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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2015

ATP-sulfurylase, sulfur-compounds, and plant stress tolerance.

Naser A Anjum, Ritu Gill, Manjeri Kaushik, Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Eduarda Pereira, Iqbal Ahmad, Narendra Tuteja, Sarvajeet S Gill

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 167 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Naser A AnjumCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal.
Ritu GillStress Physiology and Molecular Biology Lab, Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak India.
Manjeri KaushikStress Physiology and Molecular Biology Lab, Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak India.
Mirza HasanuzzamanDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka Bangladesh.
Eduarda PereiraCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal.
Iqbal AhmadCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal ; Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro Portugal.
Narendra TutejaPlant Molecular Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi India.
Sarvajeet S GillStress Physiology and Molecular Biology Lab, Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak India.
Maharshi Dayanand University · INUniversity of Aveiro · PTInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · INSher-e-Bangla Agricultural University · BD

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sulfur (S) stands fourth in the list of major plant nutrients after N, P, and K. Sulfate (SO4 (2-)), a form of soil-S taken up by plant roots is metabolically inert. As the first committed step of S-assimilation, ATP-sulfurylase (ATP-S) catalyzes SO4 (2-)-activation and yields activated high-energy compound adenosine-5(')-phosphosulfate that is reduced to sulfide (S(2-)) and incorporated into cysteine (Cys). In turn, Cys acts as a precursor or donor of reduced S for a range of S-compounds such as methionine (Met), glutathione (GSH), homo-GSH (h-GSH), and phytochelatins (PCs). Among S-compounds, GSH, h-GSH, and PCs are known for their involvement in plant tolerance to varied abiotic stresses, Cys is a major component of GSH, h-GSH, and PCs; whereas, several key stress-metabolites such as ethylene, are controlled by Met through its first metabolite S-adenosylmethionine. With the major aim of briefly highlighting S-compound-mediated role of ATP-S in plant stress tolerance, this paper: (a) overviews ATP-S structure/chemistry and occurrence, (b) appraises recent literature available on ATP-S roles and regulations, and underlying mechanisms in plant abiotic and biotic stress tolerance, (c) summarizes ATP-S-intrinsic regulation by major S-compounds, and (d) highlights major open-questions in the present context. Future research in the current direction can be devised based on the discussion outcomes.

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ATP-sulfurylaseorganic S-compoundsstress tolerancesulfur assimilation

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