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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Plant Signaling Hormones and Transcription Factors: Key Regulators of Plant Responses to Growth, Development, and Stress.

Ayomi S Thilakarathne, Fei Liu, Zhongwei Zou

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ayomi S ThilakarathneDepartment of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-3401-6596
Fei LiuSchool of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9450-7069
Zhongwei ZouDepartment of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8955-1153

Funding

NSERC-Discovery Grant and Laurier Start-up Research Grant NSERC-Discovery Grant and Laurier Start-up Research Grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plants constantly encounter a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses that adversely affect their growth, development, and productivity. Phytohormones such as abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, salicylic acid, and ethylene serve as crucial regulators, integrating internal and external signals to mediate stress responses while also coordinating key developmental processes, including seed germination, root and shoot growth, flowering, and senescence. Transcription factors (TFs) such as WRKY, NAC, MYB, and AP2/ERF play complementary roles by orchestrating complex transcriptional reprogramming, modulating stress-responsive genes, and facilitating physiological adaptations. Recent advances have deepened our understanding of hormonal networks and transcription factor families, revealing their intricate crosstalk in shaping plant resilience and development. Additionally, the synthesis, transport, and signaling of these molecules, along with their interactions with stress-responsive pathways, have emerged as critical areas of study. The integration of cutting-edge biotechnological tools, such as CRISPR-mediated gene editing and omics approaches, provides new opportunities to fine-tune these regulatory networks for enhanced crop resilience. By leveraging insights into transcriptional regulation and hormone signaling, these advancements provide a foundation for developing stress-tolerant, high-yielding crop varieties tailored to the challenges of climate change.

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biotic and abiotic stressphytohormonesplant–pathogen interactionplant signalingtranscription factors

Identifiers

PMID40219138
PMCPMC11990802

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