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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

The Mediator Complex: A Central Coordinator of Plant Adaptive Responses to Environmental Stresses.

Jialuo Chen, Su Yang, Baofang Fan, Cheng Zhu, Zhixiang Chen

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Transcription Factors in Plant Gene Expression Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  17. Chromosome-level genome assembly of Pontederia cordata L. provides insights into its rapid adaptation and variation of flower colours.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2025
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  19. Natural expression variation for the ArabidopsisFrontiers in plant science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jialuo ChenCollege of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Su YangCollege of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Baofang FanDepartment of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Cheng ZhuCollege of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Zhixiang ChenCollege of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5472-4560
China Jiliang University · CNPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

China National Major Research and Development Plan grant no. 0111900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As sessile organisms, plants are constantly exposed to a variety of environmental stresses and have evolved adaptive mechanisms, including transcriptional reprogramming, in order to survive or acclimate under adverse conditions. Over the past several decades, a large number of gene-specific transcription factors have been identified in the transcriptional regulation of plant adaptive responses. The Mediator complex plays a key role in transducing signals from gene-specific transcription factors to the transcription machinery to activate or repress target gene expression. Since its first purification about 15 years ago, plant Mediator complex has been extensively analyzed for its composition and biological functions. Mutants of many plant Mediator subunits are not lethal but are compromised in growth, development and response to biotic and abiotic stress, underscoring a particularly important role in plant adaptive responses. Plant Mediator subunits also interact with partners other than transcription factors and components of the transcription machinery, indicating the complexity of the regulation of gene expression by plant Mediator complex. Here, we present a comprehensive discussion of recent analyses of the structure and function of plant Mediator complex, with a particular focus on its roles in plant adaptive responses to a wide spectrum of environmental stresses and associated biological processes.

Indexed as

Mediator ComplexStress, PhysiologicalGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsPlantsTranscription FactorsMediator ComplexPlant ProteinsTranscription Factorsbiotic and abiotic stressmediator complexplant stress responsestranscriptional regulation

Identifiers

PMID35682844
PMCPMC9181133
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