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Rania Ben Saad1, Walid Ben Romdhane1,2, Anis Ben Hsouna1,3
1Biotechnology and Plant Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Abstract:
Crop productivity depends heavily on several biotic and abiotic factors. Plant annexins are a multigene family of calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins that function in response to environmental stresses and signaling during growth and development of plants. We recently isolated and characterized a Triticum durum annexin, called TdANN12, which is upregulated by different abiotic stresses. Overexpression of TdANN12 in transgenic tobacco improves stress tolerance through ROS removal. This mini-review outlines the functional characterization of plant annexin genes and suggests how these features could be exploitated to improve stress tolerance in plants. Furthermore, transgenic overexpression of plant annexin genes in crops (tobacco, tomato, rice, alfalfa, cotton, and potato) will be discussed as a promising approach to acquire abiotic and biotic stress tolerance.
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