Hormone-metabolism crosstalk in plants: an integrated signaling network coordinating growth and stress adaptation
Ghulam Murtaza, Zeeshan Ahmed, Sajid Ullah, Mohammed S Alotaibi, Sajad Ali, Rashid Iqbal · 2026
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Murtaza and co-authors argue that plant hormones should not be drawn as one-way pipelines, in this 2026 review. They are better seen as a two-way conversation with metabolism. Hormones steer growth and stress responses, yet the review shows sugars, amino acids, and metabolites talk back, adjusting how much hormone a plant makes, moves, senses, and destroys.
The synthesis covers ten signaling systems, from auxin and gibberellins to melatonin. It identifies shared metabolic nodes that coordinate several pathways at once. These include sucrose and its signal trehalose-6-phosphate. They also include the acid-cycle intermediates citrate and malate. Redox guardians such as glutathione and ascorbate round out the list. New tools including live hormone biosensors, single-cell omics, and isotope tracing are moving the field from static maps to predictive models. The authors frame the view as a guide to engineering crops that balance growth against stress tolerance.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ghulam Murtaza, Zeeshan Ahmed, Sajid Ullah, Mohammed S Alotaibi, Sajad Ali, Rashid Iqbal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 91 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |