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Hormonal control of cold stress responses in plants

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Cold stress responses in plants are highly sophisticated events that alter the biochemical composition of cells for protection from damage caused by low temperatures. In addition, cold stress has a profound impact on plant morphologies, causing growth repression and reduced yields. Complex signalling cascades are utilised to induce changes in cold-responsive gene expression that enable plants to withstand chilling or even freezing temperatures. These cascades are governed by the activity of plant hormones, and recent research has provided a better understanding of how cold stress responses are integrated with developmental pathways that modulate growth and initiate other events that increase cold tolerance. Information on the hormonal control of cold stress signalling is summarised to highlight the significant progress that has been made and indicate gaps that still exist in our understanding.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

Abscisic acid

ACC:

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid

ACO:

ACC oxidase

ACS:

ACC synthase

AHK:

Arabidopsis histidine kinase

AHP:

Histidine phosphotransfer protein

AOPP:

l-α-Aminooxy-β-phenylpropionic acid

ARR:

Arabidopsis response regulator

AVG:

2-Aminoethoxyvinyl glycine

BES1:

BRI1-EMS-suppressor 1

BRI1:

Brassinosteroid insensitive 1

BRs:

Brassinosteroids

BZR1:

Brassinazole-resistant 1

CAMTA:

Calmodulin-binding transcription activator

CAS:

Cold-acclimation-specific

CBF:

C-repeat binding factor

CK:

Cytokinins

COI1:

Coronatine insensitive 1

COR:

Cold regulated

CPD:

Constitutive photomorphogenesis and dwarfism

CPKs:

Calcium-dependent protein kinases

CPR1:

Constitutive expression of PR genes

CRT/DRE:

C-repeat/dehydration-responsive element

CTR1:

Constitutive triple response 1

DREB:

Drought-responsive element-binding protein

DWF4:

Dwarf 4

EDS5:

Enhanced disease susceptibility 5

EIL1:

EIN3-like 1

EIN2:

Ethylene-insensitive 2

EIN3:

Ethylene-insensitive 3

ENO2:

Enolase 2

ETR1:

Ethylene-responsive 1

GAI:

Gibberellic acid insensitive

GAs:

Gibberellins

GID1:

GA-insensitive dwarf 1

GNC:

Gata, nitrate-inducible, carbon-metabolism involved

GNL:

GNC-like

HHP:

Heptahelical protein

HR:

Hypersensitive response

IAA:

Indole acetic acid

IBA:

Indole butyric acid

ICE1:

Inducer of cbf expression 1

ICS:

Isochorismate synthase

JA:

Jasmonic acid

JAZ:

Jasmonate zim domain

KIN:

Cold induced

LOS2/AtMBP-1:

Low expression of osmotically responsive genes 2/Arabidopsis thaliana c-MYC binding protein

MAPKs:

Mitogen-activated protein kinases

OST1:

Open stomata 1

PAL:

Phenylalanine-ammonia-lyase

PIF:

Phytochrome-interacting factor

PIN:

PIN-formed

RGA:

Repressor of gai

RGL:

RGA-like

SA:

Salicylic acid

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We apologise to all colleagues whose contributions could not be cited or discussed due to space limitations. This work was supported by funds from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG (Projects PO1640/4-1 and SFB924 TP-A12 to B.P.) and a fellowship to M.E. (doctoral fellowship from TUM). M.E. was a member of the TUM Graduate School.

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Eremina, M., Rozhon, W. & Poppenberger, B. Hormonal control of cold stress responses in plants. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 73, 797–810 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-015-2089-6

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