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Ahmed N, Ahmed SS, Rehman F, Shahwani MN, Saeed M, et al. 2016. Comparative microarray data analysis of Arabidopsis genome during interaction with a mutualistic and a pathogenic bacteria. Internacional Journal of Biosciences 9: 281-291.

Al-Jumaily OJM, Al-esawi SAA. 2016. Effect of foliar application with brassinolide and algae extract (tecamine) in vegetative and yield characteristics of apple tree (cv. Anna). Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Sciences 47: 1225-1234.

Alyemeni MN, Al-Quwaiz SM. 2016. Effect of 28-homobrassinolide on the performance of sensitive and resistant varieties of Vigna radiata. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 23: 698-705.

An YH, Zhou H, Zhong M, Sun J, Shu S, et al. 2016. Root proteomics reveals cucumber 24-epibrassinolide responses under Ca(NO3)2 stress. Plant Cell Reports 35: 1081-1101.

Anwar S, Khan I, Hussain S, Anjum MM, Iqbal B, et al. 2016. Wheat response to different levels of humic acid and brassinolide. Pure & Applied Biology 5: 822-829.

Ariyoshi Y, Itoyama H, Nakagawa ACS, Ario N, Kondo Y, et al. 2016. Regulation of brassinosteroid on pod growth through cell hypertrophy in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). Plant Growth Regulation 80: 391-395.

Asghari M, Zahedipour P. 2016. 24-Epibrassinolide acts as a growth-promoting and resistance-mediating factor in strawberry plants. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 35: 722-729.

Atamian HS, Harmer SL. 2016. Circadian regulation of hormone signaling and plant physiology. Plant Molecular Biology 91: 691-702.

Baer J, Taylor I, Walker JC. 2016. Disrupting ER-associated protein degradation suppresses the abscission defect of a weak hae hsl2 mutant in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany 67: 5473-5784.

Bellieny-Rabelo D, Gamosa de Oliveira EA, Ribeiro EdS, Costa EP, Oliveira AEA, Venancio TM. 2016. Transcriptome analysis uncovers key regulatory and metabolic aspects of soybean embryonic axes during germination. Scientific Reports 6: 36009.

Best NB, Hartwig T, Budka J, Fujioka S, Johal GGS, Schulz B, Dilkes BP. 2016. nana plant2 encodes a maize ortholog of the Arabidopsis brassinosteroid biosynthesis protein Dwarf1, identifying developmental interactions between brassinosteroids and gibberellins. Plant Physiology 171: 2633-2647.

Betti C, Vanhoutte I, Coutuer S, Mishev K, Vuylsteke M, et al. 2016. Sequence-specific protein aggregation generates defined protein knockdowns in plants. Plant Physiology 171: 773-787.

Bhandawat A, Singh G, Seth R, Singh P, Sharma RK. 2016. Genome-wide transcriptional profiling to elucidate key candidates involved in bud burst and rattling growth in a subtropical bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii). Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 2038.

Bitterlich M, Kruegel U, Boldt-Burisch K, Franken P, Kuehn C. 2016. Interaction of brassinosteroid functions and sucrose transporter SlSUT2 regulate the formation of arbuscular mycorrhiza. Plant Signaling & Behavior 9: e970426.

Bjornson M, Dandekar AM, Chory J, Dehesh K. 2016. Brassinosteroid's multi-modular interaction with the general stress network customizes stimulus-specific responses in Arabidopsis. Plant Science 250: 165-177.

Bukhari SAH, Wang R, Wang W, Ahmed IM, Zheng W, Cao F. 2016. Genotype-dependent effect of exogenous 24-epibrassinolide on chromium-induced changes in ultrastructure and physicochemical traits in tobacco seedlings. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23: 18229-18238.

Cai G, Yang Q, Chen H, Yang Q, Zhang C, Fan C, Zhou Y. 2016. Genetic dissection of plant architecture and yield-related traits in Brassica napus. Scientific Reports 6: 21625.

Campoalegre GH, Morejon VN, Garcia YC, Manchado FC, Penalver EC, Covas CP. 2016. Production and biological evaluation of chitosan microspheres for the sustained release of a synthetic brassinosteroid analog, using atomization drying. Journal of the Argentine Chemical Society 103: 03-007.

Canales E, Coll Y, Hernandez I, Portieles R, Rodriguez GM, et al. 2016. ‘Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus’, causal agent of citrus huanglongbing, is reduced by treatment with brassinosteroids. PLoS One 11: e0146223.

Cantero-Navarro E, Romero-Aranda R, Fernandez-Munoz R, Martinez-Andujar C, Perez-Alfocea F, Albacete A. 2016. Improving agronomic water use efficiency in tomato by rootstock-mediated hormonal regulation of leaf biomass. Plant Science 251: 90-100.

Cao WL, Fu XY, Meng XC, Ma W. 2016. Effects of salicylic acid on photosynthesis, physio-biochemistry and quality of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma under full illumination in autumn. Zhongguo Shiyan Fangjixue Zazhi 22: 72-77.

Cao X, Guo X, Yang X, Wang H, Hua W, et al. 2016. Transcriptional responses and gentiopicroside biosynthesis in methyl jasmonate-treated Gentiana macrophylla seedlings. PLoS One 11: e0166493.

Carland F, Defries A, Cutler S, Nelson T. 2016. Novel vein patterns in Arabidopsis induced by small molecules. Plant Physiology 170: 338-353.

Cerny M, Novak J, Habanova H, Cerna H, Brzobohaty B. 2016. Role of the proteome in phytohormonal signaling. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics 1864: 1003-1015.

Chae WB, Park YJ, Lee KS, Nou IS, Oh MH. 2016. Plant receptor kinases bind and phosphorylate 14-3-3 proteins. Genes & Genomics 38: 1111-1119.

Chaiwanon J, Garcia VJ, Cartwright H, Sun Y, Wang ZY. 2016. Immunophilin-like FKBP42/TWISTED DWARF1 interacts with the receptor kinase BRI1 to regulate brassinosteroid signaling in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant 9: 593-600.

Chaiwanon J, Wang WF, Zhu JY, Oh E, Wang ZY. 2016. Information integration and communication in plant growth regulation. Cell 164: 1257-1268.

Challa KR, Aggarwal P, Nath U. 2016. Activation of YUCCA5 by the transcription factor TCP4 integrates developmental and environmental signals to promote hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 28: 2117-2130.

Chao WS, Dogramaci M, Horvath DP, Anderson JV, Foley ME. 2016. Phytohormone balance and stress-related cellular responses are involved in the transition from bud to shoot growth in leafy spurge. BMC Plant Biology 16: 47.

Che R, Tong H, Shi B, Liu Y, Fang S, et al. 2016. Control of grain size and rice yield by GL2-mediated brassinosteroid responses. Nature Plants 2: 15195.

Chen B, Chen Z, Wang Q. 2016. Effect of PEG priming on germination and seedling growth of celery. Beifang Yuanyi (Northern Horticulture): 10-13.

Chen D, Ye Y, Liu L, Zhang M, Liu T, Wang Q. 2016. Phytohormone signaling network in plant guard cells. Henong Xuebao 30: 65-71.

Chen GD, Li HB, Wei YM, Zheng YL, Zhou MX, Liu CJ. 2016. Pleiotropic effects of the semi-dwarfing gene uzu in barley. Euphytica 209: 749-755.

Chen HY, Hsieh EJ, Cheng MC, Chen CY, Hwang SY, Lin TP. 2016. ORA47 (octadecanoid-responsive AP2/ERF-domain transcription factor 47) regulates jasmonic acid and abscisic acid biosynthesis and signaling through binding to a novel cis-element. New Phytologist 211: 599-613.

Chen JS, Zhu RF, Ma LG, Lin H, Han WB. 2016. Potential of plant growth regulator and chlormequat chloride on alfalfa seed components. Pakistan Journal of Botany 48: 527-533.

Cheng F, Sun R, Hou X, Zheng H, Zhang F, et al. 2016. Subgenome parallel selection is associated with morphotype diversification and convergent crop domestication in Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea. Nature Genetics 48: 1218-1224.

Cheng W, Gao JS, Feng XX, Shao Q, Yang SX, Feng XZ. 2016. Characterization of dwarf mutants and molecular mapping of a dwarf locus in soybean. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 15: 2228-2236.

Cheng XJ, He B, Chen L, Xiao SQ, Fu J, et al. 2016. Transcriptome analysis confers a complex disease resistance network in wild rice Oryza meyeriana against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. Scientific Reports 6: 38215.

Chi W, Li J, He B, Chai X, Xu X, et al. 2016. DEG9, a serine protease, modulates cytokinin and light signaling by regulating the level of ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSE REGULATOR 4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 113: E3568-E3576.

Choi H, Oh E. 2016. PIF4 integrates multiple environmental and hormonal signals for plant growth regulation in Arabidopsis. Molecules & Cells 39: 587-593.

Clouse SD. 2016. Brassinosteroid/abscisic acid antagonism in balancing growth and stress. Developmental Cell 38: 118-120.

Çoban O, Baydar NG. 2016. Brassinosteroid effects on some physical and biochemical properties and secondary metabolite accumulation in peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) under salt stress. Industrial Crops and Products 86: 251-258.

Çoban O, Baydar NG. 2016. Brassinosteroid modifies growth and essential oil production in peppermint (Mentha piperita L.). Journal of Plant Growth Regulation  36: 43-49.

Corso M, Vannozzi A, Ziliotto F, Zouine M, Nicolato T, et al. 2016. Grapevine rootstocks differentially affect the rate of ripening and modulate auxin-related genes in Cabernet Sauvignon berries. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 69.

Crowell S, Korniliev P, Falcao A, Ismail A, Gregorio G, et al. 2016. Genome-wide association and high-resolution phenotyping link Oryza sativa panicle traits to numerous trait-specific QTL clusters. Nature Communications 7: 10527.

Cui LR, Zou ZR, Zhang J, Zhao YY, Yan F. 2016. 24-Epibrassinoslide enhances plant tolerance to stress from low temperatures and poor light intensities in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Functional & Integrative Genomics 16: 29-35.

Das D, Onge KRS, Voesenek LACJ, Pierik R, Sasidharan R. 2016. Ethylene- and shade-induced hypocotyl elongation share transcriptome patterns and functional regulators. Plant Physiology 172: 718-733.

Das J, Kumar R. 2016. Plant Wnt: deciphering a novel signalling pathway in plants. Current Science 111: 1319-1324.

Davin N, Edger PP, Hefer CA, Mizrachi E, Schuetz M, Smets E, Myburg AA, Douglas CJ, Schranz ME, Lens F. 2016. Functional network analysis of genes differentially expressed during xylogenesis in soc1ful woody Arabidopsis plants. Plant Journal 86: 376-390.

de Oliveira MVV, Xu GY, Li B, Vespoli LD, Meng XZ, et al. 2016. Specific control of Arabidopsis BAK1/SERK4-regulated cell death by protein glycosylation. Nature Plants 2: 15218.

de Wit M, Pierik R. 2016. Photomorphogenesis and photoreceptors. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration 42: 171-186.

Deb A, Grewal RK, Kundu S. 2016. Regulatory cross-talks and cascades in rice hormone biosynthesis pathways contribute to stress signaling. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1303.

Deng T, Wu D, Duan C, Guan Y. 2016. Ultrasensitive quantification of endogenous brassinosteroids in milligram fresh plant with a quaternary ammonium derivatization reagent by pipette-tip solid-phase extraction coupled with ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1456: 105-112.

Deng XG, Zhu T, Peng XJ, Xi DH, Guo H, Yin Y, Zhang DW, Lin HH. 2016. Role of brassinosteroid signaling in modulating Tobacco mosaic virus resistance in Nicotiana benthamiana. Scientific Reports 6: 20579.

Deng XG, Zhu T, Zou LJ, Han XY, Zhou X, Xi DH, Zhang DW, Lin HH. 2016. Orchestration of hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide in brassinosteroid-mediated systemic virus resistance in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plant Journal 85: 478-493.

Derevyanchuk M, Litvinovskaya R, Khripach V, Kravets V. 2016. Brassinosteroid-induced de novo protein synthesis in Zea mays under salinity and bioinformatic approach for identification of heat shock proteins. Plant Growth Regulation 78: 297-305.

Ding J, Mao LJ, Guo N, Yu L, Feng YQ. 2016. Determination of endogenous brassinosteroids using sequential magnetic solid phase extraction followed by in situ derivatization/desorption method coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1446: 103-113.

Ding Y, Zhu Z, Zhao J, Nie Y, Zhang Y, et al. 2016. Effects of postharvest brassinolide treatment on the metabolism of white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) in relation to development of browning during storage. Food and Bioprocess Technology 9: 1327-1334.

Ding Z, Zhang Y, Xiao Y, Liu F, Wang M, et al. 2016. Transcriptome response of cassava leaves under natural shade. Scientific Report 6: 31673.

Divi UK, Rahman T, Krishna P. 2016. Gene expression and functional analyses in brassinosteroid-mediated stress tolerance. Plant Biotechnology Journal 14: 419-432.

Dolezalova J, Koudela M, Sus J, Ptacek V. 2016. Effects of synthetic brassinolide on the yield of onion grown at two irrigation levels. Scientia Horticulturae 202: 125-132.

Dou M, Cheng S, Zhao B, Xuan Y, Shao M. 2016. The indeterminate domain protein ROC1 regulates chilling tolerance via activation of DREB1B/CBF1 in rice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17: 233.

Du J, Gao Y, Zhan Y, Zhang S, Wu Y, et al. 2016. Nucleocytoplasmic trafficking is essential for BAK1- and BKK1-mediated cell-death control. Plant Journal 85: 520-531.

Du J, Zhao B, Sun X, Sun M, Yang W, et al. 2016. Identification and characterization of multiple intermediate alleles of the key genes regulating brassinosteroid biosynthesis pathways. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1893.

Du XL, Zhang XF, Nie H, Liu ML, Cheng JL. 2016. Transcript profiling analysis reveals crucial genes regulating main metabolism during adventitious root formation in cuttings of Morus alba L. Plant Growth Regulation 79: 251-262.

Dziurka M, Janeczko A, Juhasz C, Gullner G, Oklestkova J, Novak O, Saja D, Skoczowski A, Tobias I, Barna B. 2016. Local and systemic hormonal responses in pepper leaves during compatible and incompatible pepper-tobamovirus interactions. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 109: 355-364.

El Shora HM, Ali AS. 2016. Plant growth regulators induced urease activity in Cucurbita pepo L. cotyledons. Acta Biologica Hungarica 67: 53-63.

Endo T, Fujii H, Sugiyama A, Nakano M, Nakajima N, Ikoma Y, Omura M, Shimada T. 2016. Overexpression of a citrus basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor (CubHLH1), which is homologous to Arabidopsis activation-tagged bri1 suppressor 1 interacting factor genes, modulates carotenoid metabolism in transgenic tomato. Plant Science 243: 35-48.

Engin H, Gokbayrak Z, Sakaldas M. 2016. Effects of 22S,23S-homobrassinolide and gibberellic acid on occurrence of physiological disorders and fruit quality of 'Summit' and 'Regina' sweet cherries. Erwerbs-Obstbau 58: 203-210.

Eremina M, Unterholzner SJ, Rathnayake AI, Khan M, Rozhon W, et al. 2016. Brassinosteroids participate in the control of basal and acquired freezing tolerance of plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 113: E5982-E5991.

Escandon M, Canal MJ, Pascual J, Pinto G, Correia B, Amaral J, Meijon M. 2016. Integrated physiological and hormonal profile of heat-induced thermotolerance in Pinus radiata. Tree Physiology 36: 63-77.

Espinoza A, Norambuena L, Handford M, Contreras R, Zuniga GE, Herrera R, Moya-Leon MA. 2016. FcLDP1, a gene encoding a late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) domain protein, responds to brassinosteroids and abscisic acid during the development of fruits in Fragaria chiloensis. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 788.

Esteban S, Llamas PM, Garcia-Cortes H, Catala M. 2016. The endocrine disruptor nonylphenol induces sublethal toxicity in vascular plant development at environmental concentrations: a risk for riparian plants and irrigated crops? Environmental Pollution 216: 480-486.

Fahad S, Hussain S, Saud S, Hassan S, Chauhan BS, et al. 2016. Responses of rapid viscoanalyzer profile and other rice grain qualities to exogenously applied plant growth regulators under high day and high night temperatures. PLoS One 11: e0159590.

Fahad S, Hussain S, Saud S, Khan F, Hassan S, Amanullah, Nasim W, Arif M, Wang F, Huang J. 2016. Exogenously applied plant growth regulators affect heat-stressed rice pollens. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 202: 139-150.

Fan H, Wu Q, Wang X, Wu L, Cai Y, Lin Y. 2016. Molecular cloning and expression of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase in Dendrobium officinale. Plant Cell, Tissue Organ Culture 125: 381-385.

Fang N, Luo Y, Fang N, Xu R, Huang L, et al. 2016. SMALL GRAIN 11 controls grain size, grain number and grain yield in rice. Rice 9: 64.

Farquharson KL. 2016. Decoding the molecular network that drives hypocotyl elongation. Plant Cell 28: 1994-1995.

Favero DS, Jacques CN, Iwase A, Le KN, Zhao J, et al. 2016. SUPPRESSOR OF PHYTOCHROME B4-#3 represses genes associated with auxin signaling to modulate hypocotyl growth. Plant Physiology 171: 2701-2716.

Feng Z, Wang C, Zhang L, Zhang S, Zhang H, et al. 2016. SLG controls grain size and leaf angle by modulating brassinosteroid homeostasis in rice. Journal of Experimental Botany 67: 4241-4253.

Foo E, McAdam EL, Weller JL, Reid JB. 2016. Interactions between ethylene, gibberellins, and brassinosteroids in the development of rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses of pea. Journal of Experimental Botany 67: 2413-2424.

Fu L, Ding Z, Han B, Hu W, Li Y, Zhang J. 2016. Physiological investigation and transcriptome analysis of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced dehydration stress in cassava. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17: 283.

Gallemi M, Galstyan A, Paulisic S, Then C, Ferrandez-Ayela A, et al. 2016. DRACULA2 is a dynamic nucleoporin with a role in regulating the shade avoidance syndrome in Arabidopsis. Development 143: 1623-1631.

Gao H, Zhang Z, Lv X, Cheng N, Peng B, Cao W. 2016. Effect of 24-epibrassinolide on chilling injury of peach fruit in relation to phenolic and proline metabolisms. Postharvest Biology and Technology 111: 390-397.

Gao J, Zhang H, Wang F, Dong J. 2016. Mechanism of enhancing disease resistance of rice (Oryza sativa) by brassinosteroid. Zhiwu Baohu Xuebao (Acta Phytophylacica Sinica) 43: 347-348.

Gao MZ, Geng TR, Gao J, Zhang H, Li SH, et al. 2016. Role of BR regulated protein OsCHRLK to the fungus resistance in rice (Oryza sativa). Hebei Nongye Daxue Xuebao (Journal of Agricultural University of Hebei) 39: 53-57, 69.

Gao S, Fang J, Xu F, Wang W, Chu C. 2016. Rice HOX12 regulates panicle exsertion by directly modulating the expression of elongated uppermost internode1. Plant Cell 28: 680-695.

Gao X, Walworth AE, Mackie C, Song GQ. 2016. Overexpression of blueberry FLOWERING LOCUS T is associated with changes in the expression of phytohormone-related genes in blueberry plants. Horticulture Research 3:  16053.

Gao Y, Liu C, Li X, Xu H, Liang Y, et al. 2016. Transcriptome profiling of petal abscission zone and functional analysis of an Aux/IAA family gene RhIAA16 involved in petal shedding in rose. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1375.

Ge YH, Li CY, Tang RX, Sun RH, Li JR. 2016. Effects of postharvest brassinolide dipping on quality parameters and antioxidant activity in peach fruit. Pages 377-U499 in Ippolito A, Sanzani SM, Wisniewski M, Droby S, eds. III International Symposium on Postharvest Pathology: Using Science to Increase Food Availability, vol. 1144.

Geng F, Moran R, Day M, Halteman W, Zhang D. 2016. Increasing in vitro shoot elongation and proliferation of 'G.30' and 'G.41' apple by chilling explants and plant growth regulators. HortScience 51: 899-904.

Gokbayrak Z, Engin H. 2016. Effect of plant growth regulators on in vitro pollen germination of grapevine cultivars. In III Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing, ed. D Milatovic, J Milivojevic, D Nikolic, 1139: 405-408.

Gontarek BC, Neelakandan AK, Wu H, Becraft PW. 2016. NKD transcription factors are central regulators of maize endosperm development. Plant Cell 28: 2916-2936.

Gonzalez-Plaza JJ, Ortiz-Martin I, Munoz-Merida A, Garcia-Lopez C, Sanchez-Sevilla JF, et al. 2016. Transcriptomic analysis using olive varieties and breeding progenies identifies candidate genes involved in plant architecture. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 240.

Gruszka D, Gorniak M, Glodowska E, Wierus E, Oklestkova J, Janeczko A, Maluszynski M, Szarejko I. 2016. A reverse-genetics mutational analysis of the barley HvDWARF gene results in identification of a series of alleles and mutants with short stature of various degree and disturbance in BR biosynthesis allowing a new insight into the process. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17: 600.

Gruszka D, Szarejko I, Janeczko A, Dziurka M, Pociecha E, Oklestkova J. 2016. Barley brassinosteroid mutants provide an insight into phytohormonal homeostasis in plant reaction to drought stress. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1824.

Gui J, Zheng S, Liu C, Shen J, Li J, Li L. 2016. OsREM4.1 interacts with OsSERK1 to coordinate the interlinking between abscisic acid and brassinosteroid signaling in rice. Developmental Cell 38: 201-213.

Guo J, Zhang Y, Hui M, Cheng Y, Zhang E, Xu Z. 2016. Transcriptome sequencing and de novo analysis of a recessive genic male sterile line in cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata). Molecular Breeding 36: 1-14.

Ha Y, Shang Y, Nam KH. 2016. Brassinosteroids modulate ABA-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany 67: 6297-6308.

Hao HT, Zhao X, Shang QH, Wang Y, Guo ZH, et al. 2016. Comparative digital gene expression analysis of the Arabidopsis response to volatiles emitted by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. PLoS One 11: e0158621.

Hao Y, Yu F, Lv R, Ma C, Zhang Z, et al. 2016. Carbon nanotubes filled with different ferromagnetic alloys affect the growth and development of rice seedlings by changing the C:N ratio and plant hormones concentrations. PLoS One 11: e0157264.

Hao YH, Wang HJ, Qiao SL, Leng LN, Wang XL. 2016. Histone deacetylase HDA6 enhances brassinosteroid signaling by inhibiting the BIN2 kinase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113: 10418-10423.

Hao Z, Wei M, Gong S, Zhao D, Tao J. 2016. Transcriptome and digital gene expression analysis of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) to screen thermo-tolerant related differently expressed genes. Genes & Genomics 38: 1201-1215.

He J, Wang YJ, Ding HD, Ge CL. 2016. Epibrassinolide confers zinc stress tolerance by regulating antioxidant enzyme responses, osmolytes, and hormonal balance in Solanum melongena seedlings. Brazilian Journal of Botany 39: 295-303.

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Herrera H, Carvajal R, Olea AF, Espinoza L. 2016. Structural modifications of deoxycholic acid to obtain three known brassinosteroid analogues and full NMR spectroscopic characterization. Molecules 21: 1139.

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Hu ZJ, Lv XZ, Xia XJ, Zhou J, Shi K, Yu JQ, Zhou YH. 2016. Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of calcium-dependent protein kinase in tomato. Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 469.

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Jaillais Y, Vert G. 2016. Brassinosteroid signaling and BRI1 dynamics went underground. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 33: 92-100.

Janeczko A, Gruszka D, Pociecha E, Dziurka M, Filek M, Jurczyk B, Kalaji HM, Kocurek M, Waligorski P. 2016. Physiological and biochemical characterisation of watered and drought-stressed barley mutants in the HvDWARF gene encoding C6-oxidase involved in brassinosteroid biosynthesis. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 99: 126-141.

Jeong YJ, Park S, Suh SJ, Kwon SI, Cha R, Kim YE, Choe S. 2016. Overexpression of the 3' half of the PHYB partially suppresses dwarfism in the brassinosteroid-insensitive bri1-5 mutant. Journal of Plant Biology 59: 83-91.

Jian HJ, Lu K, Yang B, Wang T, Zhang L, et al. 2016. Genome-wide analysis and expression profiling of the SUC and SWEET gene families of sucrose transporters in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Frontiers in Plant Science 7: 1464.

Jiang SY, Ramachandran S. 2016. Expansion mechanisms and evolutionary history on genes encoding DNA glycosylases and their involvement in stress and hormone signaling. Genome Biology and Evolution 8: 1165-1184.

Jiang Z, Dong X, Zhang Z. 2016. Network-based comparative analysis of Arabidopsis immune responses to Golovinomyces orontii and Botrytis cinerea infections. Scientific Reports 6: 19149.

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Kang HK, Nam KH. 2016. Reverse function of ROS-induced CBL10 during salt and drought stress responses. Plant Science 243: 49-55.

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Khanday I, Das S, Chongloi GL, Bansal M, Grossniklaus U, Vijayraghavan U. 2016. Genome-wide targets regulated by the OsMADS1 transcription factor reveals its DNA recognition properties. Plant Physiology 172: 372-388.

Kim EJ, Youn JH, Park CH, Kim TW, Guan SH, et al. 2016. Oligomerization between BSU1 family members potentiates brassinosteroid signaling in Arabidopsis. Molecular Plant 9: 178-181.

Kim H, Moon S, Lee J, Bae W, Won K, et al. 2016. Identification of multiple key genes involved in pathogen defense and multi-stress tolerance using microarray and network analysis. Journal of Plant Biotechnology 43: 347-358.

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