title: Calcium-regulated transcription in plants.
abstract: The past two decades revealed a plethora of Ca2+-responsive proteins and downstream targets in plants, of which several are unique to plants. More recent high-throughput 'omics' approaches and bioinformatics are exposing Ca2+-responsive cis-elements and the corresponding Ca2+-responsive genes. Here, we review the current knowledge on Ca2+-signaling pathways that regulate gene expression in plants, and we link these to mechanisms by which plants respond to biotic and abiotic stresses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University 69978, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Yael
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Galon
authors.forename: Aliza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Finkler
authors.forename: Hillel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fromm
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors; D002118:Calcium