title: 14-3-3 proteins: Macro-regulators with great potential for improving abiotic stress tolerance in plants.
abstract: 14-3-3 proteins (14-3-3s) are highly conserved regulatory proteins that are uniquely eukaryotic, and deeply involved in protein-protein interactions that mediate diverse signaling pathways. In plants, 14-3-3s have been validated to regulate many biological processes, such as metabolism, light and hormone signaling, cell-cycle control and protein trafficking. Recent years we have also witnessed an increasing number of reports describing the functions of 14-3-3s in plant stress responses through interactions with key proteins in both biotic and abiotic stresses. In this review, we highlight the advances that have been made in investigating the roles of 14-3-3s in plant abiotic stress tolerance. These advances provide a framework for our understanding of how signals are integrated to perceive and respond to the abiotic stresses in plants.
authors.affiliation: Rice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Technology in Rice Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Rice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Technology in Rice Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Shaohong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Rice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Technology in Rice Breeding, Guangzhou 510640, China. Electronic address: lbgz1009@163.com.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D000040:Abscisic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D055864:Droughts; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013312:Stress, Physiological
chemical_list: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D000040:Abscisic Acid
keywords: 14-3-3 proteins; Abiotic stress; Plant