Adaptation Begins at the Wall: Hormonal Control of Cell-Wall Plasticity Under Abiotic Stresses
- 1Agricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
- 2Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Phytomedicine Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Education, Institute for Safflower Industry Research of Shihezi University, Pharmacy College of Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
- 3Northern Key Laboratory of Saline-Tolerant Soybean Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Faculty of Agronomy, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
Abstract
The plant cell wall functions as both a mechanical framework and a dynamic environmental sensor, with its remodeling tightly coordinated by phytohormone signaling and cell-wall integrity (CWI) surveillance. This review synthesizes how hormonal networks regulate wall processes including cellulose deposition, pectin modification, and lignification translating extracellular perturbations via receptor kinases and second messengers into adaptive growth responses. We argue that abiotic stress resilience does not stem from uniformly reinforced walls, but from the capacity to dynamically tune wall mechanics in a spatiotemporally precise manner. Evaluating emerging tools like spatial multi-omics and precision genome editing, we propose a translational roadmap to engineer context-dependent wall plasticity. Integrating causal genetics with field-level phenotyping will be essential for developing climate-resilient crops that maintain yield stability under fluctuating environments.
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BibTeX
@article{amin2026adaptation,
title = {{Adaptation Begins at the Wall: Hormonal Control of Cell-Wall Plasticity Under Abiotic Stresses}},
author = {Nooral Amin and Jiao Jiao and Guangyuan Ma and Lifei Liu and Naveed Ahmad and Jian Wei},
journal = {Biomolecules},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3390/biom16101489},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/10/1489},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Adaptation Begins at the Wall: Hormonal Control of Cell-Wall Plasticity Under Abiotic Stresses
AU - Nooral Amin
AU - Jiao Jiao
AU - Guangyuan Ma
AU - Lifei Liu
AU - Naveed Ahmad
AU - Jian Wei
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - Biomolecules
DO - 10.3390/biom16101489
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/16/10/1489
AB - The plant cell wall functions as both a mechanical framework and a dynamic environmental sensor, with its remodeling tightly coordinated by phytohormone signaling and cell-wall integrity (CWI) surveillance. This review synthesizes how hormonal networks regulate wall processes including cellulose deposition, pectin modification, and lignification translating extracellular perturbations via receptor kinases and second messengers into adaptive growth responses. We argue that abiotic stress resilience does not stem from uniformly reinforced walls, but from the capacity to dynamically tune wall mechanics in a spatiotemporally precise manner. Evaluating emerging tools like spatial multi-omics and precision genome editing, we propose a translational roadmap to engineer context-dependent wall plasticity. Integrating causal genetics with field-level phenotyping will be essential for developing climate-resilient crops that maintain yield stability under fluctuating environments.
SN - 2218-273X
ER -