Transcriptional regulation of bHLH during plant response to stress

Journal Article · Sat Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2018 · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BBRC.2018.07.123· OSTI ID:23134353

Sun, Xi; Wang, Yu; Sui, Na ^[1]

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1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014 (China)

Highlights: • bHLH can regulate gene expression through interaction with specific motif in target genes. • In this review, we discuss the role of bHLH in plants in response to stresses such as drought, salt and cold stress. • This review will provide new ideas and targets for the prevention and treatment of plant stress resistance. Basic helix-loop-helix protein (bHLH) is the most extensive class of transcription factors in eukaryotes, which can regulate gene expression through interaction with specific motif in target genes. bHLH transcription factor is not only universally involved in plant growth and metabolism, including photomorphogenesis, light signal transduction and secondary metabolism, but also plays an important role in plant response to stress. In this review, we discuss the role of bHLH in plants in response to stresses such as drought, salt and cold stress. To provide a strong evidence for the important role of bHLH in plant stress response, in order to provide new ideas and targets for the prevention and treatment of plant stress resistance.

• OSTI ID: 23134353
• Journal Information: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Journal Name: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 503; ISSN BBRCA9; ISSN 0006-291X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
DROUGHTS
GENES
METABOLISM
PLANT GROWTH
SALTS
STRESSES
TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS