Dissecting novel roles of succinate dehydrogenase in stomatal aperture and root elongation in plants

琥珀酸脱氢酶（复合物II）是植物呼吸过程的一部分，新的证据表明，由其产生的活性氧能影响植物的发育和抗逆性。 然而，关于这种酶的组成和功能以及它在植物中的双重作用仍然有许多未解之谜。 该项目将研究模式植物拟南芥和作物水稻中的这种蛋白质复合物，深入确定其在信号传导中的作用，为提高作物对胁迫的耐受性提供知识。

Succinate dehydrogenase (complex II) is part of the respiration processes in plants and new evidence shows that reactive oxygen species generated by it can influence plant development and stress tolerance. However, there are still many unanswered questions about the composition and function of this enzyme and its dual roles in plants. This project will study this protein complex in the model plant Arabidopsis and the crop plant rice, identify its role in signalling in depth to provide knowledge adding development of strategies for improving tolerance of crops to stresses.