Under Stress: Searching for Genes Involved in the Response of Abies pinsapo Boiss to Climate Change.

ABSTRACT: Currently, Mediterranean forests are experiencing the deleterious effects of global warming, which mainly include increased temperatures and decreased precipitation in the region. Relict Abies pinsapo fir forests, endemic in the southern Iberian Peninsula, are especially sensitive to these recent environmental disturbances, and identifying the genes involved in the response of this endangered tree species to climate-driven stresses is of paramount importance for mitigating their effects. Genomic resources for A. pinsapo allow for the analysis of candidate genes reacting to warming and aridity in their natural habitats. Several members of the complex gene families encoding late embryogenesis abundant proteins (LEAs) and heat shock proteins (HSPs) have been found to exhibit dif

SUBMITTER: Blanca-Reyes I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11084517 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature