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

M Nuruzzaman, AM Sharoni, S Kikuchi - Frontiers in microbiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
NAC transcription factors are one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators in
plants, and members of the NAC gene family have been suggested to play important roles in …

NAC proteins: regulation and role in stress tolerance

S Puranik, PP Sahu, PS Srivastava, M Prasad - Trends in plant science, 2012 - cell.com
The plant-specific NAC (NAM, ATAF1, 2 and CUC2) proteins constitute a major transcription
factor family renowned for their roles in several developmental programs. Despite their …

ABA-mediated transcriptional regulation in response to osmotic stress in plants

Y Fujita, M Fujita, K Shinozaki… - Journal of plant …, 2011 - Springer
The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a pivotal role in a variety of developmental
processes and adaptive stress responses to environmental stimuli in plants. Cellular …

Genome-wide analysis of NAC transcription factor family in rice

M Nuruzzaman, R Manimekalai, AM Sharoni, K Satoh… - Gene, 2010 - Elsevier
We investigated 151 non-redundant NAC genes in rice and 117 in Arabidopsis. A complete
overview of this gene family in rice is presented, including gene structures, phylogenies …

NAC transcription factors: structurally distinct, functionally diverse

AN Olsen, HA Ernst, LL Leggio, K Skriver - Trends in plant science, 2005 - cell.com
NAC proteins constitute one of the largest families of plant-specific transcription factors, and
the family is present in a wide range of land plants. Here, we summarize the biological and …

A dehydration‐induced NAC protein, RD26, is involved in a novel ABA‐dependent stress‐signaling pathway

M Fujita, Y Fujita, K Maruyama, M Seki… - The Plant …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Arabidopsis thaliana RD26 cDNA, isolated from dehydrated plants, encodes a NAC protein.
Expression of the RD26 gene was induced not only by drought but also by abscisic acid …

OsNAC5 overexpression enlarges root diameter in rice plants leading to enhanced drought tolerance and increased grain yield in the field

JS Jeong, YS Kim, MCFR Redillas… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Drought conditions are among the most serious challenges to crop production worldwide.
Here, we report the results of field evaluations of transgenic rice plants overexpressing …

Genome-wide survey and expression analysis of the plant-specific NAC transcription factor family in soybean during development and dehydration stress

DT Le, RIE Nishiyama, Y Watanabe, K Mochida… - DNA …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Plant-specific NAC transcription factors (TFs) play important roles in regulating diverse
biological processes, including development, senescence, growth, cell division and …

AtNAC2, a transcription factor downstream of ethylene and auxin signaling pathways, is involved in salt stress response and lateral root development

XJ He, RL Mu, WH Cao, ZG Zhang, JS Zhang… - The Plant …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
An NAC‐type transcription factor gene AtNAC2 was identified from Arabidopsis thaliana
when expression patterns of the genes from a microarray analysis were examined. The …