Ethylene Signaling in Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Physiology and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 4628
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In response to internal and external stimuli, signaling of the gaseous plant hormone ethylene integrates with other signaling networks and regulates a wide range of biological processes throughout plant growth and development. Ethylene signaling has been investigated for more than three decades, primarily on the model plant Arabidopsis. Throughout the course of study, along with new findings, hypothetical models have been proposed and revised. The present model sufficiently explains the underlying mechanism of ethylene signaling under the defined genetic framework. It appears that ethylene signaling is clear and needs no further investigations. On the other hand, a model at any stage, in a sense, is hypothetical, testing the limit and validity of a hypothesis, and, in the meantime, restricts the exploration into other territories or possibilities that do not fit into the defined framework. When epistatic alleles are too often inferred as a downstream component, the underlying complexity of molecular mechanisms may be neglected. While clean data and straightforward conclusions that generate the simplest explanation are always favored, Occam’s razor leaves little room for uncertainty that stimulates creative thinking and discussion, and for facts that cannot be simply explained. In this Special Issue, studies involving innovative research tools and other model plants, perspectives, preliminary or negative findings, confirmations, and refutations will be an invaluable part of the process of generating knowledge towards an in-depth understanding of ethylene signaling and possibly uncovering hidden facts under “Occam’s broom”.
Prof. Dr. Chi-Kuang Wen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ethylene
- ethylene signaling
- ethylene biosynthesis
- ACC
- epigenetics
- omics
- evolution
- translation
- redundancy
