Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29341848›Full record

ArticlePlant signaling & behavior2018

Protection of root apex meristem during stress responses.

Mohamed M Mira, Shuanglong Huang, Robert D Hill, Claudio Stasolla

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Article in Plant signaling & behavior, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Hidden Architects: Nitric Oxide and Redox Dynamics in Plant Stem Cell Homeostasis.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mohamed M Miraa Permanent address: Department of Botany , Faculty of Science, Tanta University , Tanta , Egypt.
Shuanglong Huangb Department of Plant Science , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada.
Robert D Hillb Department of Plant Science , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada.
Claudio Stasollab Department of Plant Science , University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

By regulating the levels of nitric oxide (NO) in a cell and tissue specific fashion, Phytoglobins (Pgbs), plant hemoglobin-like proteins, interfere with many NO-mediated pathways participating in developmental and stress-related responses. Recent evidence reveals that one of the functions of Pgbs is to protect the root apical meristem (RAM) from stress conditions by retaining the viability and function of the quiescent center (QC), required to maintain the stem cells in an undifferentiated state and ensure proper tissue patterning and root viability. Based on this and other evidence, it is suggested that Pgbs regulate cell fate by modulating NO homeostasis.

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MeristemNitric OxidePlant ProteinsPlant RootsNitric OxidePlant ProteinsAuxinnitric oxidephytoglobinroot apical meristemstress

Identifiers

PMID29341848
PMCPMC5846546

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