Abiotic stress is an adverse environmental factor that severely affects plant growth and
development, and plants have developed complex regulatory mechanisms to adapt to these …

Plants have to endure unfavorable environmental conditions due to their sessility. To adapt
to environmental constraints, plants have evolved intricate balancing mechanisms to …

Drought stress is a key environmental factor limiting the productivity, quality, and geographic
distribution of crops worldwide. Abscisic acid (ABA) plays an important role in plant drought …

Background The APETALA 2/ethylene-responsive element binding factors (AP2/ERF), are
thought to be associated with plant abiotic stress response, and involved in some plant …

Ustilago maydis is a biotrophic fungus that causes tumor formation on all aerial parts of
maize. U. maydis secretes effector proteins during penetration and colonization to …

The APETALA2/ethylene-responsive transcription factor (AP2/ERF) family has been
extensively investigated because of its significant involvement in plant development, growth …

Apocynum venetum is a semi-shrubby perennial herb that not only prevents saline–alkaline
land degradation but also produces leaves for medicinal uses. Although physiological …

The ERF gene family is widely present in plants and has crucial regulatory importance in
plant seed development, organ morphogenesis, the synthesis of secondary metabolites, and …

Background Gelsemium elegans is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant and temperature is
one of the key factors affecting its growth. RAV (related to ABI3/VP1) transcription factor …

Abstract AP2 (APETALA2)/EREBP (ethylene-responsive element-binding protein),
cytochrome c oxidase (COX) and nonspecific lipid transfer proteins (LTP) play important …