Review: Exploring possible approaches using ubiquitylation and sumoylation pathways in modifying plant stress tolerance

Abstract

Ubiquitin and similar proteins, such as SUMO, are utilized by plants to modify target proteins to rapidly change their stability and activity in cells. This review will provide an overview of these crucial protein interactions with a focus on ubiquitylation and sumoylation in plants and how they contribute to stress tolerance. The work will also explore possibilities to use these highly conserved pathways for novel approaches to generate more robust crop plants better fit to cope with abiotic and biotic stress situations.

Keywords: Abiotic; Biotic; E3 ligase; Proteasome; SUMO; Stress; Ubiquitin.