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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

bHLH Transcription Factors in Cereal Crops: Diverse Functions in Regulating Growth, Development and Stress Responses.

Song Song, Nannan Zhang, Xiaowei Fan, Guanfeng Wang

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Song SongCollege of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Nannan ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Xiaowei FanCollege of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
Guanfeng WangCollege of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M750805Natural Science Foundation of Henan 232300420191
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors represent one of the largest transcriptional regulator families in cereal crops such as rice, maize, and wheat. They play crucial and diverse roles in regulating key agronomic traits and essential physiological processes. This review provides a systematic synthesis of the functionally characterized bHLH genes across the three major cereals, offering a comparative perspective on their roles in growth, development, and stress responses. We comprehensively summarize their documented functions, highlighting specific regulators such as

Indexed as

Basic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCrops, AgriculturalEdible GrainGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsStress, PhysiologicalConserved SequenceBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsPlant ProteinsbHLH transcription factorcereal cropsgrowth and developmentmolecular breedingstress response

Identifiers

PMID41155209
PMCPMC12563628

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