Abscisic Acid in Plants

Annie Marion-Poll is a research director at INRA (National Institute for Agricultural Research) in Versailles, France. During her early career, she studied nitrate assimilation in tobacco-related species. Then, as a team leader, she developed genetic and molecular biology approaches, first in tobacco and then in Arabidopsis thaliana, for the identification of genes encoding enzymes of the abscisic biosynthesis pathway. She also worked at a better understanding of the regulation of ABA metabolism in seeds and plant stress adaptation. Her current research aims at deciphering molecular processes involved in the hormonal control of seed dormancy and germination. Mitsunori Seo is a Unit Leader (principal investigator) of Dormancy and Adaptation Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan. His has been studying molecular mechanisms of plant hormone functions, especially the biosynthesis and transport, in relation to plant responses to environmental stresses and regulation of seed dormancy and germination.

• 1. Abscisic acid metabolism and transportMitsunori Seo and Annie Marion-Poll2. PYR/PYL/RCAR ABA receptorsPedro L. Rodriguez, Jorge Lozano-Juste, and Armando Albert3. ABA-responsive gene expression in response to drought stress: cellular regulation and long-distance signalingDaisuke Todaka, Fuminori Takahashi, Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki, and Kazuo Shinozaki4. ABA signaling in guard cellsValerie Cotelle and Nathalie Leonhardt5. ABA responses during seed development and germinationHiroyuki Nonogaki6. Multifaceted involvement of abscisic acid in plant interactions with pathogenic and mutualistic microbeAkira Mine7. Interactions between abscisic acid and other hormonesSaad Hussain, Malaika Maraya Gomes, Kentaro Yano, and Eiji Nambara8. Evolution of ABA signalling pathwaysAndrew C. Cuming9. Chemistry and chemical biology of ABASuzanne R. Abrams and Michele C. Loewen10. Abscisic acid as a gateway for the crops of tomorrowWim Dejonghe and Sean R. Cutler