Plant Coping with Cold Stress: Molecular and Physiological Adaptive Mechanisms with Future Perspectives
Cold stress strongly hinders plant growth and development. However, the molecular and physiological adaptive mechanisms of cold stress tolerance in plants are not well understood. Plants adopt several morpho-physiological changes to withstand cold stress. Plants have evolved various strategies to co...
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| description | Cold stress strongly hinders plant growth and development. However, the molecular and physiological adaptive mechanisms of cold stress tolerance in plants are not well understood. Plants adopt several morpho-physiological changes to withstand cold stress. Plants have evolved various strategies to cope with cold stress. These strategies included changes in cellular membranes and chloroplast structure, regulating cold signals related to phytohormones and plant growth regulators (ABA, JA, GA, IAA, SA, BR, ET, CTK, and MET), reactive oxygen species (ROS), protein kinases, and inorganic ions. This review summarizes the mechanisms of how plants respond to cold stress, covering four main signal transduction pathways, including the abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction pathway, Ca<sup>2+</sup> signal transduction pathway, ROS signal transduction pathway, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK/MPK) cascade pathway. Some transcription factors, such as AP2/ERF, MYB, WRKY, NAC, and bZIP, not only act as calmodulin-binding proteins during cold perception but can also play important roles in the downstream chilling-signaling pathway. This review also highlights the analysis of those transcription factors such as bHLH, especially bHLH-type transcription factors ICE, and discusses their functions as phytohormone-responsive elements binding proteins in the promoter region under cold stress. In addition, a theoretical framework outlining plant responses to cold stress tolerance has been proposed. This theory aims to guide future research directions and inform agricultural production practices, ultimately enhancing crop resilience to cold stress. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cba81e4116a4469a867f4e361ffc741f2025-01-24T13:26:42ZengMDPI AGCells2073-44092025-01-0114211010.3390/cells14020110Plant Coping with Cold Stress: Molecular and Physiological Adaptive Mechanisms with Future PerspectivesYan Feng0Zengqiang Li1Xiangjun Kong2Aziz Khan3Najeeb Ullah4Xin Zhang5Henan Collaborative Innovation Centre of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, ChinaHenan Collaborative Innovation Centre of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, ChinaHenan Collaborative Innovation Centre of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agroecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, ChinaAgricultural Research Station, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarHenan Collaborative Innovation Centre of Modern Biological Breeding, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, ChinaCold stress strongly hinders plant growth and development. However, the molecular and physiological adaptive mechanisms of cold stress tolerance in plants are not well understood. Plants adopt several morpho-physiological changes to withstand cold stress. Plants have evolved various strategies to cope with cold stress. These strategies included changes in cellular membranes and chloroplast structure, regulating cold signals related to phytohormones and plant growth regulators (ABA, JA, GA, IAA, SA, BR, ET, CTK, and MET), reactive oxygen species (ROS), protein kinases, and inorganic ions. This review summarizes the mechanisms of how plants respond to cold stress, covering four main signal transduction pathways, including the abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction pathway, Ca<sup>2+</sup> signal transduction pathway, ROS signal transduction pathway, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK/MPK) cascade pathway. Some transcription factors, such as AP2/ERF, MYB, WRKY, NAC, and bZIP, not only act as calmodulin-binding proteins during cold perception but can also play important roles in the downstream chilling-signaling pathway. This review also highlights the analysis of those transcription factors such as bHLH, especially bHLH-type transcription factors ICE, and discusses their functions as phytohormone-responsive elements binding proteins in the promoter region under cold stress. In addition, a theoretical framework outlining plant responses to cold stress tolerance has been proposed. This theory aims to guide future research directions and inform agricultural production practices, ultimately enhancing crop resilience to cold stress.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/2/110chillinglow temperaturephysiological biochemistryphytohormonesignaling pathwaytranscription factors |
| spellingShingle | Yan Feng Zengqiang Li Xiangjun Kong Aziz Khan Najeeb Ullah Xin Zhang Plant Coping with Cold Stress: Molecular and Physiological Adaptive Mechanisms with Future Perspectives Cells chilling low temperature physiological biochemistry phytohormone signaling pathway transcription factors |
| title | Plant Coping with Cold Stress: Molecular and Physiological Adaptive Mechanisms with Future Perspectives |
| title_full | Plant Coping with Cold Stress: Molecular and Physiological Adaptive Mechanisms with Future Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Plant Coping with Cold Stress: Molecular and Physiological Adaptive Mechanisms with Future Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant Coping with Cold Stress: Molecular and Physiological Adaptive Mechanisms with Future Perspectives |
| title_short | Plant Coping with Cold Stress: Molecular and Physiological Adaptive Mechanisms with Future Perspectives |
| title_sort | plant coping with cold stress molecular and physiological adaptive mechanisms with future perspectives |
| topic | chilling low temperature physiological biochemistry phytohormone signaling pathway transcription factors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/2/110 |
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