Publications by authors named "Byung Jun Jin"
The rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is a devastating plant pathogen that threatens rice production worldwide. Host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) has been effectively applied to study pathogenic gene function during host-microbe interactions and control fungal diseases in various crops. In this study, the HIGS system of M.
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- * Researchers analyzed 15 CAMTA genes in soybeans to understand their expression in response to abiotic stresses, finding distinct patterns based on the type of stress and tissue type.
- * Overexpressing specific CAMTA genes in Arabidopsis resulted in increased sensitivity to drought, with affected plants losing water more rapidly and showing decreased expression of stress-responsive genes compared to wild types.
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- Recent studies link the plant cytoskeleton to stress responses but the specific role of microtubules in salt stress is not fully understood.
- A comparative proteomic analysis identified 50 proteins that were differentially expressed in salt-adapted cells, with particular focus on cytoskeletal and cell wall biogenesis proteins.
- The regulation of microtubule-related gene expression could be a promising approach for breeding crops that are more tolerant to salt stress.
The proper timing of flowering in response to environmental changes is critical for ensuring crop yields. () homologs of the phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein family play important roles as floral integrators in many crops. In soybean, we identified 17 genes of this family, and characterized biological functions in flowering for ten homologs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlants possess adaptive reprogramed modules to prolonged environmental stresses, including adjustment of metabolism and gene expression for physiological and morphological adaptation. encodes a caffeoyl CoA O-methyltransferase and is known to play an important role in adaptation of plants to prolonged saline stress. In this study, we showed that the gene plays a role in drought stress response.
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- Global warming negatively affects crop growth, particularly influencing the timing of flowering in plants like soybeans.
- A study using a warm, controlled environment (Climatron chamber) showed that two soybean varieties flowered earlier under elevated temperatures compared to natural field conditions.
- The research found that higher temperatures increased the expression of flowering activator genes and decreased repressor genes, indicating soybeans can adapt their genetic response to environmental changes regardless of day length.
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- * Salt-adapted cells show increased lignin content and thicker cell walls, which are essential for their adaptation to high salinity.
- * The study found that key genes in the lignin biosynthesis pathway are more active in salt-adapted cells, and mutations in specific genes make plants more sensitive to salt stress, highlighting the role of lignin in plant resilience.
Sessile plants reprogram their metabolic and developmental processes during adaptation to prolonged environmental stresses. To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation of plant cells to saline stress, we established callus suspension cell cultures from Arabidopsis roots adapted to high salt for an extended period of time. Adapted cells exhibit enhanced salt tolerance compared with control cells.
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