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Calcium signal transduction through calcium channels is a fundamental mechanism used by plants to sense and respond to endogenous and environmental stimuli, including hormone responses, plant-pathogen interaction, development, symbiosis, salt stress, light signaling, and circadian rhythm. One of the potential pathways for the uptake of Ca2+ ions in signal transduction is via cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels (CNGCs). CNGCs, functionally defined as ligand-gated protein channels, are nonselective cation channels, gated by the direct binding of cyclic nucleotides, and are present in both animals and plants system. Plant CNGCs have been reported to play key roles in response to a variety of abiotic stimuli, including cold stress, salt stress, hormone responses, development, symbiosis, circadian rhythm, and light signaling.