The role of GIGANTEA in flowering and abiotic stress adaptation in plants

Authors

  • Jenny Jose Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1., 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
  • Zsófia Bánfalvi NARIC Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi A. u. 4., 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18380/SZIE.COLUM.2019.6.1.7

Keywords:

GIGANTEA, flowering time regulation, circadian clock control, GI orthologs, abiotic stress adaptation

Abstract

GIGANTEA (GI) is a clock-regulated, nuclear-localised plant protein. It invaluably contributes as a core element with pleiotropic functions in the cardinal plant physiological pathways including flowering time regulation, circadian clock control, abiotic stress tolerance, and miRNA processing. This review aims to highlight the importance of GI and elucidate on the participatory mechanism it follows to regulate plant responses. An attempt is made to concisely present the pivotal functions of GI in Arabidopsis drawing an analogy with the functions of the paralogs in other species underlining its conserved nature. This paper also strives to draw attention to the possibility of considering GI as a candidate gene for modulation to enhance tolerance against abiotic stresses.

Author Biography

  • Jenny Jose, Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Páter Károly u. 1., 2100 Gödöllő, Hungary

    jenyjose0116@gmail.com
    corresponding author

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2019-06-25

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The role of GIGANTEA in flowering and abiotic stress adaptation in plants. (2019). COLUMELLA – Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 6(1), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.18380/SZIE.COLUM.2019.6.1.7

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