The Roles of BLH Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Environmental Response
Despite recent advancements in plant molecular biology and biotechnology, providing enough, and safe, food for an increasing world population remains a challenge. The research into plant development and environmental adaptability has attracted more and more attention from various countries. The tran...
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| description | Despite recent advancements in plant molecular biology and biotechnology, providing enough, and safe, food for an increasing world population remains a challenge. The research into plant development and environmental adaptability has attracted more and more attention from various countries. The transcription of some genes, regulated by transcript factors (TFs), and their response to biological and abiotic stresses, are activated or inhibited during plant development; examples include, rooting, flowering, fruit ripening, drought, flooding, high temperature, pathogen infection, etc. Therefore, the screening and characterization of transcription factors have increasingly become a hot topic in the field of plant research. BLH/BELL (BEL1-like homeodomain) transcription factors belong to a subfamily of the TALE (three-amino-acid-loop-extension) superfamily and its members are involved in the regulation of many vital biological processes, during plant development and environmental response. This review focuses on the advances in our understanding of the function of BLH/BELL TFs in different plants and their involvement in the development of meristems, flower, fruit, plant morphogenesis, plant cell wall structure, the response to the environment, including light and plant resistance to stress, biosynthesis and signaling of ABA (Abscisic acid), IAA (Indoleacetic acid), GA (Gibberellic Acid) and JA (Jasmonic Acid). We discuss the theoretical basis and potential regulatory models for BLH/BELL TFs’ action and provide a comprehensive view of their multiple roles in modulating different aspects of plant development and response to environmental stress and phytohormones. We also present the value of BLHs in the molecular breeding of improved crop varieties and the future research direction of the BLH gene family. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a660e1d5564a4a088c52e12dea936c062023-11-30T23:21:15ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672022-03-01237373110.3390/ijms23073731The Roles of BLH Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Environmental ResponseXiaolin Niu0Daqi Fu1The College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaThe College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaDespite recent advancements in plant molecular biology and biotechnology, providing enough, and safe, food for an increasing world population remains a challenge. The research into plant development and environmental adaptability has attracted more and more attention from various countries. The transcription of some genes, regulated by transcript factors (TFs), and their response to biological and abiotic stresses, are activated or inhibited during plant development; examples include, rooting, flowering, fruit ripening, drought, flooding, high temperature, pathogen infection, etc. Therefore, the screening and characterization of transcription factors have increasingly become a hot topic in the field of plant research. BLH/BELL (BEL1-like homeodomain) transcription factors belong to a subfamily of the TALE (three-amino-acid-loop-extension) superfamily and its members are involved in the regulation of many vital biological processes, during plant development and environmental response. This review focuses on the advances in our understanding of the function of BLH/BELL TFs in different plants and their involvement in the development of meristems, flower, fruit, plant morphogenesis, plant cell wall structure, the response to the environment, including light and plant resistance to stress, biosynthesis and signaling of ABA (Abscisic acid), IAA (Indoleacetic acid), GA (Gibberellic Acid) and JA (Jasmonic Acid). We discuss the theoretical basis and potential regulatory models for BLH/BELL TFs’ action and provide a comprehensive view of their multiple roles in modulating different aspects of plant development and response to environmental stress and phytohormones. We also present the value of BLHs in the molecular breeding of improved crop varieties and the future research direction of the BLH gene family.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/7/3731BLH/BELLtranscription factorsplant developmentenvironmental stress |
| spellingShingle | Xiaolin Niu Daqi Fu The Roles of BLH Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Environmental Response International Journal of Molecular Sciences BLH/BELL transcription factors plant development environmental stress |
| title | The Roles of BLH Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Environmental Response |
| title_full | The Roles of BLH Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Environmental Response |
| title_fullStr | The Roles of BLH Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Environmental Response |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Roles of BLH Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Environmental Response |
| title_short | The Roles of BLH Transcription Factors in Plant Development and Environmental Response |
| title_sort | roles of blh transcription factors in plant development and environmental response |
| topic | BLH/BELL transcription factors plant development environmental stress |
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