Yuko Ohashi

TL;DR: A simplified nomenclature for Arabidopsis MAPKs and MAPK kinases is proposed that might also serve as a basis for standard annotation of these gene families in all plants.

TL;DR: Results indicate that this MAP kinase is part of the initial response of higher plants to mechanical wounding, and the levels of salicylic acid and transcripts for pathogen-inducible, acidic pathogenesis-related proteins were increased upon wounding.

TL;DR: The Arabidopsis MAPK nomenclature appears sufficiently robust to allow it to be usefully extended to other well-characterized plant systems, and analysis of gene expression data for MPK and MKK genes in all three species allows further refinement of those families, based on functionality.

TL;DR: Analysis of the partially overlapping expression patterns of rice PR1 genes in healthy tissues and in response to pathogens and other stresses would be useful to understand their possible functions and for use as characteristic markers for defense-related studies in rice.

TL;DR: Bcl-xL is thought to suppress cell death and enhance the viability of plants in stressful environments by contributing to the maintenance of the homeostasis of organella.