Key Genes Involved in the Saline–Water Stress Tolerance of Aloe vera
María Mota-Ituarte, Jesús Josafath Quezada-Rivera, Aurelio Pedroza-Sandoval, Jorge Sáenz-Mata, Rafael Minjares-Fuentes · 2025
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María Mota-Ituarte and co-authors probe salt tolerance genes in aloe vera in a 2025 study. The plant shrugs off harsh conditions, but the molecular switches behind that toughness are poorly mapped. The team tracked three genes while varying salt in the water and soil moisture.
Two genes, AOG and GMMT, ran higher when water was plentiful than under deficit, with AOG peaking at moderate salt. The third, ABA2, surged up to fivefold under dry soil at that same salt level, then faded when salt rose higher. Sugar alcohol content in the plant climbed with salt regardless of moisture. Each gene answered the combined stress in its own way.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | María Mota-Ituarte, Jesús Josafath Quezada-Rivera, Aurelio Pedroza-Sandoval, Jorge Sáenz-Mata, Rafael Minjares-Fuentes |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |