Publications by authors named "Alena Patnaik"
Article Synopsis
- - GIGANTEA (GI) is a versatile plant protein derived from a common ancestor, playing essential roles in regulating various biological functions such as circadian rhythms, light responses, and stress management.
- - Despite being discovered over sixty years ago, the specific functional domains and mechanisms of action for GI remain largely undefined, prompting ongoing research into its evolutionary adaptation and integration into existing signaling pathways.
- - This review summarizes the known functions of GI while also exploring its evolutionary development within plant lineages, highlighting its emerging roles in chloroplast accumulation and anthocyanin production.
GIGANTEA (GI) is a plant-specific nuclear protein that plays a pleiotropic role in the growth and development of plants. GI's involvement in circadian clock function, flowering time regulation, and various types of abiotic stress tolerance has been well documented in recent years. Here, the role of GI in response to () infection is investigated at the molecular level comparing Col-0 WT with the mutant in .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCircadian clock components exhibit structural variations in different plant systems, and functional variations during various abiotic stresses. These variations bear relevance for plant fitness and could be important evolutionarily. All organisms on earth have the innate ability to measure time as diurnal rhythms that occur due to the earth's rotations in a 24-h cycle.
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