Stress Adaptation Research Unit

Laboratories

Publications

2019

Original Papers

Zahedi SM, Abdelrahman M, Hosseini MS, Hoveizeh NF, *Tran LS (2019). Alleviation of the effect of salinity on growth and yield of strawberry by foliar spray of selenium-nanoparticles. Environ Pollut (doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.078).

Chang C, Tian L, Ma L, Weiqiang L, Nasir F, Li X, *Tran LS, Tian C (2019). Differential responses of molecular mechanisms and physiochemical characters in wild and cultivated soybeans against invasion by the pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl. Physiol Plant (doi: 10.1111/ppl.12870).

Abdel Latef A, Mostofa MG, Rahman MM, Abdel-Farid IB, *Tran LS (2019). Extracts from yeast and carrot roots enhance maize performance under seawater-induced salt stress by altering physiol-biochemical characteristics of stressed plants. J Plant Growth Regul (doi: 10.1007/s00344-018-9906-8).

Salemi F, Nasr Esfahani M, *Tran LS (2019). Mechanistic insights into osmopriming-induced tolerance of early growth of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) under low water potential. Ind Crops Prod 19:436-45.

Tian L, Chang C, Ma L, Nasir F, Zhang J, Li W, *Tran LS, Tian C (2019). Comparative study of the mycorrhizal root transcriptomes of wild and cultivated rice in response to the pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae. Rice 12:35.

Bao A, Chen H, Chen L, Chen S, Hao Q, Guo W, Qiu D, Shan Z, Yang Z, Yuan S, Zhang C, Zhang X, Li X, Liu B, Kong F, Zhou X, *Tran LS, Cao D (2019). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis of GmSPL9 genes alters plant architecture in soybean. BMC Plant Biol 19:131.

Zhang P, Wang R, Ju Q, Li W, Tran LS, Xu J (2019). The R2R3-MYB transcription factor MYB49 regulates cadmium accumulation. Plant Physiol 180:529-42.

Li W, Nguyen KH, Ha CV, Watanabe Y, *Tran LS (2019). Crosstalk between the cytokinin and MAX2 signaling pathways in growth and callus formation of Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 511:300-6.

Nguyen KH, Mostofa MG, Watanabe Y, Tran CD, Rahman MM, *Tran LS (2019). Overexpression of GmNAC085 enhances drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by regulating glutathione biosynthesis, redox balance and glutathione-dependent detoxification of reactive oxygen species and methylglyoxal. Environ Exp Bot 161:242-54.

Shabanian S, Nasr Esfahani M, Karamian R, *Tran LS (2019). Salicylic acid modulates cutting-induced physiological and biochemical responses to delay senescence in two gerbera cultivars. Plant Growth Regul 87:245-56.

Rahman MM, Mostofa MG, Rahman MA, Miah MG, Saha SR, Karim MA, Akter M, Keya SS, Islam M, *Tran LS (2019). Insight into salt tolerance mechanisms of the halophyte Achras sapota: an important fruit tree for agriculture in coastal areas. Protoplasma 256:181-91.

Review Papers

Bao A, Chen H, Zhou X, Cao D, *Tran LS (2019). CRISPR/Cas9 system and its applications in crop genome editing. Crit Rev Biotechnol 39:321-36.

2018

Original Papers

Jemo M, Dhiba D, Hashem A, Abd_Allah EF, Alqarawi AA, *Tran LS (2018). Mycorrhizal fungal community structure in tropical humid soils under fallow and cropping conditions. Sci Rep 8:17061.

Tahjib-Ul-Arif M, Siddiqui MN, Sohag AAM, Sakil MA, Rahman MM, Polash MAS, Mostofa MG, *Tran LS (2018). Salicylic acid-mediated enhancement of photosynthesis attributes and antioxidant capacity contributes to yield improvement of maize plants under salt stress. J Plant Growth Regul 37:1318-30.

Chu HD, Nguyen KH, Watanabe Y, Le DT, Pham TLT, Mochida K, *Tran LS (2018). Identification, structural characterization and gene expression analysis of members of the nuclear factor-Y family in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under dehydration and abscisic acid treatments. Int J Mol Sci 19:3290.

Tran CD, Chu HD, Nguyen KH, Watanabe Y, Tran KD, *Tran LS (2018). Genome-wide identification of the TCP transcription factor family in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and their transcriptional responses to dehydration and exogenous abscisic acid treatments. J Plant Growth Regul 37:1286-99.

Shi S, Tian L, Nasir F, Li X, Li, W, *Tran LS, Tian C (2018). Impact of domestication on the evolution of rhizomicrobiome of rice in response to the presence of Magnaporthe oryzae. Plant Physiol Biochem 132:156-65.

Li W, Nishiyama R, Watanabe Y, Ha CV, Kojima M, An P, Tian C, Sakakibara H, *Tran LS (2018). Effects of overproduced ethylene on the contents of other phytohormones and expression of their key biosynthetic genes. Plant Physiol Biochem 128:170-7.

Le DT, Nguyen KL, Chu HD, Vu NT, Pham TTL, *Tran LS (2018). Functions of the evolutionarily conserved plant methionine-S-sulfoxide reductase without catalytic residue. Protoplasma 225: 1741-50.

Tian L, Shi S, Ma L, Nasir F, Li X, *Tran LS, Tian C (2018). Co-evolutionary associations between root-associated microbiomes and root transcriptomes in wild and cultivated rice varieties. Plant Physiol Biochem 128:134-41.

Nguyen KH, Mostofa MG, Li W, Ha CV, Watanabe Y, Le DT, Thao NP, *Tran LS (2018). The soybean transcription factor GmNAC085 enhances drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Environ Exp Bot 151:12-20.

Tian L, Shi S, Nasir F, Chang C, Li W, *Tran LS, Tian C (2018). Comparative analysis of the root transcriptomes of cultivated and wild rice varieties in response to Magnaporthe grisea infection revealed both common and species-specific pathogen responses. Rice 11:26.

Luo S, Tian L, Chang C, Wang S, Zhang J, Zhou X, *Tran LS, Tian C (2018). Grass and maize vegetation systems restore saline-sodic soils in the Songnen Plain of northeast China. Land Degrad Develop 29:1107-19.

Kurjogi M, Satapute P, Jogaiah S, Abdelrahman M, Daddam JR, Ramu V, *Tran LS (2018). Computational modeling of the staphylococcal enterotoxins and their interaction with natural antitoxin compounds. Int J Mol Sci 19:133.

Shabanian S, Nasr Esfahani M, Karamian R, *Tran LS (2018). Physiological and biochemical modifications by postharvest treatment with sodium nitroprusside extend vase life of cut flowers of two gerbera cultivars. Postharvest Biol Technol 137:1-8.

Kumari P, Singh S, Yadav S, *Tran LS (2018). Pretreatment of seeds with thidiazuron delimits its negative effects on explants and promotes regeneration in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Plant Cell Tissue Organ Cult 133:103-14.

Jogaiah S, Abdelrahman M, Tran LS, Ito S (2018). Different mechanisms of Trichoderma virens-mediated resistance in tomato against Fusarium wilt involve the jasmonic and salicylic acid pathways. Mol Plant Pathol 19:870-82.

Abdel Latef A, Srivastava AK, El-sadek MSA, Kordrostami M, *Tran LS (2018). Titanium dioxide nanoparticles improve growth and enhance tolerance of broad bean plants under saline soil conditions. Land Degrad Develop 29:1065-73.

Review Papers

Abiala MA, Abdelrahman M, Burritt DJ, *Tran LS (2018). Salt stress tolerance mechanisms and potential applications of legumes for sustainable reclamation of salt‐degraded soils. Land Degrad Develop 29:3812-22.

Mostofa MG, Weiqiang L, Nguyen KH, Fujita M, *Tran LS (2018). Strigolactones in plant adaptation to abiotic stresses: an emerging avenue of plant research. Plant Cell Environ 41:2227-43.

Abdelrahman M, Al-Sadi AM, Pour-Aboughadareh A, Burritt DJ, *Tran LS (2018). Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis: an opportunity for yield improvements of crop plants grown under environmental stresses. Plant Physiol Biochem 131:31-6.

Mostofa MG, Ghosh A, Fujita M, *Tran LS (2018). Methylglyoxal – a signaling molecule in plant abiotic stress responses. Free Radic Biol Med 122:96-109.

Abdelrahman M, Jogaiah S, Burritt DJ, *Tran LS (2018). Legume genetic resources and transcriptome dynamics under abiotic stress conditions. Plant Cell Environ 41:1972-83.

Srivastava S, Upadhyay MK, Srivastava AK, Abdelrahman M, Suprasanna P, *Tran LS (2018). Cellular and subcellular phosphate transport machinery in plants. Int J Mol Sci 19:1914.

Abdelrahman M, El-Sayed MA, Hashem A, Abd_Allah EF, Alqarawi AA, Burritt DJ, *Tran LS (2018). Metabolomics and transcriptomics in legumes under phosphate deficiency in relation to nitrogen fixation by root nodules. Front Plant Sci 9:922.

Cao D, Li Y, Liu B, Kong F, *Tran LS (2018). Adaptive mechanisms of soybean grown on salt-affected soils. Land Degrad Develop 29:1054-64.

Nasir F, Tian L, Chang C, Gao Y, *Tran LS, Tian C (2018). Toward understanding mechanistic defense of rice (Oryza sativa) in response to Magnaporthe oryzae’s infection. Semin Cell Dev Biol 83:95-105.

Abdelrahman M, Burritt DJ, *Tran LS (2018). The use of metabolomic quantitative trait locus mapping and osmotic adjustment traits for the improvement of crop yields under environmental stresses. Semin Cell Dev Biol 83:86-94.

Book Chapter・Book Edition

Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 2 - Exploring RNAi, Genome Editing and Systems Biology, 2018, Eds. Kumar V, Wani SH, Suprasanna P, Tran LS, Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland.

Salinity Responses and Tolerance in Plants, Volume 1 - Targeting Sensory, Transport and Signaling Mechanisms, 2018, Eds. Kumar V, Wani SH, Suprasanna P, Tran LS, Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland.

Plant Micronutrient Use Efficiency - Molecular and Genomic Perspectives in Crop Plants, 2018, Eds. Hossain MA, Kamiya T, Burritt DJ, Tran LS, Fujiwara T, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA 02139.

2017

Original Papers

Jogaiah S, Kurjogi M, Abdelrahman M, Nagabhushana H, Tran LS (2017). Ganoderma applanatum-mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: structural characterization and in vitro and in vivo biomedical and agrochemical properties. Arabian J Chemistry, doi. 10.1016/j.arabjc.2017.12.002.
Abstract

Jemo M, Sulieman S, Bekkaoui F, Olomide OAK, Hashem A, Abd_Allah EF, Alqarawi AA, Tran LS (2017). Comparative analysis of the combined effects of different water and phosphate levels on growth and biological nitrogen fixation of nine cowpea varieties. Front Plant Sci 8:2111.
Abstract

Li W, Nguyen KH, Chu HD, Ha CV, Watanabe Y, Osakabe Y, Leyva-González MA, Sato M, Toyooka K, Voges L, Tanaka M, Mostofa MG, Seki M, Seo M, Yamaguchi S, Nelson DC, Herrera-Estrella L, Tran LS (2017). The karrikin receptor KAI2 promotes drought resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS Genet 13:e1007076.
Open Access

Siddiqui MN, Mostofa MG, Abu Sayed Md, Srivastava AS, Hasan MS, Tran LS (2017). Impact of salt-induced toxicity on growth and yield-potential of local wheat cultivars: oxidative stress and ion toxicity are among the major determinants of salt-tolerant capacity. Chemosphere 187:385-394.
Abstract

Abdel Latef A, Srivastava AK, Saber H, Alwaleed EA, Tran LS (2017). Sargassum muticum and Jania rubens seaweeds regulate amino acid metabolism to improve growth and alleviate salinity in chickpea. Sci Rep 7:10537.
Abstract

Nasr Esfahani M, Inoue K, Chu HD, Nguyen KH, Ha CV, Watanabe Y, Burritt DJ, Herrera-Estrella L, Mochida K, Tran LS (2017). Comparative transcriptome analysis of nodules of two Mesorhizobium-chickpea associations with differential symbiotic efficiency under phosphate deficiency. Plant J 91:911-926.
Abstract

Jogaiah S, Abdelrahman M, Tran LS, Ito S (2017). Different mechanisms of Trichoderma virens-mediated resistance in tomato against Fusarium wilt involve the jasmonic and salicylic acid pathways. Mol Plant Pathol (doi: 10.1111/mpp.12571).
Abstract

Nguyen HM, Sako K, Matsui A, Suzuki Y, Mostofa MG, Ha CV, Tanaka M, Tran LS, Habu Y and Seki M (2017). Ethanol enhances high-salinity stress tolerance by detoxifying reactive oxygen species in Arabidopsis thaliana and rice. Front Plant Sci 8:1001.
Abstract

Abdelrahman M, Ali H, El-Sayed M, Tanaka, Tran LS (2017). Isolation and characterization of Cepa2, a natural alliospiroside A, from shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) with anticancer activity. Plant Physiol Biochem 116:167-73.
Abstract

Akram S, Siddiqui MN, Hussain BMN, Bari MAA, Mostofa MG, Hossain MA, Tran LS (2017). Exogenous glutathione modulates salinity tolerance of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] at reproductive stage. J Plant Growth Regul 36:877-888.

Mostofa MG, Hossain MA, Siddiqui MN, Fujita M, Tran LS (2017). Phenotypical, physiological and biochemical analyses provide insight into selenium-induced phytotoxicity in rice plants. Chemosphere 178:212-23.
Abstract

Review Papers

Abdelrahman M, El-Sayed M, Jogaiah S, David J. Burritt, Tran LS (2017). “STAY-GREEN” trait and phytohormone signaling network under heat stress. Plant Cell Rep 36:1009-25.

Hoang XLT, Nhi DNH, Thu NBA, Thao NP, Tran LS (2017). Transcription factors and their roles in signal transduction in plants under abiotic stresses. Curr Genomics 18:483-497.

AbuQamar S, Moustafa K, Tran LS (2017). Mechanisms and strategies of plant defense against Botrytis cinerea. Crit Rev Biotechnol 37:262-74.

Book Chapter・Book Edition

Mochida K, Tran LS (2017) Transcription factors in Jatropha, in "The Jatropha Genome (Compendium of Plant Genomes)", Ed. Tsuchimoto S, Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland. 47-60.

Li W, Tran LS (2017) Effects of ethylene on seed germination of halophyte plants under salt stress, in "Ethylene Signaling", Methods in Molecular Biology series, Eds. Binder B, Schaller GE. Springer Science+Business Media, Humana Press, New York, pp. 253-259.

Glutathione in plant growth, development and stress tolerance, 2017, Eds. Hossain MA, Mostofa MG, Vivancos D, Fujita M, Burritt DJ, Tran LS, Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland.

Plant Macronutrient Use Efficiency - Molecular and Genomic Perspectives in Crop Plants”, 2017, Eds. Hossain MA, Kamiya T, Burritt DJ, Tran LS, Fujiwara T, Elsevier, Cambridge, MA 02139.

Legume N2 Fixation in Soils with Low Phosphorus Availability - Adaptation and Regulatory Implication", 2017, Eds. Sulieman S, Tran LS, Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland.

2016

Original Papers

Govind SR, Jogaiah S, Abdelrahman M, Huntrike SS, Tran LS (2016) Exogenous trehalose treatment enhances the activities of defense-related enzymes and triggers resistance against downy mildew disease of pearl millet. Front Plant Sci 7:1593.
Open Access

Jogaiah S, Kurjogi M, Govind SR, Huntrike SS, Basappa VA, Tran LS (2016) Isolation and evaluation of proteolytic actinomycete isolates as novel inducers of pearl millet downy mildew disease protection. Sci Rep 6:30789.
Open Access

Nasr Esfahani M, Kusano M, Nguyen KH, Watanabe Y, Ha CV, Saito K, Sulieman S, Herrera-Estrella L, Tran LS (2016) Adaptation of the symbiotic Mesorhizobium–chickpea relationship to phosphate deficiency relies on reprogramming of whole plant metabolism. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 113:E4610-9.
Open Access

Li W, Nguyen KH, Watanabe Y, Yamaguchi S, Tran LS (2016) OaMAX2 of Orobanche aegyptiaca and Arabidopsis AtMAX2 share conserved functions in both development and drought responses. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 478:521-6.
Abstract

Chu HD, Nguyen KL, Watanabe Y, Le DT, Tran LS (2016) Expression analyses of soybean genes encoding methionine-R-sulfoxide reductase under various conditions suggest a possible role in the adaptation to stress. Appl Biol Chem 59:681-7.
Abstract

Jogaiah S, Shetty HS, Ito S, Tran LS (2016) Enhancement of downy mildew disease resistance in pearl millet by the G_app7 bioactive compound produced by Ganoderma applanatum. Plant Physiol Biochem 105: 109-17.
Abstract

Ahmad P, Abdel Latef A, Hashem A, Abd_Allah E, Gucel S, Tran LS (2016) Nitric oxide mitigates salt stress by regulating levels of osmolytes and antioxidant enzymes in chickpea. Front Plant Sci 7:347.
Abstract

Abdelrahman M, Abdel-Motaal F, El-Sayed M, Jogaiah S, Shigyo M, Ito S, Tran LS (2016) Dissection of Trichoderma longibrachiatum-induced defense in onion (Allium cepa L.) against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepa by target metabolite profiling. Plant Science. 246, 128-138.
Open Access

Abdel Latef A, Tran LS (2016) Impacts of priming with silicon on the growth and tolerance of maize plants to alkaline stress. Front Plant Sci. 7, 243.
Open Access

Nguyen KH, Ha CV, Nishiyama R, Watanabe Y, Leyva-González MA, Fujita Y, Tran UT, Li W, Tanaka M, Seki M, Schaller GE, Herrera-Estrella L, Tran LS (2016) Arabidopsis type B cytokinin response regulators ARR1, ARR10, and ARR12 negatively regulate plant responses to drought. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 113, 3090–3095
Open Access

Li W, Yamaguchi S, Khan MA, An P, Liu X, Tran LS (2016) Roles of gibberellins and abscisic acid in regulating germination of Suaeda salsa dimorphic seeds under salt stress. Front Plant Sci. 6, 1235
Open Access

Review Papers

Hoque TS, Hossain MA, Mostofa MG, Burritt DJ, Fujita M, Tran LS (2016) Methylglyoxal: a potent signaling molecule in plant abiotic stress responses and tolerance. Front Plant Sci 7:1341.

Li W, Herrera-Estrella L, Tran LS (2016) The yin-and-yang of cytokinin homeostasis and drought acclimation/adaptation. Trends Plant Sci 21:548-50.

Guihéneuf F, Khan A, Tran LS (2016) Genetic engineering: a promising tool to engender physiological, biochemical, and molecular stress resilience in green microalgae. Front Plant Sci 7:420.

Singh A, Pandey A, Srivastava AK, Tran LS, Girdhar PK (2016) Plant protein phosphatase 2C: genomic diversity to functional multiplicity and importance in stress management. Crit Rev Biotechnol 36:1023-35.
Abstract

Sytar O, Brestic M, Zivcak M, Tran LS (2016) The contribution of buckwheat genetic resources to health and dietary diversity. Curr Genomics. 17:193-206.
Abstract

Srivastava AK, Suprasanna P, Nguyen DV, Tran LS (2016) Multifaceted role of aquaporins as molecular conduits in plant responses to abiotic stresses. Crit Rev Biotechnol 36:389-98.
Abstract

Book Chapter・Book Edition

Thu NBA, Mai TT, Hoang XLT, Thao NP, Sulieman S, Tran LS (2016) Cytokinin signaling in plant responses to abiotic stresses, in "Mechanism of Plant Hormone Signaling under Stress", ed. Girdhar K Pandey. Wiley-Blackwell, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, USA. pp. 71-100.

Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants, Vol 2: Molecular and Genetic Perspectives", 2016, Eds. Hossain MA, Wani SH, Bhattachajee S, Burritt DJ, Tran LS, Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland.