PIFs: systems integrators in plant development

P Leivar, E Monte - The Plant Cell, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) are members of the Arabidopsis thaliana basic helix-
loop-helix family of transcriptional regulators that interact specifically with the active Pfr …

Developmental and evolutionary diversity of plant MADS-domain factors: insights from recent studies

C Smaczniak, RGH Immink, GC Angenent… - …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Members of the MADS-box transcription factor family play essential roles in almost every
developmental process in plants. Many MADS-box genes have conserved functions across …

Temperature-dependent regulation of flowering by antagonistic FLM variants

D Posé, L Verhage, F Ott, L Yant, J Mathieu… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
The appropriate timing of flowering is crucial for plant reproductive success. It is therefore
not surprising that intricate genetic networks have evolved to perceive and integrate both …

Natural variation of Dt2 determines branching in soybean

Q Liang, L Chen, X Yang, H Yang, S Liu, K Kou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Shoot branching is fundamentally important in determining soybean yield. Here, through
genome-wide association study, we identify one predominant association locus on …

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A Raza, S Charagh, B Karikari, R Sharif… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change significantly impacts crop production by inducing several abiotic and biotic
stresses. The increasing world population, and their food and industrial demands require …

A quartet of PIF bHLH factors provides a transcriptionally centered signaling hub that regulates seedling morphogenesis through differential expression-patterning of …

Y Zhang, O Mayba, A Pfeiffer, H Shi… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Dark-grown seedlings exhibit skotomorphogenic development. Genetic and molecular
evidence indicates that a quartet of Arabidopsis Phytochrome (phy)-Interacting bHLH …

A large-scale identification of direct targets of the tomato MADS box transcription factor RIPENING INHIBITOR reveals the regulation of fruit ripening

M Fujisawa, T Nakano, Y Shima, Y Ito - The Plant Cell, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The fruit ripening developmental program is specific to plants bearing fleshy fruits and
dramatically changes fruit characteristics, including color, aroma, and texture. The tomato …

Arabidopsis ABF3 and ABF4 transcription factors act with the NF-YC complex to regulate SOC1 expression and mediate drought-accelerated flowering

K Hwang, H Susila, Z Nasim, JY Jung, JH Ahn - Molecular Plant, 2019 - cell.com
The drought-escape response accelerates flowering in response to drought stress, allowing
plants to adaptively shorten their life cycles. Abscisic acid (ABA) mediates plant responses to …

GIGANTEA enables drought escape response via abscisic acid-dependent activation of the florigens and SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1

M Riboni, M Galbiati, C Tonelli, L Conti - Plant physiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Modulation of the transition to flowering plays an important role in the adaptation to drought.
The drought-escape (DE) response allows plants to adaptively shorten their life cycle to …

The inhibitory effect of ABA on floral transition is mediated by ABI5 in Arabidopsis

Y Wang, L Li, T Ye, Y Lu, X Chen… - Journal of experimental …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Seed germination and flowering initiation are both transitions responding to similar seasonal
cues. This study shows that ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE MUTANT 5 (ABI5), a bZIP …