Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Responses to Heat and Cold Stress

Responses to Heat and Cold Stress

Every organism has an optimum temperature range within which healthy growth and physiological functioning can occur. At the ends of this range, there will be a minimum and maximum temperature that interrupt biological processes.

Adaptations that Reduce Water Loss

Adaptations that Reduce Water Loss

Though evaporation from plant leaves drives transpiration, it also results in loss of water. Because water is critical for photosynthetic reactions and other cellular processes, evolutionary pressures on plants in different environments have driven the acquisition of adaptations that reduce water loss.

Responses to Drought and Flooding

Responses to Drought and Flooding

Water plays a significant role in the life cycle of plants. However, insufficient or excess of water can be detrimental and pose a serious threat to plants.

Cell Signaling in Plants

Cell Signaling in Plants

Plant cells communicate to coordinate their cycle of growth, flowering and fruiting, and activities in roots, shoots, and leaves in response to the changing environmental conditions. Plant signaling is distinct from animal signaling. Plants primarily utilize enzyme-linked receptors, whereas the largest class of cell-surface receptors in animals are G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Unlike animals, receptor tyrosine kinases are rare in plants. Instead, plants have a diverse class of...

Microbe-Plant Interactions

Microbe-Plant Interactions

Microbe-plant interactions represent a dynamic spectrum of associations shaped by intricate chemical signaling. These interactions can be neutral, beneficial, or detrimental, and profoundly influence plant physiology, growth, and ecosystem function. The plant microbiome, comprising bacteria, fungi, archaea, protists, and viruses, plays a pivotal role in mediating these effects through surface colonization, internal colonization, or systemic symbiosis.Mutualistic associations, particularly with...

Other Stress Responses in Bacteria

Other Stress Responses in Bacteria

Bacteria have global regulatory systems that control several types of stress mechanisms. These include Pho regulon and the heat shock response, which are essential systems for environmental adaptation, such as nutrient limitation and proteotoxic stress. The Pho regulon and the heat shock response exemplify bacterial resilience, enabling rapid adaptation to fluctuating environmental conditions.Pho RegulonBacteria require phosphorus for essential cellular processes, including nucleic acid...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Engineering seed-specific gossypol-free cotton for human-safe consumption by harnessing the dominant-negative effect of the Gl<sub>2</sub><sup>e</sup> mutation.

Plant communications·2025

Same author

Harnessing the acid growth theory to optimize apoplastic acidification for enhancing cotton fiber elongation.

Plant communications·2025

Same author

Reproductive Meristem (REM) family genes GhREM1 and GhREM5.4 act as potential regulators of temperature stress response in cotton.

Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB·2025

Same author

Gland-specific GhVQ22 negatively regulates gland size and affects secondary metabolic accumulation in cotton.

Plant biotechnology journal·2024

Same author

Identification of cysteine-rich receptor-like kinase gene family in potato: revealed <i>StCRLK9</i> in response to heat, salt and drought stresses.

Functional plant biology : FPB·2024

Same author

A Novel Strain of <i>Bacillus cereus</i> with a Strong Antagonistic Effect Specific to <i>Sclerotinia</i> and Its Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis.

Microorganisms·2024

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 27, 2026

High Throughput Image-Based Phenotyping for Determining Morphological and Physiological Responses to Single and Combined Stresses in Potato

High Throughput Image-Based Phenotyping for Determining Morphological and Physiological Responses to Single and Combined Stresses in Potato

Published on: June 7, 2024

Intermolecular-Interaction-Driven Adaptive Remodeling: A Network Perspective on Plant Abiotic Stress Responses.

Leidi Liu^1,2, Xiangfei Cheng^1,2, Yihua Xu¹

¹Center for Molecular Interactions and Translational Applications, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

|June 26, 2026

Summary

Plant stress adaptation relies on complex intermolecular interactions, not just single genes. This review proposes a framework where dynamic molecular networks remodel plant physiology for survival and productivity under abiotic stress.

Keywords:

abiotic stress abscisic acid adaptive remodeling calcium signaling chromatin regulation crop resilience phosphorylation reactive oxygen species redox switch stress memory

More Related Videos

A Flexible Low Cost Hydroponic System for Assessing Plant Responses to Small Molecules in Sterile Conditions

A Flexible Low Cost Hydroponic System for Assessing Plant Responses to Small Molecules in Sterile Conditions

Published on: August 25, 2018

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 27, 2026

High Throughput Image-Based Phenotyping for Determining Morphological and Physiological Responses to Single and Combined Stresses in Potato

High Throughput Image-Based Phenotyping for Determining Morphological and Physiological Responses to Single and Combined Stresses in Potato

Published on: June 7, 2024

A Flexible Low Cost Hydroponic System for Assessing Plant Responses to Small Molecules in Sterile Conditions

A Flexible Low Cost Hydroponic System for Assessing Plant Responses to Small Molecules in Sterile Conditions

Published on: August 25, 2018

Area of Science:

Plant Biology
Molecular Biology
Stress Physiology

Background:

Abiotic stresses (drought, salinity, etc.) disrupt plant homeostasis, affecting growth and productivity.
While stress-responsive molecules are known, understanding coordinated adaptation from molecular events to physiological outputs remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an intermolecular interaction-driven adaptive remodeling framework for plant abiotic stress responses.
To elucidate how dynamic molecular interactions orchestrate plant survival, recovery, and productivity under stress.

Main Methods:

Review of current literature on plant abiotic stress signaling and adaptation.
Conceptual framework development integrating molecular events, signaling hubs, and physiological outputs.
Emphasis on reactive oxygen species (ROS) and chromatin-associated mechanisms.

Main Results:

Stress tolerance emerges from dynamic changes in molecular interactions (receptor-ligand, protein-protein, etc.).
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) act as integrative redox switches connecting stress sensing to senescence and recovery.
Interaction networks converge on core signaling hubs (ABA, ROS, Ca2+, kinases) to remodel plant traits.

Conclusions:

An interaction-centered framework bridges molecular perception and physiological adaptation for climate-resilient agriculture.
Natural variation, multi-omics, and genome editing can translate stress biology into crop resilience.
Understanding these networks is crucial for developing crops with enhanced abiotic stress tolerance.