An Arabidopsis mitochondrial uncoupling protein confers tolerance to drought and salt stress in transgenic tobacco plants.

Plants are challenged by a large number of environmental stresses that reduce productivity and even cause death. Both chloroplasts and mitochondria produce reactive oxygen species under normal conditions; however, stress causes an imbalance in these species that leads to deviations from normal cellu...

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Main Authors: Kevin Begcy, Eduardo D Mariano, Lucia Mattiello, Alessandra V Nunes, Paulo Mazzafera, Ivan G Maia, Marcelo Menossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3166057?pdf=render