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      Low-temperature perception leading to gene expression and cold tolerance in higher plants.

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      The New phytologist
      Wiley

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          Abstract

          Plant species exhibit a range of tolerances to low temperatures, and these constitute a major determinant of their geographical distribution and use as crops. When tolerance is insufficient, either chilling or freezing injuries result. A variety of mechanisms are employed to evade the ravages of extreme or sub-optimal temperatures. Many of these involve cold-responsive gene expression and require that the drop in temperature is first sensed by the plant. Despite intensive research over the last 100 yr or longer, we still cannot easily answer the question of how plants sense low temperature. Over recent years, genomic and post-genomic approaches have produced a wealth of information relating to the sequence of events leading from cold perception to appropriate and useful responses. However, there are also crucial and significant gaps in the pathways constructed from these data. We describe the literature pertaining to the current understanding of cold perception, signalling and regulation of low-temperature-responsive gene expression in higher plants, raising some of the key questions that still intrigue plant biologists today and that could be targets for future work. Our review focuses on the control of gene expression in the pathways leading from cold perception to chilling and freezing tolerance.

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          Journal
          New Phytol
          The New phytologist
          Wiley
          1469-8137
          0028-646X
          Sep 2012
          : 195
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Durham Centre for Crop Improvement Technology, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.
          Article
          10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04239.x
          22816520
          7fb60e84-a11f-432c-bf58-fcbcfb659888
          © 2012 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2012 New Phytologist Trust.
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