About this Research Topic
Calcium (Ca2+) signaling is involved in the generation of Ca2+ signatures against various stimuli in plants. However, there are certain Ca2+ sensors that sense and decode that signature in downstream Ca2+ signaling, and those Ca2+ responder proteins include calmodulins, calmodulin-like proteins, calcium-dependent protein kinases, and calcineurin B-like proteins Calmodulins (CaMs). On the other hand, the transporters including glutamate-like receptors (GLRs), cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels (CNGCs), mechanosensitive channels (MSLs), Ca2+ and/orH+ exchangers (CAXs), and Ca2+/ATPases may regulate the Ca2+ fluxing (influx and efflux) across the plasma member of the cell. Recently, the potential role of Ca2+ signaling machinery mediating biotic and abiotic stress in plants has been demonstrated for crop improvement. Nonetheless, the applications of genome editing approaches such as TILLING, TALEN, ZFNs, and CRISPR/Cas9 can reveal the possible role of ca2+ sensor and transport proteins/genes for crop improvement under stressful conditions
The recent advancement in genome editing tools has envisaged the role of such Ca2+ sensors and Ca2+ transporter channels under stress tolerance for crop improvement. This Research Topic aims to illustrate the latest development of calcium signaling pathway components (Ca2+ sensors and transports) in plants by using robust genome editing techniques under diverse stress conditions. Applications of TILLING, TALEN, ZFNs, and CRISPR/Cas9 are indispensable regarding the calcium signaling pathway mediating plant disease resistance. Notably the CRISPR/Cas9 approach is involved in the identification of Ca2+ sensor components and transport channels under any environmental scenario and the deciphering of the function of genes, proteins, and metabolites that may regulate calcium signaling pathway in plants.
We welcome the submissions of manuscripts for genome editing approaches to identify the role of Ca2+ sensors and transport protein channels in model plants and crop species under diverse stresses. The manuscripts including original research papers, reviews, and methods can be submitted on the following sub-topics but are not limited to:
•CRISPR/Cas9-based identification of calcium sensors and calcium transporter channels in response to biotic and abiotic stimuli.
•Use of genome-editing tools that reveal the role of calcium signaling sensors and transporters under various stress conditions.
•TILLING, TALEN, and ZFNs studies that involve calcium signaling sensors and transporters for crop improvement under stresses.
The recent advancement in genome editing tools has envisaged the role of such Ca2+ sensors and Ca2+ transporter channels under stress tolerance for crop improvement. This Research Topic aims to illustrate the latest development of calcium signaling pathway components (Ca2+ sensors and transports) in plants by using robust genome editing techniques under diverse stress conditions. Applications of TILLING, TALEN, ZFNs, and CRISPR/Cas9 are indispensable regarding the calcium signaling pathway mediating plant disease resistance. Notably the CRISPR/Cas9 approach is involved in the identification of Ca2+ sensor components and transport channels under any environmental scenario and the deciphering of the function of genes, proteins, and metabolites that may regulate calcium signaling pathway in plants.
We welcome the submissions of manuscripts for genome editing approaches to identify the role of Ca2+ sensors and transport protein channels in model plants and crop species under diverse stresses. The manuscripts including original research papers, reviews, and methods can be submitted on the following sub-topics but are not limited to:
•CRISPR/Cas9-based identification of calcium sensors and calcium transporter channels in response to biotic and abiotic stimuli.
•Use of genome-editing tools that reveal the role of calcium signaling sensors and transporters under various stress conditions.
•TILLING, TALEN, and ZFNs studies that involve calcium signaling sensors and transporters for crop improvement under stresses.
Keywords: Gene Editing, Calcium Signalling, Plants, Crop Improvement, TALEN
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