Characteristics of bHLH transcription factors and their roles in the abiotic stress responses of horticultural crops

Interaction between MdZAT10a-like and MdbHLH100 negatively regulates salt tolerance in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.)

(2022) Lei Yu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Overexpression of MxbHLH18 Increased Iron and High Salinity Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2022) Xiaoqi Liang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Ethylene increases the cold tolerance of apple via the MdERF1B–MdCIbHLH1 regulatory module

(2021) Yicheng Wang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Apple MdSAT1 encodes a bHLHm1 transcription factor involved in salinity and drought responses

(2021) Yu-Ying Yang et al.   PLANTA

Genome-Wide Identification, Characterization of bHLH Transcription Factors in Mango

(2021) Haron Salih et al.   Tropical Plant Biology

Genome-wide identification of PbrbHLH family genes, and expression analysis in response to drought and cold stresses in pear (Pyrus bretschneideri)

(2021) Huizhen Dong et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

All together now: regulation of the iron deficiency response

(2021) Nabila Riaz et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

MdbHLH106-like transcription factor enhances apple salt tolerance by upregulating MdNHX1 expression

(2021) Qi Zou et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

MdCIB1, an apple bHLH transcription factor, plays a positive regulator in response to drought stress

(2021) Yi-Ran Ren et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Transcriptional Regulation of Anthocyanin Synthesis by MYB-bHLH-WDR Complexes in Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)

(2021) Yanfei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Low nitrogen conditions accelerate flowering by modulating the phosphorylation state of FLOWERING BHLH 4 in Arabidopsis

(2021) Miho Sanagi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genome-wide characterization and analysis of bHLH transcription factors related to anthocyanin biosynthesis in spine grapes (Vitis davidii)

(2021) Ming Li et al.   Scientific Reports

Genome-wide identification of the Capsicum bHLH transcription factor family: discovery of a candidate regulator involved in the regulation of species-specific bioactive metabolites

(2021) Renjian Liu et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

The phyB‐dependent induction of HY5 promotes iron uptake by systemically activating FER expression

(2021) Zhixin Guo et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Mechanisms of Binding Specificity among bHLH Transcription Factors

(2021) Xabier de Martin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH) Transcription Factors Regulate a Wide Range of Functions in Arabidopsis

(2021) Yaqi Hao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

ABI4 interacts with ICE1 and JAZ proteins to regulate abscisic acid signaling-mediated cold tolerance in apple

(2021) Jian-Ping An et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The interaction of MYB, bHLH and WD40 transcription factors in red pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) peel

(2021) Daolei Cui et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Regulatory Mechanisms of bHLH Transcription Factors in Plant Adaptive Responses to Various Abiotic Stresses

(2021) Yuchen Qian et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome-wide identification, phylogeny, and expression analysis of the bHLH gene family in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

(2021) Nasreen Bano et al.   PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS

Genome-Wide Characterization and Analysis of bHLH Transcription Factors Related to Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Fig (Ficus carica L.)

(2021) Miaoyu Song et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Characterization of Phytochrome-Interacting Factor Genes in Pepper and Functional Analysis of CaPIF8 in Cold and Salt Stress

(2021) Youxin Yang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Melon bHLH Transcription Factors in Regulation of Fruit Development

(2021) Chao Tan et al.   Plants-Basel

bHLH121 Functions as a Direct Link that Facilitates the Activation of FIT by bHLH IVc Transcription Factors for Maintaining Fe Homeostasis in Arabidopsis

(2020) Rihua Lei et al.   Molecular Plant

Systematic analysis of the basic/helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor family in pummelo (Citrus grandis) and identification of the key members involved in the response to iron deficiency

(2020) Xiao-Yong Zhang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genome-wide survey of the bHLH super gene family in Brassica napus

(2020) Yun-Zhuo Ke et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Plant abiotic stress response and nutrient use efficiency

(2020) Zhizhong Gong et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

Genome-Wide Analysis of Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors to Elucidate Candidate Genes Related to Fruit Ripening and Stress in Banana (Musa acuminata L. AAA Group, cv. Cavendish)

(2020) Zhuo Wang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome-wide identification and characterization of cucumber bHLH family genes and the functional characterization of CsbHLH041 in NaCl and ABA tolerance in Arabidopsis and cucumber

(2020) Jialin Li et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Genome-wide study of pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) bHLH transcription factors indicates that cryptochrome-interacting bHLH2 (AcCIB2) participates in flowering time regulation and abiotic stress response

(2020) Mohammad Aslam et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The many facets of protein ubiquitination and degradation in plant root iron deficiency responses

(2020) Julien Spielmann et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Apple SUMO E3 ligase MdSIZ1 facilitates SUMOylation of MdARF8 to regulate lateral root formation

(2020) Chun‐Ling Zhang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Towards understanding the multifaceted role of SUMOylation in plant growth and development

(2020) Moumita Srivastava et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

The phytochrome-interacting transcription factor CsPIF8 contributes to cold tolerance in citrus by regulating superoxide dismutase expression

(2020) Zhenyu He et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

MdbHLH130, an Apple bHLH Transcription Factor, Confers Water Stress Resistance by Regulating Stomatal Closure and ROS Homeostasis in Transgenic Tobacco

(2020) Qiang Zhao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

MxMPK6-2-bHLH104 interaction is involved in reactive oxygen species signaling in response to iron deficiency in apple rootstock

(2020) Duyue Li et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Transcriptional integration of plant responses to iron availability

(2020) Fei Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Apple B‐box protein BBX37 regulates jasmonic acid mediated cold tolerance through the JAZ‐BBX37‐ICE1‐CBF pathway and undergoes MIEL1‐mediated ubiquitination and degradation

(2020) Jian‐Ping An et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The Transcriptional Control of Iron Homeostasis in Plants: A Tale of bHLH Transcription Factors?

(2019) Fei Gao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Identification of the grape basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor family and characterization of expression patterns in response to different stresses

(2019) Min Gao et al.   PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

The SOS2-SCaBP8 Complex Generates and Fine-Tunes an AtANN4-Dependent Calcium Signature under Salt Stress

(2019) Liang Ma et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

De novo transcriptome sequencing and gene expression profiling of Magnolia wufengensis in response to cold stress

(2019) Shixin Deng et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

An apple MYB transcription factor regulates cold tolerance and anthocyanin accumulation and undergoes MIEL1‐mediated degradation

(2019) Jian‐Ping An et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Phospho‐mutant activity assays provide evidence for alternative phospho‐regulation pathways of the transcription factor FIT

(2019) Regina Gratz et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

DlICE1, a stress-responsive gene from Dimocarpus longan, enhances cold tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2019) Xiaoyan Yang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Arabidopsis BRUTUS-LIKE E3 ligases negatively regulate iron uptake by targeting transcription factor FIT for recycling

(2019) Jorge Rodríguez-Celma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dissecting the Role of a Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor, SlbHLH22, Under Salt and Drought Stresses in Transgenic Solanum lycopersicum L.

(2019) Muhammad Waseem et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

FIT-Binding Proteins and Their Functions in the Regulation of Fe Homeostasis

(2019) Huilan Wu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The Transcription Factor bHLH121 Interacts with bHLH105 (ILR3) and its Closest Homologs to Regulate Iron Homeostasis in Arabidopsis

(2019) Fei Gao et al.   PLANT CELL

Genome-Wide Analysis of Basic Helix–Loop–Helix Superfamily Members Reveals Organization and Chilling-Responsive Patterns in Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)

(2019) Shan et al.   Genes

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium) CmICE2 conferred freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2019) Zhaohe Zhang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

OsICE1 transcription factor improves photosynthetic performance and reduces grain losses in rice plants subjected to drought

(2018) Subhash Chander et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Transcriptome-wide identification and expression profile analysis of the bHLH family genes in Camellia sinensis

(2018) Xin Cui et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

The transcription factor CsbHLH18 of sweet orange functions in modulation of cold tolerance and homeostasis of reactive oxygen species by regulating the antioxidant gene

(2018) Jingjing Geng et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Four IVa bHLH Transcription Factors Are Novel Interactors of FIT and Mediate JA Inhibition of Iron Uptake in Arabidopsis

(2018) Yan Cui et al.   Molecular Plant

SUMOylome Profiling Reveals a Diverse Array of Nuclear Targets Modified by the SUMO Ligase SIZ1 during Heat Stress

(2018) Thérèse C. Rytz et al.   PLANT CELL

Overexpression of the transcription factor MdbHLH33 increases cold tolerance of transgenic apple callus

(2018) Haifeng Xu et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Global transcriptome analysis of grapevine ( Vitis vinifera L.) leaves under salt stress reveals differential response at early and late stages of stress in table grape cv. Thompson Seedless

(2018) Anuradha Upadhyay et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Identification of basic/helix-loop-helix transcription factors reveals candidate genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis from the strawberry white-flesh mutant

(2018) Fengli Zhao et al.   Scientific Reports

Genome-Wide Characterization of bHLH Genes in Grape and Analysis of their Potential Relevance to Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis

(2018) Pengfei Wang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the Potato bHLH Transcription Factor Family

(2018) Ruoqiu Wang et al.   Genes

Transcriptional regulation of bHLH during plant response to stress

(2018) Xi Sun et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Methyl jasmonate enhances apple’ cold tolerance through the JAZ–MYC2 pathway

(2018) Yicheng Wang et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Protein Language: Post-Translational Modifications Talking to Each Other

(2018) Lam Dai Vu et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Apple SUMO E3 ligase MdSIZ1 is involved in the response to phosphate deficiency

(2018) Rui-Fen Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The regulatory module MdPUB29-MdbHLH3 connects ethylene biosynthesis with fruit quality in apple

(2018) Da-Gang Hu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mdb HLH 93, an apple activator regulating leaf senescence, is regulated by ABA and Md BT 2 in antagonistic ways

(2018) Jian‐Ping An et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The SUMO E3 Ligase MdSIZ1 Targets MdbHLH104 to Regulate Plasma Membrane H+-ATPase Activity and Iron Homeostasis

(2018) Li-Jie Zhou et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Corrigendum of "The molecular cloning and functional characterization of MdMYC2, a bHLH transcription factor in apple" [Plant Physiol. Biochem. 108, (November 2016) 24-31]

(2018) Jian-Ping An et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Effect of salt-stress on gene expression in citrus roots revealed by RNA-seq

(2017) Rangjin Xie et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Conventional and unconventional ubiquitination in plant immunity

(2017) Bangjun Zhou et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY

Identification and expression analysis of the apple (Malus × domestica) basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor family

(2017) Jinhua Yang et al.   Scientific Reports

Genome Wide Identification and Characterization of Apple bHLH Transcription Factors and Expression Analysis in Response to Drought and Salt Stress

(2017) Ke Mao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Abiotic Stress Signaling and Responses in Plants

(2016) Jian-Kang Zhu   CELL

Functional identification of MdSIZ1 as a SUMO E3 ligase in apple

(2016) Rui-Fen Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Overexpression ofMdbHLH104gene enhances the tolerance to iron deficiency in apple

(2016) Qiang Zhao et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

A grape bHLH transcription factor gene, VvbHLH1, increases the accumulation of flavonoids and enhances salt and drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

(2016) Feibing Wang et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Inhibition of theArabidopsisbHLH transcription factor by monomerization through abscisic acid-induced phosphorylation

(2016) Yohei Takahashi et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Two bHLH Transcription Factors, bHLH34 and bHLH104, Regulate Iron Homeostasis inArabidopsis thaliana

(2016) Xiaoli Li et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Ubiquitination-Related MdBT Scaffold Proteins Target a bHLH Transcription Factor for Iron Homeostasis

(2016) Qiang Zhao et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

SlbHLH068 interacts with FER to regulate the iron-deficiency response in tomato

(2015) Juan Du et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Genome-wide identification and characterization of the bHLH gene family in tomato

(2015) Hua Sun et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Role of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases in Plants

(2015) Alka Shankar et al.   CURRENT GENOMICS

Regulation of Jasmonate-Induced Leaf Senescence by Antagonism between bHLH Subgroup IIIe and IIId Factors in Arabidopsis

(2015) Tiancong Qi et al.   PLANT CELL

Transcriptional control of flavonoid biosynthesis by MYB–bHLH–WDR complexes

(2015) Wenjia Xu et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

ICE1 of Pyrus ussuriensis functions in cold tolerance by enhancing PuDREBa transcriptional levels through interacting with PuHHP1

(2015) Xiaosan Huang et al.   Scientific Reports

Transcription factor MdCBF1 gene increases freezing stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Y. Xue et al.   BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

The grapevine basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor positively modulates CBF-pathway and confers tolerance to cold-stress in Arabidopsis

(2014) Weirong Xu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Economics of salt-induced land degradation and restoration

(2014) M. Qadir et al.   NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM

Plant salt-tolerance mechanisms

(2014) Ulrich Deinlein et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Iron transport in plants: better be safe than sorry

(2013) Sébastien Thomine et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Mutual control of intracellular localisation of the patterning proteins AtMYC1, GL1 and TRY/CPC in Arabidopsis

(2013) M. Pesch et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Genome-wide analysis of the bHLH transcription factor family in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis)

(2013) Xiao-Ming Song et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

bHLH122is important for drought and osmotic stress resistance inArabidopsisand in the repression of ABA catabolism

(2013) Wenwen Liu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Multisite Light-Induced Phosphorylation of the Transcription Factor PIF3 Is Necessary for Both Its Rapid Degradation and Concomitant Negative Feedback Modulation of Photoreceptor phyB Levels in Arabidopsis

(2013) W. Ni et al.   PLANT CELL

A novel tomato MYC-type ICE1-like transcription factor, SlICE1a, confers cold, osmotic and salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco

(2013) Hai-Long Feng et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Characterization of two VvICE1 genes isolated from ‘Muscat Hamburg’ grapevine and their effect on the tolerance to abiotic stresses

(2013) Jitao Li et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

The cold-induced basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor gene MdCIbHLH1 encodes an ICE-like protein in apple

(2012) Xiao-Ming Feng et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Interactions between HLH and bHLH Factors Modulate Light-Regulated Plant Development

(2012) Yaqi Hao et al.   Molecular Plant

Requirement and Functional Redundancy of Ib Subgroup bHLH Proteins for Iron Deficiency Responses and Uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2012) Ning Wang et al.   Molecular Plant

Transcription factor PIF4 controls the thermosensory activation of flowering

(2012) S. Vinod Kumar et al.   NATURE

The bHLH transcription factor MdbHLH3 promotes anthocyanin accumulation and fruit colouration in response to low temperature in apples

(2012) XING-BIN XIE et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The constitutive expression of Chrysanthemum dichrum ICE1 in Chrysanthemum grandiflorum improves the level of low temperature, salinity and drought tolerance

(2012) Lin Chen et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Proteome-wide post-translational modification statistics: frequency analysis and curation of the swiss-prot database

(2011) George A. Khoury et al.   Scientific Reports

Evolutionary and comparative analysis of MYB and bHLH plant transcription factors

(2010) Antje Feller et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Genome-Wide Classification and Evolutionary Analysis of the bHLH Family of Transcription Factors in Arabidopsis, Poplar, Rice, Moss, and Algae

(2010) L. Carretero-Paulet et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Radically Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century

(2010) N. V. Fedoroff et al.   SCIENCE

High Temperature-Mediated Adaptations in Plant Architecture Require the bHLH Transcription Factor PIF4

(2009) Maria A. Koini et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Inhibition of the shade avoidance response by formation of non-DNA binding bHLH heterodimers

(2009) Patricia Hornitschek et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Origin and Diversification of Basic-Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins in Plants

(2009) N. Pires et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The TTG1-bHLH-MYB complex controls trichome cell fate and patterning through direct targeting of regulatory loci

(2008) M. Zhao et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The Arabidopsis Phytochrome-Interacting Factor PIF7, Together with PIF3 and PIF4, Regulates Responses to Prolonged Red Light by Modulating phyB Levels

(2008) P. Leivar et al.   PLANT CELL