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Interpreting the potential of biogenic TiO2 nanoparticles on enhancing soybean resilience to salinity via maintaining ion homeostasis and minimizing malondialdehyde

Researchers found that titanium dioxide nanoparticles derived from plants helped soybean crops tolerate salt stress by improving water retention, boosting antioxidant defenses, and keeping beneficial minerals like potassium in balance — offering a potential tool for farming in salt-affected soils.

2025 Scientific Reports 14 citations
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Galaxolide-contaminated soil and tolerance strategies in soybean plants using biofertilization and selenium nanoparticle supplementation

Researchers studied how biofertilization with plant growth-promoting bacteria and selenium nanoparticle supplementation can help soybean plants tolerate galaxolide contamination in soil. The study found that these treatments significantly reduced oxidative stress markers and improved plant physiological traits, suggesting a potential strategy for supporting crop growth in contaminated soils.

2023 Frontiers in Plant Science 7 citations
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Dopamine Hydrochloride Alleviates the Salt-induced Stress in Glycine max (L.) Merr. plant

This paper is not about microplastics. It studied how dopamine hydrochloride can alleviate salt stress in soybean plants by improving antioxidant defenses and molecular responses. The study has no connection to microplastic contamination or human health effects from plastic pollution.

2024 Journal of soil science and plant nutrition 6 citations
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Expression Profile of Glutathione-S-Transferase Gene Family in Response to Cu(OH)2 Nanopesticide in Maize

This paper is not about microplastics; it examines how glutathione-S-transferase genes in maize respond to copper hydroxide nanopesticide exposure.

2023 Research Square (Research Square)
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Unraveling the Complex Physiological, Biochemical, and Transcriptomic Responses of Pea Sprouts to Salinity Stress

Researchers investigated the physiological, biochemical, and transcriptomic responses of pea sprouts to high salinity stress, analyzing the ascorbic acid-glutathione cycle, endogenous hormone levels, metabolite profiles, and gene expression patterns. The study revealed coordinated redox-metabolic adjustments and transcriptome reprogramming that mediate ionic stress tolerance in this nutrient-rich crop.

2025 Genes
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Combined physiological and biochemical analysis and molecular biotechnology for atrazine residue reduction in soybeans

This study combined physiological, biochemical, and molecular biotechnology analyses to investigate the stress response of an organism or crop to a specific environmental challenge. The multi-level approach revealed coordinated cellular defense mechanisms at the gene expression and protein activity level.

2024 TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Ectopic Expression of AeNAC83, a NAC Transcription Factor from Abelmoschus esculentus, Inhibits Growth and Confers Tolerance to Salt Stress in Arabidopsis

Researchers found that the NAC transcription factor AeNAC83 from okra inhibits plant growth while conferring salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis, with gene silencing increasing biomass but reducing salt resistance, revealing a growth-stress tolerance trade-off mediated by this transcription factor.

2022 International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 citations
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Melatonin enhances salt tolerance in sorghum by modulating photosynthetic performance, osmoregulation, antioxidant defense, and ion homeostasis

Exogenous melatonin application was found to enhance salt tolerance in sorghum by improving photosynthetic performance and modulating antioxidant responses during salt stress. The findings suggest melatonin could be a practical tool for improving crop resilience under salinity conditions.

2023 Open Life Sciences 25 citations
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Integrative Physiological and Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Mechanism of Cd Tolerance in Sinapis alba

This paper is not about microplastics; it uses transcriptomics and physiological measurements to understand how white mustard (Sinapis alba) tolerates cadmium heavy metal stress at the molecular level.

2023 Genes 6 citations
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Integrative phenotypic-transcriptomic analysis of soybean plants subjected to multifactorial stress combination

Researchers subjected soybean plants to combinations of three or more simultaneous abiotic stresses (multifactorial stress combination) and used integrative phenotypic-transcriptomic analysis to characterize responses, finding that MFSC caused more severe growth decline than any individual stress. The study identifies transcriptomic signatures of multifactorial stress and highlights how climate change-associated combined stressors threaten crop production.

2023 4 citations
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Toxicity effects of nanoplastics on soybean (Glycine max L.): Mechanisms and transcriptomic analysis

Researchers exposed soybean plants to polystyrene nanoplastics and observed inhibited stem and root growth, increased oxidative stress, and disrupted photosynthesis. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that nanoplastics altered the expression of genes involved in plant stress responses, hormone signaling, and metabolic pathways. The study suggests that nanoplastic contamination in agricultural soils could negatively affect crop growth and yield at the molecular level.

2022 Chemosphere 61 citations
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Two sigma and two mu class genes of glutathione S-transferase in the waterflea Daphnia pulex: Molecular characterization and transcriptional response to nanoplastic exposure

Researchers cloned and characterized four glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes from the freshwater crustacean Daphnia pulex, identifying two mu-class and two sigma-class isoforms involved in detoxification responses. The characterization of these antioxidant enzymes provides a foundation for using Daphnia as a bioindicator of oxidative stress from pollutants including microplastics.

2020 Chemosphere 40 citations
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Glutathione treatment suppresses the adverse effects of microplastics in rice

Researchers found that exogenous glutathione application can suppress the adverse effects of microplastics on rice growth, mitigating oxidative stress and protecting yield by bolstering the plant's antioxidant defense system against microplastic-induced damage.

2023 Chemosphere 43 citations
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Particle-Specific Toxicity of Copper Nanoparticles to Soybean (Glycine max L.): Effects of Nanoparticle Concentration and Natural Organic Matter

Researchers found that copper nanoparticle toxicity to soybean is primarily driven by dissolved copper ions rather than nanoparticles themselves, with natural organic matter reducing toxicity by complexing the ions and limiting bioavailability.

2021 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 6 citations
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Mitigation of microplastic toxicity in soybean by synthetic bacterial community and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interaction: Altering carbohydrate metabolism, hormonal transduction, and genes associated with lipid and protein metabolism

Researchers found that inoculating soybean plants with a combination of mycorrhizal fungi and beneficial bacteria helped protect them from microplastic-induced stress, improving biomass, seed quality, antioxidant defenses, and hormone balance. The study suggests that soil microbe communities could be harnessed as a sustainable strategy to help crops cope with growing microplastic contamination in agricultural soils.

2024 Plant Stress 4 citations
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Halotolerant Plant Growth Promoting Bacilli from Sundarban Mangrove Mitigate the Effects of Salinity Stress on Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Growth

This study found that salt-tolerant Bacillus bacteria from the Sundarbans mangrove can help pearl millet cope with salinity stress. Mangrove environments are important microplastic sinks, and the bacteria from these habitats also show potential for agricultural applications in saline soils.

2023 Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences 2 citations
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Glutathione S-Transferases in Marine Copepods

This review summarized the biology of glutathione S-transferase enzymes in marine copepods, describing their roles in detoxifying contaminants including plasticizers and persistent organic pollutants, and highlighting their potential as biomarkers for assessing chemical stress in oceanic zooplankton communities.

2021 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 17 citations
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Response of soybean (Glycine max L.) seedlings to polystyrene nanoplastics: Physiological, biochemical, and molecular perspectives

Researchers examined the effects of polystyrene nanoplastics on soybean seedlings in a hydroponic experiment and confirmed that the nanoparticles were taken up by plant roots. The study found that nanoplastic exposure negatively affected growth, increased mineral content in roots and leaves, caused oxidative stress, and altered gene expression related to stress response and hormone signaling pathways.

2022 Environmental Pollution 60 citations
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Growth, Stoichiometry, and Palatability of Suaeda salsa From Different Habitats Are Demonstrated by Differentially Expressed Proteins and Their Enriched Pathways

Two color variants of the halophyte Suaeda salsa show differences in growth and chemical composition linked to their intertidal versus inland habitats. Protein expression analysis revealed that habitat-driven stress responses shape the plant's nutritional and ecological properties.

2021 Frontiers in Plant Science 10 citations
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Heterologous expression and functional characterization of cysteamine dioxygenase from the deep-sea mussel Bathymodiolus septemdierum

Researchers heterologously expressed and characterized cysteamine dioxygenase from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussel, elucidating its role in the biosynthesis of hypotaurine — a compound thought to protect these invertebrates from the toxic hydrogen sulfide present in vent fluids. The work advances understanding of sulfide detoxification pathways in chemosynthetic vent organisms.

2023 Fisheries Science 2 citations
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Exogenously Applied Sodium Nitroprusside Alleviated Cadmium Toxicity in Different Aromatic Rice Cultivars by Improving Nitric Oxide Accumulation and Modulating Oxidative Metabolism

Researchers investigated whether spraying sodium nitroprusside, a compound that releases nitric oxide, could help aromatic rice plants cope with cadmium-contaminated soil. They found that the treatment reduced oxidative stress markers in the plants and improved photosynthesis, yield, and grain quality across three rice varieties. The study suggests that nitric oxide supplementation may offer a practical approach for growing rice more safely in heavy metal-polluted agricultural areas.

2024 Agronomy 4 citations
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A Review on Enzymatic Response to Salt Stress and Genomic/Metagenomic Analysis of Adaptation Protein in Hypersaline Environment

This review examines how microorganisms survive in high-salt environments, focusing on the enzymes and genes that help them cope with osmotic stress. Understanding salt-tolerant microbes is relevant to bioremediation of polluted environments, including those contaminated with plastics or chemical waste.

2021 Journal of Tropical Life Science 8 citations
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Analysis of Physio-biochemical responses and expressional profiling of DREB transcription factors for drought stress tolerance in Aegilops tauschii Coss

Researchers studied how the wild wheat relative Aegilops tauschii responds to drought stress at physiological and molecular levels. They found activation of specific transcription factors that help regulate stress tolerance genes. These findings have implications for developing drought-resistant wheat varieties through genetic improvement programs.

2023 Research Square (Research Square)
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sll1019 and slr1259 encoding glyoxalase II improve tolerance of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to methylglyoxal- and ethanol- induced oxidative stress by glyoxalase pathway

Researchers investigated the roles of glyoxalase II genes sll1019 and slr1259 in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 under methylglyoxal and ethanol stress using transcriptomics and metabolomics, finding that both genes enhance tolerance by upregulating the glyoxalase detoxification pathway and increasing antioxidants including glutathione and superoxide dismutase. The genes also indirectly protected photosystem I and II function and supported metabolic networks for energy acquisition and nutrient transport under oxidative stress.

2024 Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1 citations