The integration of TRX/GRX systems and phytohormonal signalling pathways in plant stress and development

Plant Physiol Biochem. 2024 Feb:207:108298. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108298. Epub 2023 Dec 23.

Abstract

Plant acclimation to changing environmental conditions involves the interaction of different signalling molecules, including reactive oxygen species and hormones. Redox regulation exerted by thioredoxin (TRX) and glutaredoxin (GRX), two oxidoreductases, is emerging as a specific point of control mediating signal transduction pathways associated with plant growth and stress response. Phytohormones are messengers that coordinate plant cell activities to regulate growth, defence, and productivity, although their cross-talk with components of the redox system is less known. The present review focuses on our current knowledge of the interplay that occurs between TRX and GRX systems and phytohormonal signalling pathways in connection with the control of plant development and stress responses. Here, we consider the regulation that phytohormones exert on TRX and GRX systems, as well as the involvement of these redox proteins in the control of phytohormone-mediated signalling pathways.

Keywords: Development; Glutaredoxin; Phytohormonal signalling; Plant stress; Redox regulation; Thioredoxin.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Glutaredoxins* / metabolism
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Plant Growth Regulators*
  • Plants / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Thioredoxins / metabolism

Substances

  • Plant Growth Regulators
  • Glutaredoxins
  • Thioredoxins