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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (3): 206-214.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.18-253

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The BES1/BZR1 transcription factors regulate growth, development and stress resistance in plants

Haoqiang Yu,Fuai Sun,Wenqi Feng,Fengzhong Lu,Wanchen Li,Fengling Fu()   

  1. Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
  • Received:2018-09-07 Revised:2019-02-20 Online:2019-02-25 Published:2019-02-22
  • Contact: Fu Fengling E-mail:ffl@sicau.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2018JY0470)

Abstract:

Brassinosteroid (BR) is a class of plant-specific steroidal hormone and plays vital roles in plant growth, developmental and stress response. As the core component of BR signaling, the BES1/BZR1 transcription factors are activated by the BR signal, bind to the E-box (CANNTG) or BRRE element (CGTGT/CG) enriched in the promoter of downstream target genes and regulate their expression. Besides BR signal transduction, BES1/BZR1s are also involved in other signaling pathways such as abscisic acid, gibberellin and light to co-regulate plant growth and development. Recently, BES1/BZR1s were found to be related to stress resistance. In this review, we summarize recent advances of molecular mechanism of the BES1/BZR1 transcription factors regulating plant growth, development and stress resistance through signal transduction to provide a reference for related researches.

Key words: brassinosteroid, growth and development, signal transduction, stress resistance, BES1/BZR1 transcription factors