The Regulates Drought Tolerance and Flavonoid Synthesis in Apple Calli and .

Drought is the major abiotic stress that limits apple productivity and quality. To date, many important and divergent regulatory functions of miR156/SBP genes in plant growth and development have been well understood. However, little is known about the role of apple miR156 in response to abiotic stress.

Genomic Organization, Phylogenetic Comparison, and Differential Expression of the Nuclear Factor-Y Gene Family in Apple ().

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) as a transcription factor plays an important role in plants growth and development, and response to stress. However, few genome-wide analyzes and functional research of the NF-Y family has been undertaken in apple ( Borkh.) so far.

Genome-Wide Identification of the ABA Receptors Genes and Their Response to Abiotic Stress in Apple.

The pyrabactin resistance (PYR)/PYR1-like (PYL)/regulatory components of ABA receptor (RCAR) (known as PYLs for short) have been identified and characterized as the ABA receptors in some plants. However, little is known about the details regarding family genes in the apple (). In this study, we identified 13 apple , termed , which could be classified into four groups according to structural features of the amino acid sequence.

Overexpression of a SBP-Box Gene (VpSBP16) from Chinese Wild Vitis Species in Arabidopsis Improves Salinity and Drought Stress Tolerance.

Salinity and drought are two major abiotic stresses that limit grape productivity. Responses to stress in grape are known to be regulated by several families of transcription factors. However, little is known about the role of grape promoter binding protein (SBP)-box transcription factor genes in response to abiotic stress.

The SBP-Box Gene VpSBP11 from Chinese Wild Vitis Is Involved in Floral Transition and Affects Leaf Development.

Flowering occurs in angiosperms during a major developmental transition from vegetative growth to the reproductive phase. promoter binding protein (SBP)-box genes have been found to play critical roles in regulating flower and fruit development, but their roles in grapevine have remained unclear. To better understand the functions of the grape SBP-box genes in both vegetative and reproductive growth phases, a full-length complementary DNA (cDNA) sequence of the putative SBP-box transcription factor gene, , was obtained from Chinese wild grapevine Wen Tsai Wang (W.

Evolutionary and Expression Analyses of the Apple Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factor Family.

Transcription factors (TFs) play essential roles in the regulatory networks controlling many developmental processes in plants. Members of the basic leucine (Leu) zipper (bZIP) TF family, which is unique to eukaryotes, are involved in regulating diverse processes, including flower and vascular development, seed maturation, stress signaling, and defense responses to pathogens. The bZIP proteins have a characteristic bZIP domain composed of a DNA-binding basic region and a Leu zipper dimerization region.

Genome-wide identification and analysis of the SBP-box family genes in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.).

SQUAMOSA promoter binding protein (SBP)-box genes encode a family of plant-specific transcription factors and play many crucial roles in plant development. In this study, 27 SBP-box gene family members were identified in the apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) genome, 15 of which were suggested to be putative targets of MdmiR156.

Genomic organization, phylogenetic comparison and differential expression of the SBP-box family genes in grape.

Background: The SBP-box gene family is specific to plants and encodes a class of zinc finger-containing transcription factors with a broad range of functions. Although SBP-box genes have been identified in numerous plants including green algae, moss, silver birch, snapdragon, Arabidopsis, rice and maize, there is little information concerning SBP-box genes, or the corresponding miR156/157, function in grapevine.

Methodology/principal Findings: Eighteen SBP-box gene family members were identified in Vitis vinifera, twelve of which bore sequences that were complementary to miRNA156/157.