Temporal cell wall changes during cold acclimation and deacclimation and their potential involvement in freezing tolerance and growth.

ABSTRACT: Plants adapt to freezing stress through cold acclimation, which is induced by nonfreezing low temperatures and accompanied by growth arrest. A later increase in temperature after cold acclimation leads to rapid loss of freezing tolerance and growth resumption, a process called deacclimation. Appropriate regulation of the trade-off between freezing tolerance and growth is necessary for efficient plant development in a changing environment. The cell wall, which mainly consists of polysaccharide polymers, is involved in both freezing tolerance and growth. Still, it is unclear how the balance between freezing tolerance and growth is affected during cold acclimation and deacclimation by the changes in cell wall structure and what role is played by its monosaccharide composition. Therefore, to e

SUBMITTER: Kutsuno T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107845 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature