Transcription factor is not just a transcription factor

L Song, W Li, X Chen - Trends in plant science, 2022 - cell.com
Plant transcription factors (TFs) play important roles in diverse biological processes,
including immunity. A recent study by Zhang et al. reported that the rice TF APIP5 regulates …

水稻碱性亮氨酸拉链(bZIP) 蛋白家族功能研究进展.

韩聪, 何禹畅, 吴丽娟, 郏丽丽… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
碱性亮氨酸拉链(basic leucine zipper, bZIP) 是一类重要的转录调控因子,
广泛存在于真核生物中, 因含有高度保守的bZIP 结构域而得名. bZIP 结构域由紧密相邻的碱性 …

WRKY1 represses the WHIRLY1 transcription factor to positively regulate plant defense against geminivirus infection

S Sun, S Li, X Zhou, X Yang - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Geminiviruses constitute the largest group of known plant viruses and cause devastating
diseases and economic losses in many crops worldwide. Due to limited naturally occurring …

A module centered on the transcription factor Msn2 from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis regulates drought stress tolerance in the host plant

X Fan, H Xie, X Huang, S Zhang, Y Nie… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can form mutualistic endosymbiosis with> 70% of land
plants for obtaining fatty acids and sugars, in return, AM fungi promote plant nutrients and …

Loss-of-function mutations in WRKY22 and WRKY25 impair stomatal-mediated immunity and PTI and ETI responses against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato

RN Ramos, N Zhang, DB Lauff, F Valenzuela-Riffo… - Plant Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Plants defend themselves against pathogens using a two-layered immune system. The first
response, pattern-triggered immunity (PTI), is activated upon recognition of microbe …

The rice E3 ubiquitin ligase-transcription factor module targets two trypsin inhibitors to enhance broad-spectrum disease resistance

C Zhang, H Fang, J Wang, H Tao, D Wang, M Qin… - Developmental Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Broad-spectrum disease resistance (BSR) is crucial for controlling plant diseases and relies
on immune signals that are subject to transcriptional and post-translational regulation. How …

KIN10‐mediated HB16 protein phosphorylation and self‐association improve cassava disease resistance by transcriptional activation of lignin biosynthesis genes

Y Yan, P Wang, J He, H Shi - Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cassava bacterial blight significantly affects cassava yield worldwide, while major cassava
cultivars are susceptible to this disease. Therefore, it is crucial to identify cassava disease …

OsMKK6 regulates disease resistance in rice

R Jiang, S Zhou, X Da, P Yan, K Wang, J Xu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades play important roles in various biological
programs in plants, including immune responses, but the underlying mechanisms remain …

The transcription factor bZIP44 cooperates with MYB10 and MYB72 to regulate the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to iron deficiency stress

X Wu, Y Jia, Q Ma, T Wang, J Xu, H Chen… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nicotianamine (NA) plays a crucial role in transporting metal ions, including iron (Fe), in
plants; therefore, NICOTIANAMINE SYNTHASE (NAS) genes, which control NA synthesis …

Transcription factor PbbZIP4 is targeted for proteasome‐mediated degradation by the ubiquitin ligase PbATL18 to influence pear's resistance to Colletotrichum fructicola by …

L Lin, K Yuan, C Xing, Q Qiao, Q Chen… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pear anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum fructicola is one of the main fungal diseases in
all pear‐producing areas. The degradation of ubiquitinated proteins by the 26S proteasome …