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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (13): 103-109.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb15110146

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Advances in Calcium Signals and Low Temperature Response of Plants

  

  • Received:2015-11-27 Revised:2016-02-25 Accepted:2016-03-28 Online:2016-05-17 Published:2016-05-17

Abstract: Calcium signal is an important second messenger with diverse functions in developmental regulation and signal transduction in both animals and plants. In order to further study the molecular details of the connection between calcium signaling molecules and low temperature responses of plants, the authors summed up the structure and function of the calcium transport system and calcium ion receptors, and analyzed some recent research progresses of the calcium signal participating in the response of plants to low temperature from the physiological changes and gene expression. In addition, the calcium transport system, CaM, CMLs, CBLs and CDPKs genes involved in low temperature response of plants were summarized, and their mechanism of action was briefly analyzed. Available evidences show that calcium signal can improve the plant tolerance to cold through different regulatory pathways and this may have important implications in agriculture.

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