence suggest that proline may also play a role in flowering and development both as a metabolite and as a signal molecule. Although there is a growing consensus that proline is of special importance throughout the reproductive phase (from flower transition to seed development) a general agreement on the molecular and genetic mechanisms proline is involved in, is yet to be established. In this paper we shall review and critically discuss most of the evidence supporting a role for proline in plant development, paying special attention to the recently reported role of proline in flower transition.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Pasteur Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Dipartimento di Genetica e Biologia Molecolare, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mattioli
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trovato
mesh_terms: D035264:Flowers / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D017343:Genes, Plant; D063245:Plant Development; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011392:Proline / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012098:Reproduction; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D011392:Proline