The Role of DNA Repair in the Plant Response to Abiotic Stress

Dear Colleagues,

As you all know, genome preservation is essential for all living organisms. Cells continually undergo DNA damage due to both endogenous and exogenous factors, and this can compromise plant growth and development. Specific DNA repair pathways (e.g., photoreactivation—PR, base excision repair—BER, nucleotide excision repair—NER, nonhomologous end joining—NHEJ, homologous recombination—HR) are required to repair determinate types of lesions. Understanding how these pathways work and are regulated can aid in developing plants with multi-stress resistance. Hence, this is one of the current “hot topics” that addresses challenges related to climate change and its effect on plant productivity and food security. Over the years, many studies have been dedicated to identifying genes/proteins involved in DNA repair, and with the aid of cutting-edge biotechnological applications (e.g., omics, genome editing), this information can be translated into useful applications. Therefore, for the current Special Issue, we would like to gather a collection of articles, including original research, review, opinion papers, and communications dedicated to broadening the knowledge related to DNA repair pathways and plant adaptation to climate change.

Dr. Anca Macovei
Guest Editor

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• abiotic stresses and climate change
• crops, wild-type relatives, orphan crops, natural ecosystems
• plant DNA damage response (DDR)
• DDR regulation at multiple levels
• DNA damage and repair in in vitro tissue culture
• DNA repair and genome editing tools
• DNA repair pathways
• irradiation treatments between breeding programs and genomic damage
• microRNAs and DNA repair
• omics approaches to understand DDR
• preservation of genome integrity
• reactive oxygen species (ROS) and DNA damage

Title: Cytogenetic and molecular effects of kaolin’s foliar application in grapevine under summer stress
Authors: -
Affiliation: -

Title: Exploring the function of TDP1α and TDP1β genes in a panel of Arabidopsis thaliana DDR mutants
Authors: Anna Bertoncini, Paola Pagano, Maher-Un Nisa, Cécile Raynaud, Anca Macovei
Affiliation: -