Cytoskeleton plays a vital role in stress tolerance; however, involvement of intermediate flaments (IFs) in such a response remains elusive in crop plants. This study provides clear evidence about the unique involvement of IFs in cellular protection against abiotic stress in rice.
[2] Transcript abundance of Oryza sativa intermediate flament (OsIF) encoding gene showed 2–10 fold up-regulation under diferent abiotic stress. Overexpression of OsIF in transgenic rice enhanced tolerance to salinity and heat stress, while its knock-down (KD) rendered plants more sensitive thereby indicating the role of IFs in promoting survival under stress.
Original Source [3]
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/rice-intermediate-filament-osif-stabilizes-photosynthetic-machinery-and-yield-under
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Rice_intermediate_flament.pdf
[3] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22131-0
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/neelam-soda
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/brijesh-k-gupta
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/khalid-anwar-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/scientific-reports
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-research
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/droughts
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-salinisation
