The role of cis-zeatin-type cytokinins in plant growth regulation and mediating responses to environmental interactions.

ABSTRACT: Cytokinins (CKs) are well-established as important phytohormonal regulators of plant growth and development. An increasing number of studies have also revealed the function of these hormones in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. While the function of certain CK classes, including trans-zeatin and isopentenyladenine-type CKs, have been studied in detail, the role of cis-zeatin-type CKs (cZs) in plant development and in mediating environmental interactions is less well defined. Here we provide a comprehensive summary of the current knowledge about abundance, metabolism and activities of cZs in plants. We outline the history of their analysis and the metabolic routes comprising cZ biosynthesis and degradation. Further we provide an overview of changes in the pools of cZs during p

SUBMITTER: Schafer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5147713 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature