Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) Family Proteins in Abiotic Stresses and CRISPR–Cas9 Genome Editing of ERFs for Multiple Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants: A Review

Phylogenetic and CRISPR/Cas9 Studies in Deciphering the Evolutionary Trajectory and Phenotypic Impacts of Rice ERECTA Genes

(2018) Yanchun Zhang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Application of CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Technology for the Improvement of Crops Cultivated in Tropical Climates: Recent Progress, Prospects, and Challenges

(2018) Effi Haque et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the KUP Family under Abiotic Stress in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

(2018) Wenjun Ou et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The Maize WRKY Transcription Factor ZmWRKY40 Confers Drought Resistance in Transgenic Arabidopsis

(2018) Chang-Tao Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Reduction of Tomato-Plant Chilling Tolerance by CRISPR–Cas9-Mediated SlCBF1 Mutagenesis

(2018) Rui Li et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Genome Editing in Rice: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Implications

(2018) Rukmini Mishra et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Role of ethylene and the APETALA 2/ethylene response factor superfamily in rice under various abiotic and biotic stress conditions

(2017) Rambod Abiri et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in wheat

(2017) Dongjin Kim et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

The AGPase Family Proteins in Banana: Genome-Wide Identification, Phylogeny, and Expression Analyses Reveal Their Involvement in the Development, Ripening, and Abiotic/Biotic Stress Responses

(2017) Hongxia Miao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Reduced Drought Tolerance by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated SlMAPK3 Mutagenesis in Tomato Plants

(2017) Liu Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Jasmonate regulates leaf senescence and tolerance to cold stress: crosstalk with other phytohormones

(2017) Yanru Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Knock out of the annexin gene OsAnn3 via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing decreased cold tolerance in rice

(2017) Chunxiu Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY

Precise base editing in rice, wheat and maize with a Cas9-cytidine deaminase fusion

(2017) Yuan Zong et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

TaPUB1, a Putative E3 Ligase Gene from Wheat, Enhances Salt Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana

(2017) Meng Zhang et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Generation of targeted mutant rice using a CRISPR-Cpf1 system

(2017) Rongfang Xu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Molecular genetics and functional genomics of abiotic stress-responsive genes in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.): a review of recent advances and future

(2017) Channakeshavaiah Chikkaputtaiah et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

Deletion of a target gene in Indica rice via CRISPR/Cas9

(2017) Ying Wang et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

The DEAD-box RNA helicases and multiple abiotic stresses in plants: a systematic review of recent advances and challenges

(2017) Indrani Baruah et al.   Plant Omics

Generation of a Collection of Mutant Tomato Lines Using Pooled CRISPR Libraries

(2017) Thomas B. Jacobs et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression patterns of members of the ethylene signaling–related gene families in response to dehydration stresses in cassava

(2017) Meng Yun Ren et al.   PLoS One

Plant genome editing with TALEN and CRISPR

(2017) Aimee Malzahn et al.   Cell and Bioscience

Accession-Dependent CBF Gene Deletion by CRISPR/Cas System in Arabidopsis

(2017) Sungkyung Cho et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Genome Engineering for Improvement of Horticultural Crops

(2017) Suhas G. Karkute et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Targeted mutagenesis in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) using the CRISPR/Cas9 system

(2017) Xiugui Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

CRISPR/Cas9-induced Targeted Mutagenesis and Gene Replacement to Generate Long-shelf Life Tomato Lines

(2017) Qing-hui Yu et al.   Scientific Reports

Abiotic Stress Signaling and Responses in Plants

(2016) Jian-Kang Zhu   CELL

Isolation and characterization of the dehydration stress-inducible GhRDL1 promoter from the cultivated upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

(2016) Abhishek Dass et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Development of broad virus resistance in non-transgenic cucumber using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

(2016) Jeyabharathy Chandrasekaran et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

ORA47 (octadecanoid-responsive AP2/ERF-domain transcription factor 47) regulates jasmonic acid and abscisic acid biosynthesis and signaling through binding to a novelcis-element

(2016) Hsing-Yu Chen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR 74 (ERF74 ) plays an essential role in controlling a respiratory burst oxidase homolog D (RbohD)-dependent mechanism in response to different stresses in Arabidopsis

(2016) Yuan Yao et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

ARGOS8 variants generated by CRISPR-Cas9 improve maize grain yield under field drought stress conditions

(2016) Jinrui Shi et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The Arabidopsis UDP-glycosyltransferases UGT79B2 and UGT79B3, contribute to cold, salt and drought stress tolerance via modulating anthocyanin accumulation

(2016) Pan Li et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Reactive oxygen species, abiotic stress and stress combination

(2016) Feroza K. Choudhury et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

An Effective Strategy for Reliably Isolating Heritable and Cas9 -Free Arabidopsis Mutants Generated by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing

(2016) Xiuhua Gao et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The ethylene response factor OsERF109 negatively affects ethylene biosynthesis and drought tolerance in rice

(2016) Yanwen Yu et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Genome editing in maize directed by CRISPR–Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes

(2016) Sergei Svitashev et al.   Nature Communications

Efficient and transgene-free genome editing in wheat through transient expression of CRISPR/Cas9 DNA or RNA

(2016) Yi Zhang et al.   Nature Communications

An Ethylene-responsive Factor BpERF11 Negatively Modulates Salt and Osmotic Tolerance in Betula platyphylla

(2016) Wenhui Zhang et al.   Scientific Reports

Isolation and Characterization of ScGluD2, a New Sugarcane beta-1,3-Glucanase D Family Gene Induced by Sporisorium scitamineum, ABA, H2O2, NaCl, and CdCl2 Stresses

(2016) Yachun Su et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Editorial: ROS Regulation during Plant Abiotic Stress Responses

(2016) Zhulong Chan et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A Novel Non-specific Lipid Transfer Protein Gene from Sugarcane (NsLTPs), Obviously Responded to Abiotic Stresses and Signaling Molecules of SA and MeJA

(2016) Yun Chen et al.   Sugar Tech

Knock-down of a RING finger gene confers cold tolerance

(2016) Huimin Fang et al.   Bioengineered

Soil health and carbon management

(2016) Rattan Lal   Food and Energy Security

Improvement of Salinity Stress Tolerance in Rice: Challenges and Opportunities

(2016) Thi Hoang et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Enhanced Rice Blast Resistance by CRISPR/Cas9-Targeted Mutagenesis of the ERF Transcription Factor Gene OsERF922

(2016) Fujun Wang et al.   PLoS One

Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to modify abiotic stress responses in plants

(2016) Yuriko Osakabe et al.   Scientific Reports

The ERF transcription factor family in cassava: genome-wide characterization and expression analyses against drought stress

(2016) Wei Fan et al.   Scientific Reports

A New AP2/ERF Transcription Factor from the Oil Plant Jatropha curcas Confers Salt and Drought Tolerance to Transgenic Tobacco

(2015) Xuehua Wang et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The CRISPR/Cas9 system for plant genome editing and beyond

(2015) Luisa Bortesi et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Isolation and characterization of StERF transcription factor genes from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

(2015) Zemin Wang et al.   COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES

Editing plant genomes with CRISPR/Cas9

(2015) Khaoula Belhaj et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Transcriptome-based discovery of AP2/ERF transcription factors related to temperature stress in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

(2015) Zhi-Jun Wu et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Functional Analysis of the Maize C-Repeat/DRE Motif-Binding Transcription Factor CBF3 Promoter in Response to Abiotic Stress

(2015) Jinliang Liu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Ethylene response factors in Arabidopsis immunity

(2015) Pin-Yao Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis for precision gene editing

(2015) Noel J. Sauer et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Development of germ-line-specific CRISPR-Cas9 systems to improve the production of heritable gene modifications inArabidopsis

(2015) Yanfei Mao et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Ethylene Response Factors: A Key Regulatory Hub in Hormone and Stress Signaling

(2015) Maren Müller et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Towards social acceptance of plant breeding by genome editing

(2015) Motoko Araki et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

FAO, IFAD, and WFP. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015: Meeting the 2015 International Hunger Targets: Taking Stock of Uneven Progress. Rome: FAO, 2015

(2015) Shelley McGuire   Advances in Nutrition

Function genomics of abiotic stress tolerance in plants: a CRISPR approach

(2015) Mukesh Jain   Frontiers in Plant Science

Overexpression of an AP2/ERF Type Transcription Factor OsEREBP1 Confers Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice

(2015) V. Jisha et al.   PLoS One

RsERF1 derived from wild radish (Raphanus sativus) confers salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2014) Selvam Ayarpadikannan et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

Global maize production, utilization, and consumption

(2014) Peter Ranum et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Identification of ERF genes in peanuts and functional analysis of AhERF008 and AhERF019 in abiotic stress response

(2014) Liyun Wan et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Simultaneous editing of three homoeoalleles in hexaploid bread wheat confers heritable resistance to powdery mildew

(2014) Yanpeng Wang et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genome editing in rice and wheat using the CRISPR/Cas system

(2014) Qiwei Shan et al.   Nature Protocols

A guide to genome engineering with programmable nucleases

(2014) Hyongbum Kim et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

The ERF transcription factor TaERF3 promotes tolerance to salt and drought stresses in wheat

(2014) Wei Rong et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The CRISPR/Cas9 system produces specific and homozygous targeted gene editing in rice in one generation

(2014) Hui Zhang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

AtERF15 is a positive regulator of ABA response

(2014) Seul-bee Lee et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Efficient Gene Editing in Tomato in the First Generation Using the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-Associated9 System

(2014) C. Brooks et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Ethylene Response FactorSl-ERF.B.3Is Responsive to Abiotic Stresses and Mediates Salt and Cold Stress Response Regulation in Tomato

(2014) Imen Klay et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

Epigenetic Regulation in Plants

(2014) C. S. Pikaard et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Implementation of the CRISPR-Cas9 system in fission yeast

(2014) Jake Z. Jacobs et al.   Nature Communications

CRISPR/Cas9 mediated multiplex genome editing and heritable mutagenesis of BmKu70 in Bombyx mori

(2014) Sanyuan Ma et al.   Scientific Reports

The transcriptional regulatory network in the drought response and its crosstalk in abiotic stress responses including drought, cold, and heat

(2014) Kazuo Nakashima et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Mechanism of Salinity Tolerance in Plants: Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Characterization

(2014) Bhaskar Gupta et al.   International Journal of Genomics

Global transcriptome profiles of Camellia sinensis during cold acclimation

(2013) Xin-Chao Wang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Three ERF transcription factors from Chinese wild grapevine Vitis pseudoreticulata participate in different biotic and abiotic stress-responsive pathways

(2013) Ziguo Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

SOIL EROSION, CONSERVATION, AND ECO-ENVIRONMENT CHANGES IN THE LOESS PLATEAU OF CHINA

(2013) G. Zhao et al.   LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT

RNA-Guided Genome Editing in Plants Using a CRISPR–Cas System

(2013) Kabin Xie et al.   Molecular Plant

Multiplex and homologous recombination–mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana using guide RNA and Cas9

(2013) Jian-Feng Li et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Simultaneous generation and germline transmission of multiple gene mutations in rat using CRISPR-Cas systems

(2013) Wei Li et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Targeted mutagenesis in the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana using Cas9 RNA-guided endonuclease

(2013) Vladimir Nekrasov et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

APETALA2/Ethylene Responsive Factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factors: mediators of stress responses and developmental programs

(2013) Francesco Licausi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Demonstration of CRISPR/Cas9/sgRNA-mediated targeted gene modification in Arabidopsis, tobacco, sorghum and rice

(2013) Wenzhi Jiang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Jasmonate Regulates the INDUCER OF CBF EXPRESSION-C-REPEAT BINDING FACTOR/DRE BINDING FACTOR1 Cascade and Freezing Tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2013) Y. Hu et al.   PLANT CELL

Plant genome editing made easy: targeted mutagenesis in model and crop plants using the CRISPR/Cas system

(2013) Khaoula Belhaj et al.   Plant Methods

Divergent DNA-Binding Specificities of a Group of ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR Transcription Factors Involved in Plant Defense

(2013) T. Shoji et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Arabidopsis ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR1 Regulates Abiotic Stress-Responsive Gene Expression by Binding to Different cis-Acting Elements in Response to Different Stress Signals

(2013) M.-C. Cheng et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems

(2013) L. Cong et al.   SCIENCE

Genome-Wide Analysis of AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Family in Zea Mays

(2012) Mei-Liang Zhou et al.   Current Bioinformatics

Isolation and characterization of a bread wheat salinity responsive ERF transcription factor

(2012) Wei Dong et al.   GENE

TALENs: a widely applicable technology for targeted genome editing

(2012) J. Keith Joung et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

The ethylene response factor AtERF98 enhances tolerance to salt through the transcriptional activation of ascorbic acid synthesis in Arabidopsis

(2012) Zhijin Zhang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

RAP2.6L overexpression delays waterlogging induced premature senescence by increasing stomatal closure more than antioxidant enzyme activity

(2012) Peiqing Liu et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

MEDIATOR25 Acts as an Integrative Hub for the Regulation of Jasmonate-Responsive Gene Expression in Arabidopsis

(2012) V. Cevik et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

CTR1 phosphorylates the central regulator EIN2 to control ethylene hormone signaling from the ER membrane to the nucleus in Arabidopsis

(2012) C. Ju et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hydrogen peroxide—a central hub for information flow in plant cells

(2012) Veselin Dimitrov Petrov et al.   AoB Plants

AP2/ERF family transcription factors in plant abiotic stress responses

(2011) Junya Mizoi et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Function and regulation of the Mediator complex

(2011) Ronald C Conaway et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

EAR motif-mediated transcriptional repression in plants

(2011) Sateesh Kagale et al.   Epigenetics

Genome-wide identification and phylogenetic analysis of the ERF gene family in cucumbers

(2011) Lifang Hu et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Role of DREBs in regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants

(2011) C. Lata et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

In Posidonia oceanica cadmium induces changes in DNA methylation and chromatin patterning

(2011) Maria Greco et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

EIN2 regulates salt stress response and interacts with a MA3 domain-containing protein ECIP1 in Arabidopsis

(2011) GANG LEI et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

CsICE1 and CsCBF1: two transcription factors involved in cold responses in Camellia sinensis

(2011) Yu Wang et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Plant tolerance to drought and salinity: stress regulating transcription factors and their functional significance in the cellular transcriptional network

(2011) Dortje Golldack et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

An AP2 Domain-Containing Gene, ESE1, Targeted by the Ethylene Signaling Component EIN3 Is Important for the Salt Response in Arabidopsis

(2011) L. Zhang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Arabidopsis RGLG2, Functioning as a RING E3 Ligase, Interacts with AtERF53 and Negatively Regulates the Plant Drought Stress Response

(2011) M.-C. Cheng et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

TAL Effectors: Customizable Proteins for DNA Targeting

(2011) A. J. Bogdanove et al.   SCIENCE

ROS signaling: the new wave?

(2011) Ron Mittler et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The CRF domain defines Cytokinin Response Factor proteins in plants

(2010) Aaron M Rashotte et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The RAV1 transcription factor positively regulates leaf senescence in Arabidopsis

(2010) Hye Ryun Woo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Molecular Characterization of Three Ethylene Responsive Element Binding Factor Genes from Cotton

(2010) Long-Guo Jin et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Discovery and expression profile analysis of AP2/ERF family genes from Triticum aestivum

(2010) Jing Zhuang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Identification, phylogeny, and transcript profiling of ERF family genes during development and abiotic stress treatments in tomato

(2010) Manoj K. Sharma et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Genome editing with engineered zinc finger nucleases

(2010) Fyodor D. Urnov et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Overexpression of an ERF transcription factorTSRF1improves rice drought tolerance

(2010) Ruidang Quan et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Improvement of stress tolerance of wheat and barley by modulation of expression of DREB/CBF factors

(2010) Sarah Morran et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Enhanced tolerance to freezing in tobacco and tomato overexpressing transcription factor TERF2/LeERF2 is modulated by ethylene biosynthesis

(2010) Zhijin Zhang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Kiwifruit EIL and ERF Genes Involved in Regulating Fruit Ripening

(2010) X.-r. Yin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase genes from Arabidopsis with different sub-cellular localization affect stress responses

(2010) Tagnon D. Missihoun et al.   PLANTA

PIFs: pivotal components in a cellular signaling hub

(2010) Pablo Leivar et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The APETALA-2-Like Transcription Factor OsAP2-39 Controls Key Interactions between Abscisic Acid and Gibberellin in Rice

(2010) Mahmoud W. Yaish et al.   PLoS Genetics

Overexpression of the soybean GmERF3 gene, an AP2/ERF type transcription factor for increased tolerances to salt, drought, and diseases in transgenic tobacco

(2009) G. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Overexpression of the Transcription Factor AP37 in Rice Improves Grain Yield under Drought Conditions

(2009) S.-J. Oh et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Expression of jasmonic ethylene responsive factor gene in transgenic poplar tree leads to increased salt tolerance

(2009) Y. Li et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Mechanisms of Salinity Tolerance

(2008) Rana Munns et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Redox Regulation in Photosynthetic Organisms: Signaling, Acclimation, and Practical Implications

(2008) Christine H. Foyer et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Ethylene signaling: new levels of complexity and regulation

(2008) Mandy D Kendrick et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Phylogeny, gene structures, and expression patterns of the ERF gene family in soybean (Glycine max L.)

(2008) Gaiyun Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Expression profiling of rice cultivars differing in their tolerance to long-term drought stress

(2008) Thomas Degenkolbe et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The AP2/ERF Domain Transcription Factor ORA59 Integrates Jasmonic Acid and Ethylene Signals in Plant Defense

(2008) M. Pre et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Molecular cloning, expression profile and promoter analysis of a novel ethylene responsive transcription factor gene GhERF4 from cotton (Gossypium hirstum)

(2007) Long-Guo Jin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY