A comprehensive overview of cotton genomics, biotechnology and molecular biological studies

X Wen, Z Chen, Z Yang, M Wang, S Jin, G Wang… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Cotton is an irreplaceable economic crop currently domesticated in the human world for its
extremely elongated fiber cells specialized in seed epidermis, which makes it of high …

NACs, generalist in plant life

K Han, Y Zhao, Y Sun, Y Li - Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant‐specific NAC proteins constitute a major transcription factor family that is well‐known
for its roles in plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In …

The transcription factor ERF108 interacts with AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORs to mediate cotton fiber secondary cell wall biosynthesis

Y Wang, Y Li, SP He, SW Xu, L Li, Y Zheng… - The Plant Cell, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Phytohormones play indispensable roles in plant growth and development. However, the
molecular mechanisms underlying phytohormone-mediated regulation of fiber secondary …

Grass secondary cell walls, Brachypodium distachyon as a model for discovery

JH Coomey, R Sibout, SP Hazen - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A key aspect of plant growth is the synthesis and deposition of cell walls. In specific tissues
and cell types including xylem and fibre, a thick secondary wall comprised of cellulose …

Auxin inhibits lignin and cellulose biosynthesis in stone cells of pear fruit via the PbrARF13‐PbrNSC‐PbrMYB132 transcriptional regulatory cascade

S Xu, M Sun, JL Yao, X Liu, Y Xue… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stone cells are often present in pear fruit, and they can seriously affect the fruit quality when
present in large numbers. The plant growth regulator NAA, a synthetic auxin, is known to …

Developmental trajectory of pluripotent stem cell establishment in Arabidopsis callus guided by a quiescent center-related gene network

N Zhai, X Pan, M Zeng, L Xu - Development, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
In plant tissue culture, callus formation is induced by a high auxin concentration. Among the
three cell layers (the outer, middle and inner cell layers) of the callus, pluripotency …

PheLBD29, an LBD transcription factor from Moso bamboo, causes leaf curvature and enhances tolerance to drought stress in transgenic Arabidopsis

M Wu, W He, L Wang, X Zhang, K Wang… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The lateral organ boundaries domain (LBD), a unique family of transcription factors in higher
plants, plays a key role in plant growth and development, and stress response. Here, we …

VvLBD39, a grape LBD transcription factor, regulates plant response to salt and drought stress

L Chen, X Ji, C Luo, X Song, X Leng, Y Ma… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Grape (Vitis vinifera L.), as an important deciduous perennial fruit tree, constantly
confronts various abiotic stresses such as salinity and drought. The lateral organ boundaries …

The LOB domain protein, a novel transcription factor with multiple functions: A review

M Rong, SX Gao, D Wen, YH Xu, JH Wei - Plant Physiology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT The LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN (LBD) protein, named for its
LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES (LOB) domain, is a member of a class of specific …

Multi-layered regulation of plant cell wall thickening

Y Zhu, L Li - Plant and Cell Physiology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Plants need to develop thickened cell walls with appropriate localization through precise
regulation during the process of growth and development in order to support their body …