Recent Advances in Utilizing Transcription Factors to Improve Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance by Transgenic Technology

Overexpression of MtWRKY76 increases both salt and drought tolerance in Medicago truncatula

(2016) Liping Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A wheat salinity-induced WRKY transcription factor TaWRKY93 confers multiple abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2015) Yuxiang Qin et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Genome-wide evolutionary characterization and analysis of bZIP transcription factors and their expression profiles in response to multiple abiotic stresses in Brachypodium distachyon

(2015) Xiang Liu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

TaNAC29, a NAC transcription factor from wheat, enhances salt and drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2015) Quanjun Huang et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

MYB transcription factors, active players in abiotic stress signaling

(2015) Chaonan Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Signaling events in plants: Stress factors in combination change the picture

(2015) Christian M. Prasch et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Pleiotropic effects of TaMYB3R1 on plant development and response to osmotic stress in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2015) Hongsheng Cai et al.   GENE

An R2R3-MYB gene, LeAN2, positively regulated the thermo-tolerance in transgenic tomato

(2015) Xia Meng et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

VrDREB2A, a DREB-binding transcription factor from Vigna radiata, increased drought and high-salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

(2015) Honglin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH

Overexpression of a Miscanthus lutarioriparius NAC gene MlNAC5 confers enhanced drought and cold tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2015) Xuanwen Yang et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Overexpression of two R2R3-MYB genes from Scutellaria baicalensis induces phenylpropanoid accumulation and enhances oxidative stress resistance in transgenic tobacco

(2015) Linjie Qi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Overexpression of a cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ) WRKY gene, GhWRKY34 , in Arabidopsis enhances salt-tolerance of the transgenic plants

(2015) Li Zhou et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

The R2R3-type MYB gene OsMYB91 has a function in coordinating plant growth and salt stress tolerance in rice

(2015) Ning Zhu et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

WRKY Proteins: Signaling and Regulation of Expression during Abiotic Stress Responses

(2015) Aditya Banerjee et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

TheSsDREBTranscription Factor from the Succulent HalophyteSuaeda salsaEnhances Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco

(2015) Xu Zhang et al.   International Journal of Genomics

WRKY Proteins: Signaling and Regulation of Expression during Abiotic Stress Responses

(2015) Aditya Banerjee et al.   Scientific World Journal

Genome-Wide Analysis of the AP2/ERF Transcription Factors Family and the Expression Patterns of DREB Genes in Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)

(2015) Huili Wu et al.   PLoS One

Genome-wide analysis and expression profile of the bZIP transcription factor gene family in grapevine (Vitis vinifera)

(2014) Jinyi Liu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genome-wide annotation of the soybean WRKY family and functional characterization of genes involved in response to Phakopsora pachyrhiziinfection

(2014) Marta Bencke-Malato et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Genome-Wide Evolutionary Characterization and Expression Analyses of WRKY Family Genes in Brachypodium distachyon

(2014) F. Wen et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF family genes from Lotus corniculatus shows LcERF054 enhances salt tolerance

(2014) Zhan-Min Sun et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

A novel MYB transcription factor, GmMYBJ1, from soybean confers drought and cold tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2014) Lian-Tai Su et al.   GENE

Genome-wide analysis of NAM-ATAF1,2-CUC2 transcription factor family in Solanum lycopersicum

(2014) Hongyan Su et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Basic Leucine Zipper Family in Barley: Genome-Wide Characterization of Members and Expression Analysis

(2014) Ehsan Pourabed et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genome-wide analysis of the WRKY gene family in cotton

(2014) Lingling Dou et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

A novel wheat bZIP transcription factor, TabZIP60, confers multiple abiotic stress tolerances in transgenicArabidopsis

(2014) Lina Zhang et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

The NAC Family Transcription Factor OsNAP Confers Abiotic Stress Response Through the ABA Pathway

(2014) Xu Chen et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

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

(2014) Wei Rong et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The Brachypodium distachyon BdWRKY36 gene confers tolerance to drought stress in transgenic tobacco plants

(2014) Jiutong Sun et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Overexpression of EaDREB2 and pyramiding of EaDREB2 with the pea DNA helicase gene (PDH45) enhance drought and salinity tolerance in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid)

(2014) Sruthy Maria Augustine et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

GhWRKY39, a member of the WRKY transcription factor family in cotton, has a positive role in disease resistance and salt stress tolerance

(2014) Weina Shi et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Overexpression of a maize WRKY58 gene enhances drought and salt tolerance in transgenic rice

(2014) Ronghao Cai et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

Genome-Wide Analysis and Expression Patterns of NAC Transcription Factor Family Under Different Developmental Stages and Abiotic Stresses in Chinese Cabbage

(2014) Tongkun Liu et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

The Wheat Ethylene Response Factor Transcription Factor PATHOGEN-INDUCED ERF1 Mediates Host Responses to Both the Necrotrophic Pathogen Rhizoctonia cerealis and Freezing Stresses

(2014) X. Zhu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Novel NAC Transcription Factor TaNAC67 Confers Enhanced Multi-Abiotic Stress Tolerances in Arabidopsis

(2014) Xinguo Mao et al.   PLoS One

Identification and Molecular Characterization of MYB Transcription Factor Superfamily in C4 Model Plant Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.)

(2014) Mehanathan Muthamilarasan et al.   PLoS One

Genome-Wide Classification and Evolutionary and Expression Analyses of Citrus MYB Transcription Factor Families in Sweet Orange

(2014) Xiao-Jin Hou et al.   PLoS One

Genome-Wide Investigation and Expression Profiling of AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Superfamily in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.)

(2014) Charu Lata et al.   PLoS One

Stress-inducible expression of AtDREB1A transcription factor greatly improves drought stress tolerance in transgenic indica rice

(2014) G. Ravikumar et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Constitutive expression of a salinity-induced wheat WRKY transcription factor enhances salinity and ionic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

(2013) Yuxiang Qin et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Overexpression of R2R3-MYB gene leads to accumulation of anthocyanin and enhanced resistance to chilling and oxidative stress

(2013) X. Meng et al.   BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

The role of ABA and MAPK signaling pathways in plant abiotic stress responses

(2013) Agyemang Danquah et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Genome-wide analysis of the AP2/ERF transcription factor superfamily in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis)

(2013) Xiaoming Song et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Expression of wild soybean WRKY20 in Arabidopsis enhances drought tolerance and regulates ABA signalling

(2013) Xiao Luo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Isolation and functional characterization of a salt responsive transcriptional factor, LrbZIP from lotus root (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn)

(2013) Libao Cheng et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Overexpression of a R2R3 MYB geneMdSIMYB1increases tolerance to multiple stresses in transgenic tobacco and apples

(2013) Rong-Kai Wang et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

ZmWRKY33, a WRKY maize transcription factor conferring enhanced salt stress tolerances in Arabidopsis

(2013) Hua Li et al.   PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

OsbZIP71, a bZIP transcription factor, confers salinity and drought tolerance in rice

(2013) Citao Liu et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Critical cis-Acting Elements and Interacting Transcription Factors: Key Players Associated with Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants

(2013) Ji-Hong Liu et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

Overexpression of Arachis hypogaea NAC3 in tobacco enhances dehydration and drought tolerance by increasing superoxide scavenging

(2013) Xu Liu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Overexpression of sheepgrass R1-MYB transcription factor LcMYB1 confers salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2013) Liqin Cheng et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

A rice stress-responsive NAC gene enhances tolerance of transgenic wheat to drought and salt stresses

(2013) Abu Sefyan I. Saad et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

A transcriptional repressor of the ERF family confers drought tolerance to rice and regulates genes preferentially located on chromosome 11

(2013) Joungsu Joo et al.   PLANTA

A systems biology perspective on the role of WRKY transcription factors in drought responses in plants

(2013) Prateek Tripathi et al.   PLANTA

A Wheat WRKY Transcription Factor TaWRKY10 Confers Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Transgenic Tobacco

(2013) Chen Wang et al.   PLoS One

Genome Wide Analysis of the Apple MYB Transcription Factor Family Allows the Identification of MdoMYB121 Gene Confering Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

(2013) Zhong-Hui Cao et al.   PLoS One

Roles of NAC transcription factors in the regulation of biotic and abiotic stress responses in plants

(2013) Mohammed Nuruzzaman et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

MYB transcription factor genes as regulators for plant responses: an overview

(2013) Supriya Ambawat et al.   PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS

Genome-Wide Analysis of bZIP-Encoding Genes in Maize

(2012) K. Wei et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Isolation and molecular characterization of GmERF7, a soybean ethylene-response factor that increases salt stress tolerance in tobacco

(2012) Ying Zhai et al.   GENE

A R2R3-type MYB gene, OsMYB2, is involved in salt, cold, and dehydration tolerance in rice

(2012) An Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Overexpression of StDREB1 Transcription Factor Increases Tolerance to Salt in Transgenic Potato Plants

(2012) Donia Bouaziz et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Drought stress adaptation: metabolic adjustment and regulation of gene expression

(2012) Sujata Bhargava et al.   PLANT BREEDING

Two Brassica napus genes encoding NAC transcription factors are involved in response to high-salinity stress

(2012) Hui Zhong et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

A maize stress-responsive NAC transcription factor, ZmSNAC1, confers enhanced tolerance to dehydration in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2012) Min Lu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Genome-wide survey and characterization of the WRKY gene family in Populus trichocarpa

(2012) Hongsheng He et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

The transcriptional factor LcDREB2 cooperates with LcSAMDC2 to contribute to salt tolerance in Leymus chinensis

(2012) Xianjun Peng et al.   PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE

GmDREB2A;2, a Canonical DEHYDRATION-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN2-Type Transcription Factor in Soybean, Is Posttranslationally Regulated and Mediates Dehydration-Responsive Element-Dependent Gene Expression

(2012) J. Mizoi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Transcriptome-wide survey and expression analysis of stress-responsive NAC genes in Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium

(2012) He Huang et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Co-expression of AtbHLH17 and AtWRKY28 confers resistance to abiotic stress in Arabidopsis

(2012) K. C. Babitha et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

NAC proteins: regulation and role in stress tolerance

(2012) Swati Puranik et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Biotechnological Approaches to Study Plant Responses to Stress

(2012) Rosa M. Pérez-Clemente et al.   Biomed Research International

The role of WRKY transcription factors in plant abiotic stresses

(2011) Ligang Chen et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

AP2/ERF family transcription factors in plant abiotic stress responses

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

NAC transcription factors in plant abiotic stress responses

(2011) Kazuo Nakashima et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Expression of OsDREB2A transcription factor confers enhanced dehydration and salt stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

(2011) Garladinne Mallikarjuna et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of the AP2/ERF superfamily in Vitis vinifera

(2011) Francesco Licausi et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Genome-Wide Survey and Expression Analysis of the Plant-Specific NAC Transcription Factor Family in Soybean During Development and Dehydration Stress

(2011) D. T. Le et al.   DNA RESEARCH

Implications of climate change for diseases, crop yields and food security

(2011) Adrian C. Newton et al.   EUPHYTICA

Expression of a wheat MYB gene in transgenic tobacco enhances resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum, and to drought and salt stresses

(2011) Hongxia Liu et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Role of DREBs in regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants

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

Signal transduction during cold, salt, and drought stresses in plants

(2011) Guo-Tao Huang et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Expression of the Arabidopsis AtMYB44 gene confers drought/salt-stress tolerance in transgenic soybean

(2011) Jun Sung Seo et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Molecular characterization of novel TaNAC genes in wheat and overexpression of TaNAC2a confers drought tolerance in tobacco

(2011) YiMiao Tang et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

WRKY transcription factors: key components in abscisic acid signalling

(2011) Deena L. Rushton et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The MYB96 Transcription Factor Regulates Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis under Drought Conditions in Arabidopsis

(2011) P. J. Seo et al.   PLANT CELL

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

Soybean NAC transcription factors promote abiotic stress tolerance and lateral root formation in transgenic plants

(2011) Yu-Jun Hao et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The soybean GmbZIP1 transcription factor enhances multiple abiotic stress tolerances in transgenic plants

(2011) Shi-Qing Gao et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Maize ABP9 enhances tolerance to multiple stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis by modulating ABA signaling and cellular levels of reactive oxygen species

(2011) Xia Zhang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The drought response displayed by a DRE-binding protein from Triticum dicoccoides

(2011) Stuart Lucas et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Cloning and characterization of a maize bZIP transcription factor, ZmbZIP72, confers drought and salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2011) Sheng Ying et al.   PLANTA

Comparative Functional Genomics of Salt Stress in Related Model and Cultivated Plants Identifies and Overcomes Limitations to Translational Genomics

(2011) Diego H. Sanchez et al.   PLoS One

Climate Trends and Global Crop Production Since 1980

(2011) D. B. Lobell et al.   SCIENCE

Agricultural biotechnology for crop improvement in a variable climate: hope or hype?

(2011) Rajeev K. Varshney et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

What happens in plant molecular responses to cold stress?

(2010) Leila Heidarvand et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

Genetic Engineering for Modern Agriculture: Challenges and Perspectives

(2010) Ron Mittler et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Overexpression of PtrABF gene, a bZIP transcription factor isolated from Poncirus trifoliata, enhances dehydration and drought tolerance in tobacco via scavenging ROS and modulating expression of stress-responsive genes

(2010) Xiao-San Huang et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Genome-wide analysis of NAC transcription factor family in rice

(2010) Mohammed Nuruzzaman et al.   GENE

Ectopic expression of a grapevine transcription factor VvWRKY11 contributes to osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2010) Huaying Liu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

Gene Structures, Classification and Expression Models of the AP2/EREBP Transcription Factor Family in Rice

(2010) Akhter Most Sharoni et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Research on plant abiotic stress responses in the post-genome era: past, present and future

(2010) Takashi Hirayama et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Dwarf apple MbDREB1 enhances plant tolerance to low temperature, drought, and salt stress via both ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways

(2010) Wei Yang et al.   PLANTA

AP2/EREBP transcription factors are part of gene regulatory networks and integrate metabolic, hormonal and environmental signals in stress acclimation and retrograde signalling

(2010) Karl-Josef Dietz et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Functional analyses of ethylene response factor JERF3 with the aim of improving tolerance to drought and osmotic stress in transgenic rice

(2010) Haiwen Zhang et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Plant molecular stress responses face climate change

(2010) Ishita Ahuja et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

WRKY transcription factors

(2010) Paul J. Rushton et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

MYB transcription factors in Arabidopsis

(2010) Christian Dubos et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

TheArabidopsis thalianaNAC transcription factor family: structure–function relationships and determinants of ANAC019 stress signalling

(2009) Michael K. Jensen et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Understanding water deficit stress-induced changes in the basic metabolism of higher plants – biotechnologically and sustainably improving agriculture and the ecoenvironment in arid regions of the globe

(2009) Hong-Bo Shao et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Transgenic expression of MYB15 confers enhanced sensitivity to abscisic acid and improved drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2009) Zhenhua Ding et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

The MYB96 Transcription Factor Mediates Abscisic Acid Signaling during Drought Stress Response in Arabidopsis

(2009) P. J. Seo et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The Role of WRKY Transcription Factors in Plant Immunity

(2009) S. P. Pandey et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Tolerance to various environmental stresses conferred by the salt-responsive rice gene ONAC063 in transgenic Arabidopsis

(2009) Naoki Yokotani et al.   PLANTA

Photosynthesis under drought and salt stress: regulation mechanisms from whole plant to cell

(2008) M. M. Chaves et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Genome-wide analysis of the AP2/ERF gene family in Populus trichocarpa

(2008) Jing Zhuang et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Functions of the ERF transcription factor family in plants

(2008) Zhao-Shi Xu et al.   Botany

Soybean GmMYB76, GmMYB92 and GmMYB177 genes confer stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants

(2008) Yong Liao et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Over-expression of the stress-induced OsWRKY45 enhances disease resistance and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis

(2008) Y QIU et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A novel activator-type ERF of Thinopyrum intermedium, TiERF1, positively regulates defence responses

(2008) HongXia Liang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Characterization of the TaAIDFa gene encoding a CRT/DRE-binding factor responsive to drought, high-salt, and cold stress in wheat

(2008) Zhao-Shi Xu et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Systematic sequence analysis and identification of tissue-specific or stress-responsive genes of NAC transcription factor family in rice

(2008) Yujie Fang et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Genetic approaches to crop improvement: responding to environmental and population changes

(2008) Shin Takeda et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Soybean WRKY-type transcription factor genes, GmWRKY13, GmWRKY21, and GmWRKY54, confer differential tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic Arabidopsis plants

(2008) Qi-Yun Zhou et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Enhanced heat and drought tolerance in transgenic rice seedlings overexpressing OsWRKY11 under the control of HSP101 promoter

(2008) Xiaolan Wu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

A bZIP transcription factor, OsABI5, is involved in rice fertility and stress tolerance

(2008) Meijuan Zou et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Regulating the Regulators: The Future Prospects for Transcription-Factor-Based Agricultural Biotechnology Products

(2008) K. Century et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

MYB transcription factors that colour our fruit

(2008) Andrew C. Allan et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE