“…Among all kinase, CK2 is unique because it can use either ATP or GTP as phosphoryl donors ( Niefind et al, 1999 ). CK2 is involved in plant growth and development, light-regulated gene expression, hormone responses, cell-cycle regulation, flowering time, DNA repair or responses to abiotic stress and biotic stresses in plants ( Lee et al, 1999 ; Riera et al, 2004 ; Portolés and Más, 2007 ; Moreno-Romero et al, 2008 ; Riera et al, 2013 ; Mulekar and Huq, 2014 ; Vilela et al, 2015 ). In the case of abiotic stresses, CK2 acts as an ABA regulator because ck2α mutants are hypersensitive to ABA concerning seed germination, cotyledon greening, and stomatal opening ( Mulekar et al, 2012 ; Wang et al, 2014 ).…”