Advances and perspectives in discovery and functional analysis of small secreted proteins in plants.

ABSTRACT: Small secreted proteins (SSPs) are less than 250 amino acids in length and are actively transported out of cells through conventional protein secretion pathways or unconventional protein secretion pathways. In plants, SSPs have been found to play important roles in various processes, including plant growth and development, plant response to abiotic and biotic stresses, and beneficial plant-microbe interactions. Over the past 10 years, substantial progress has been made in the identification and functional characterization of SSPs in several plant species relevant to agriculture, bioenergy, and horticulture. Yet, there are potentially a lot of SSPs that have not been discovered in plant genomes, which is largely due to limitations of existing computational algorithms. Recent advances in gen

SUBMITTER: Hu XL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167165 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature