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Ethylene signaling and regulation in plant growth and stress responses

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Gaseous phytohormone ethylene affects many aspects of plant growth and development. The ethylene signaling pathway starts when ethylene binds to its receptors. Since the cloning of the first ethylene receptor ETR1 from Arabidopsis, a large number of studies have steadily improved our understanding of the receptors and downstream components in ethylene signal transduction pathway. This article reviews the regulation of ethylene receptors, signal transduction, and the posttranscriptional modulation of downstream components. Functional roles and importance of the ethylene signaling components in plant growth and stress responses are also discussed. Cross-reactions of ethylene with auxin and other phytohormones in plant organ growth will be analyzed. The studies of ethylene signaling in plant growth, development, and stress responses in the past decade greatly advanced our knowledge of how plants respond to endogenous signals and environmental factors.

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The critical reading of the manuscript by Caren Chang (University of Maryland) is greatly appreciated. This study was supported by Shandong Taishan Scholar program, Shandong Natural Science Foundation (ZR2012CM022) to C.-H. D., and Shandong Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology.

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    Feifei Wang, Xiankui Cui, Yue Sun & Chun-Hai Dong

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Wang, F., Cui, X., Sun, Y. et al. Ethylene signaling and regulation in plant growth and stress responses. Plant Cell Rep 32, 1099–1109 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-013-1421-6

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