Publications by authors named "Ahmed Alhag"
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- Sucrose hydrolysis through invertase enzymes plays a key role in plant tolerance to abiotic stresses, but the specific functions of INV genes in Citrus relatives are not well understood.
- In Poncirus trifoliata, fourteen distinct INV genes were identified, with analysis revealing the conservation and uniqueness of these genes, particularly highlighting A/NINV7's crucial role during abiotic stress responses.
- The study suggests that high levels of sugars correlate with increased activities of soluble INV enzymes, emphasizing their potential importance for cold tolerance in certain Citrus species.
Ethylene-responsive factors (ERFs) are plant-specific transcription factors involved in cold stress response, and raffinose is known to accumulate in plants exposed to cold. However, it remains elusive whether ERFs function in cold tolerance by modulating raffinose synthesis. Here, we identified a cold-responsive PtrERF108 from trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata (L.
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