Publications by authors named "Lack Hyeon Lim"
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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.