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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

Revisiting the Role of Plant Transcription Factors in the Battle against Abiotic Stress.

Sardar-Ali Khan, Meng-Zhan Li, Suo-Min Wang, Hong-Ju Yin

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 138 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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138 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Sardar-Ali KhanState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. ali.khan13@lzu.edu.cn.
Meng-Zhan LiState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. limz11@lzu.edu.cn.
Suo-Min WangState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. smwang@lzu.edu.cn.
Hong-Ju YinState Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China. Yinhj@lzu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Owing to diverse abiotic stresses and global climate deterioration, the agricultural production worldwide is suffering serious losses. Breeding stress-resilient crops with higher quality and yield against multiple environmental stresses via application of transgenic technologies is currently the most promising approach. Deciphering molecular principles and mining stress-associate genes that govern plant responses against abiotic stresses is one of the prerequisites to develop stress-resistant crop varieties. As molecular switches in controlling stress-responsive genes expression, transcription factors (TFs) play crucial roles in regulating various abiotic stress responses. Hence, functional analysis of TFs and their interaction partners during abiotic stresses is crucial to perceive their role in diverse signaling cascades that many researchers have continued to undertake. Here, we review current developments in understanding TFs, with particular emphasis on their functions in orchestrating plant abiotic stress responses. Further, we discuss novel molecular mechanisms of their action under abiotic stress conditions. This will provide valuable information for understanding regulatory mechanisms to engineer stress-tolerant crops.

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Plant Physiological PhenomenaStress, PhysiologicalAnaerobiosisEnergy MetabolismGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlantsReactive Oxygen SpeciesTranscription FactorsReactive Oxygen SpeciesTranscription Factorsabiotic stressgene expressionstress responsetranscription factors

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PMID29857524
PMCPMC6032162

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