Moving On Up: H(+)-PPase Mediated Crop Improvement

Roberto A Gaxiola; Kamesh Regmi; Kendal D Hirschi

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.12.016

Moving On Up: H(+)-PPase Mediated Crop Improvement

Trends Biotechnol. 2016 May;34(5):347-349. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.12.016. Epub 2016 Jan 23.

Authors

Roberto A Gaxiola¹, Kamesh Regmi², Kendal D Hirschi³

Affiliations

¹ School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 852872, USA. Electronic address: Roberto.gaxiola@asu.edu.
² School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 852872, USA.
³ USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 26818803
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.12.016

Abstract

Upregulation of H(+)-PPase in diverse crop systems triggers agriculturally beneficial phenotypes including augmented stress tolerance, improved water and nutrient use efficiencies, and increased biomass and yield. We argue that further research is warranted to maximize the full potential of this simple and successful biotechnology.

MeSH terms

Biotechnology
Crops, Agricultural* / enzymology
Crops, Agricultural* / genetics
Crops, Agricultural* / metabolism
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Inorganic Pyrophosphatase* / genetics
Inorganic Pyrophosphatase* / metabolism
Oryza / enzymology
Oryza / genetics
Oryza / metabolism
Salt Tolerance
Sucrose / metabolism
Up-Regulation*

Substances

Sucrose
Inorganic Pyrophosphatase