Accepted Article This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/plb.12662 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PROF. KOSMAS HARALAMPIDIS (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-7717-2981) Article type : Research Paper Editor : B.Hause Title: The role of Arabidopsis thaliana RASD1 gene in ABA-dependent abiotic stress response Running title: Role of AtRASD1 during germination, drought and salt stress Authors: Varvara Podia 1 , Dimitra Milioni 2 , Maria Martzikou 1 and Kosmas Haralampidis 1 * Affiliations: 1 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany, 15784 Athens, Greece. 2 Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece. *Corresponding author: Kosmas Haralampidis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Biology Department, Division of Botany, Molecular Plant Development Laboratory, 15701 Athens, Greece Tel: 0030-210-7274131 Fax: 0030-210-7274702 e-mail: kharalamp@biol.uoa.gr