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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2025

Research progress of NAC transcription factors in woody plants.

Huan Zhang, Jia Zhao, Tongxing Zhang, Guiying Wang, Zhixiao Han, Yuemei Meng, Jingran Bi, Yachao Ren, Minsheng Yang

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. SlNAC63-SlbHLH71 module enhances tomato saline-alkali tolerance via regulating JA biosynthesis and ROS scavenging.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2026
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  8. The NAC Transcription FactorsInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Huan ZhangInstitute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China.
Jia ZhaoInstitute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China.
Tongxing ZhangInstitute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China.
Guiying WangFlower Research Institute, Langfang Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Langfang, China.
Zhixiao HanState-owned Assets Supervision and Administration, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China.
Yuemei MengInstitute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China.
Jingran BiInstitute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China.
Yachao RenInstitute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China.
Minsheng YangInstitute of Forest Biotechnology, Forestry College, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The plant-specific NAC transcription factor family has the largest number of members, they are involved in regulating the entire process of plant growth and development, and the responses to biotic and abiotic stressors. This article reviews the progress regarding the elucidation of the structure and function of the NAC transcription factor family and the regulatory mechanisms through which NAC transcription factors affect various processes in woody plants, including the formation of the secondary cell wall, seed development, flowering, and fruit ripening. Additionally, this article encompasses the current research status of NAC transcription factors in response to abiotic stressors, such as salt and drought, as well as biotic stressors, such as pathogens and pests in woody plants. Most of the research is still at the stages of gene cloning, structural identification, and functional analysis; the specific downstream target genes and their molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Future research should focus on exploring unknown functions and action mechanisms, to promote an understanding of the regulatory network of NAC transcription factors in woody plants, thereby providing a theoretical basis and gene resources for research on NAC transcription factors and the creation of new forest germplasm.

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adversity and coerciongrowth and developmentNAC transcription factorsregulatory mechanismswoody plants

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PMCPMC12175250

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