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plant VQ proteins

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Aliases

Valine-glutamine motif proteins, VQ proteins

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What the tool is doing

VQ proteins are plant-specific transcriptional co-regulators that participate in stress adaptation by interacting with WRKY transcription factors, MAPK cascades, and hormone signaling pathways. The abstract presents them as multifunctional regulators of abiotic and biotic stress responses.

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Resources required

For practical exploitation in crops, the abstract specifically points to CRISPR-based editing and multi-omics approaches. Their function also depends on interaction with broader signaling components such as WRKY factors, MAPKs, and hormone pathways.

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What problem it solves

They provide a regulatory node for coordinating drought, salinity, temperature, and pathogen-response programs. The review frames them as promising targets for developing climate-resilient crops.

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What it does not solve

The abstract does not show that VQ proteins alone solve all stress-resilience challenges, and it explicitly notes unresolved post-translational, tissue-specific, and cross-stress integration questions.

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Alternatives

The abstract does not name alternative tool classes for crop stress engineering, but it does mention CRISPR-based editing and multi-omics as enabling approaches for exploiting VQ genes.

Source 1DOIPubMed

Evidence Snippets

Valine-glutamine motif proteins (VQ), plant-specific transcriptional co-regulators harboring the conserved FxxhVQxhTG motif
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Supporting Sources

Linked Claims

Claim 1abiotic stress rolesupports2025Source 1DOIPubMed

VQ proteins contribute to abiotic stress tolerance by modulating reactive oxygen species homeostasis, osmotic balance, and ABA/SA-mediated signaling.

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Functionally, VQ proteins orchestrate abiotic stress tolerance (e.g., drought, salinity, temperature extremes) by modulating reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis, osmotic balance, and abscisic acid/salicylic acid (ABA/SA)-mediated signaling.
Claim 2biotic stress rolesupports2025Source 1DOIPubMed

VQ proteins enhance biotic stress resistance through pathogen-responsive WRKY-VQ modules that regulate defense gene expression and hormone crosstalk.

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Concurrently, they enhance biotic stress resistance via pathogen-responsive WRKY-VQ modules that regulate defense gene expression and hormone crosstalk.
Claim 3evolutionary propertysupports2025Source 1DOIPubMed

VQ proteins have an ancient origin and underwent lineage-specific expansion via genome duplication events.

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Evolutionary analyses reveal the characteristics of their evolutionary protection and ancient origin, with lineage-specific expansion via genome duplication events.
Claim 4functional rolesupports2025Source 1DOIPubMed

Plant VQ proteins are plant-specific transcriptional co-regulators that coordinate plant stress adaptation through interactions with WRKY transcription factors, MAPK cascades, and hormone signaling pathways.

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Valine-glutamine motif proteins (VQ), plant-specific transcriptional co-regulators harboring the conserved FxxhVQxhTG motif, play pivotal roles in coordinating plant stress adaptation through dynamic interactions with WRKY transcription factors (WRKY), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) cascades, and hormone signaling pathways.
Claim 5future directionsupports2025Source 1DOIPubMed

CRISPR-based editing and multi-omics approaches are proposed to accelerate exploitation of VQ genes for developing climate-resilient crops.

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Harnessing CRISPR-based editing and multi-omics approaches will accelerate the exploitation of VQ genes for developing climate-resilient crops.
Claim 6structural propertysupports2025Source 1DOIPubMed

Compact VQ genes lacking introns and containing intrinsic disordered regions facilitate rapid stress responses and versatile protein interactions.

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Structurally, compact genes lacking introns and the presence of intrinsic disordered regions (IDRs) facilitate rapid stress responses and versatile protein interactions.