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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Insights on Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinases (CPKs) Signaling for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants.

Rana Muhammad Atif, Luqman Shahid, Muhammad Waqas, Babar Ali, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Rashid, Farrukh Azeem, Muhammad Amjad Nawaz, Shabir Hussain Wani, Gyuhwa Chung

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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76citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

76 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Rana Muhammad AtifDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. dratif@uaf.edu.pk.
Luqman ShahidDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. luqmanshahid73@gmail.com.
Muhammad WaqasDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. bhuttawaqas@ymail.com.
Babar AliDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. babar1292ali@gmail.com.
Muhammad Abdul Rehman RashidDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan. rashidpbg@hotmail.com.
Farrukh AzeemDepartment of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan. azeuaf@hotmail.com.
Muhammad Amjad NawazEducation Scientific Center of Nanotechnology, Far Eastern Federal University, 690950 Vladivostok, Russia. amjad_ucauos@yahoo.com.
Shabir Hussain WaniMountain Research Centre for Field Crops, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar 190001, India. shabirhussainwani@gmail.com.
Gyuhwa ChungDepartment of Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Chonnam 59626, Korea. chung@chonnam.ac.kr.
University of Agriculture Faisalabad · PKChonnam National University · KRFar Eastern Federal University · RUGovernment College University, Faisalabad · PKSher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir · INYunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

Funding

Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB) 938
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abiotic stresses are the major limiting factors influencing the growth and productivity of plants species. To combat these stresses, plants can modify numerous physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes through cellular and subcellular signaling pathways. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs or CPKs) are the unique and key calcium-binding proteins, which act as a sensor for the increase and decrease in the calcium (Ca) concentrations. These Ca flux signals are decrypted and interpreted into the phosphorylation events, which are crucial for signal transduction processes. Several functional and expression studies of different CPKs and their encoding genes validated their versatile role for abiotic stress tolerance in plants. CPKs are indispensable for modulating abiotic stress tolerance through activation and regulation of several genes, transcription factors, enzymes, and ion channels. CPKs have been involved in supporting plant adaptation under drought, salinity, and heat and cold stress environments. Diverse functions of plant CPKs have been reported against various abiotic stresses in numerous research studies. In this review, we have described the evaluated functions of plant CPKs against various abiotic stresses and their role in stress response signaling pathways.

Indexed as

Abscisic AcidCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCalcium SignalingDroughtsGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsPlantsProtein KinasesSalt ToleranceStress, PhysiologicalAbscisic AcidCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesPlant ProteinsProtein KinasesABAcalcium-dependent protein kinasescalcium signalingdroughtsalinity

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PMID31653073
PMCPMC6862689
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