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Ionic Loops and Rebounds: Oxygen-Deprivation Signaling in Plants

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In flooded soils, oxygen is a serious limiting factor for plant growth and survival. However, as evident from their evolutionary diversification and ecological success, plants have acquired the ability to sense and adapt to oxygen deficits. Here, I attempt a synthesis of recent developments in oxygen-signaling research, in particular, the role of transient ionic (calcium) and redox (reactive oxygen species) changes in the perception of oxygen deprivation by plant cells. An emerging theme from this analysis is that the oxygen-signaling network comprises both positive and negative feedback loops that augment or moderate these cellular perturbations encoding the stress. Further, plant tolerance to oxygen deprivation seems to depend on the ability of cells to regulate these signaling circuits and rapidly attain homeostasis.

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I thank Barry Taylor (Loma Linda University, CA, USA) for a critical reading of the manuscript.

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    Subbaiah *, C. (2009). Ionic Loops and Rebounds: Oxygen-Deprivation Signaling in Plants. In: Mancuso, S., Balu¿ka, F. (eds) Signaling in Plants. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89228-1_10

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