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Uday K Divi¹, Tawhidur Rahman¹, Priti Krishna^1,2

¹Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.

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Plant biology
Molecular biology
Stress physiology

Background:

Brassinosteroids (BR) are crucial plant hormones regulating growth, development, and stress responses.
Understanding BR's dual role is key for crop yield stability amid climate change.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze BR responses under stress and no-stress conditions over time.
To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying BR-mediated stress tolerance.

Main Methods:

Time-course analysis of BR responses.
Transcriptome analysis of BR-treated seedlings.
Functional analysis of gene mutants.

Main Results:

BR exhibits stress-related molecular signatures even under normal conditions.
BR treatment elevates abscisic acid and jasmonic acid levels.
Key genes involved in protein metabolism, defense, and calcium signaling are upregulated by BR.
Mutant analysis confirmed abiotic stress roles for ACP5, WRKY33, JAC-LEC1-3, and BRRLK.

Conclusions:

BR establishes a baseline stress-primed state and dynamically responds to stress.
BR confers broad-range stress tolerance through integrated molecular pathways.
Post-translational modification and protein turnover are vital BR regulatory mechanisms.
The BR transcriptome is a valuable resource for identifying novel stress-related genes.