Highlights•bZIPs are evolutionarily conserved eukaryotic transcription factors.•The
Arabidopsis bZIP family consists of 78 members classified into 13 groups.•bZIPs perform a …

Microalgae have the potential to become microbial cell factories for lipid production. Their
ability to convert sunlight and CO 2 into valuable lipid compounds has attracted interest from …

The cistrome is the complete set of transcription factor (TF) binding sites (cis-elements) in an
organism, while an epicistrome incorporates tissue-specific DNA chemical modifications and …

As sessile organisms, plants have developed specific mechanisms that allow them to rapidly
perceive and respond to stresses in the environment. Among the evolutionarily conserved …

The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a pivotal role in a variety of developmental
processes and adaptive stress responses to environmental stimuli in plants. Cellular …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and humans. Nearly 50% of the agriculture
soils of world are Zn-deficient. The low availability of Zn reduces the yield and quality of the …

Water availability is one of the main limiting factors for plant growth and development. The
phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) fulfills a critical role in coordinating the responses to …

One of the major causes of significant crop loss throughout the world is the myriad of
environmental stresses including drought, salinity, cold, heavy metal toxicity, and ultraviolet …

Cold stress is a major factor limiting production and geographic distribution of rice (Oryza
sativa). Although the growth range of japonica subspecies has expanded northward …

In plants, bZIP (basic leucine zipper) transcription factors regulate diverse processes such
as development and stress responses. However, few of these transcription factors have …