Brassinosteroid biosynthesis and signaling: Conserved and diversified functions of core genes across multiple plant species

B Zebosi, E Vollbrecht, NB Best - Plant Communications, 2024 - cell.com
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are important regulators that control myriad aspects of plant growth
and development, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, such that modulating BR …

Molecular and genetic mechanisms of plant architecture regulation

W Wang, W Zhang, M Jamil, J Tu… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroid hormones involved in various biological processes
(Hussain et al., 2020). CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC DWARF (CPD) is a pivotal …

[HTML][HTML] BvCPD promotes parenchyma cell and vascular bundle development in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) taproot

X Guo, Y Li, N Li, G Li, Y Sun, S Zhang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Constitutive photomorpogenic dwarf (CPD) is a pivotal enzyme gene for brassinolide (BR)
synthesis and plays an important role in plant growth, including increasing plant biomass …

Rice ILI atypical bHLH transcription factors antagonize OsbHLH157/OsbHLH158 during brassinosteroid signaling

M Liu, M Lu, Z Zhao, Q Luo, F Liu, J Zhao, Y He… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a group of steroid hormones that play crucial roles in plant
growth and development. Atypical bHLH transcription factors that lack the basic region for …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and Expression Analysis of Cytochrome P450 Genes Probably Involved in Triterpenoid Saponins Biosynthesis in Astragalus mongholicus

J Wang, B Yang, F Zhang, J Wang, K Xue… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cytochromes P450 (P450s) are one of the largest enzymatic protein families and play critical
roles in the synthesis and metabolism of plant secondary metabolites. Astragaloside IV (AS …

Understanding brassinosteroid‐centric phytohormone interactions for crop improvement

W Yin, N Dong, X Li, Y Yang, Z Lu… - Journal of Integrative …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Brassinosteroids (BRs) play a crucial role in regulating multiple biological processes in
plants, particularly those related to crop productivity and stress tolerance. During their …

The brassinosteroid signaling-related ILI–OsAIF–OsbHLH92 transcription factor module antagonistically controls leaf angle and grain size in rice

M Lu, M Liu, Q Luo, Y He, Y Tian, H Zhan - Plant Physiology, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Atypical basic helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factors, which lack the basic region for
DNA binding, are important elements of brassinosteroid (BR) signaling. Recently, our …

Genomic analysis of a spontaneous unifoliate mutant reveals gene candidates associated with compound leaf development in Vigna unguiculata [L] Walp

OU Edet, BE Ubi, T Ishii - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Molecular mechanisms which underpin compound leaf development in some legumes have
been reported, but there is no previous study on the molecular genetic control of compound …

[HTML][HTML] Increased expression of OsSAUR23 and OsRR9 regulates rice plant and organ size

S Huang, B Zhou, Z Gao, H Li, Z Ding - The Crop Journal, 2025 - Elsevier
Plant height and grain size are the most important factors determining rice yield. Here, in the
rice mutant small plant and organ size1 (spos1) with reduced plant height and small grain, T …

Two genes of cytochrome P450 regulate plant height via brassinosteroid biosynthesis in Brassica napus

Q Zheng, X Wang, Z Wang, Y Zhang, H Wang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapeseed is globally important as an oil crop to provide essential edible plant oils for
various agricultural products. Currently, manipulating plant height with branching effectively …