A phloem-localized Arabidopsis metacaspase (AtMC3) improves drought tolerance
E. Pitsili, R. Rodriguez- Trevino, N. Ruiz-Solani, F. Demir, E. Kastanaki, C. Dambire, R. de Pedro, D. Vercammen, J. Salguero-Linares, H. Hall, M. Mantz, M. Schuler, H. Tuominen, F. Van Breusegem, M. Valls, , N. S. Coll
This study shows that overexpressing AtMC3, a phloem-specific metacaspase in Arabidopsis, improves drought tolerance by enhancing vascular function and osmotic stress responses.
bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2022Plant Biology