Junya Mizoi

TL;DR: The functions of the AP2/ERF-type transcription factors in plant abiotic stress responses are discussed, with special emphasis on the regulations and functions of two major types of DREBs, DREB1/CBF and D REB2.

TL;DR: All three AREB/ABF transcription factors require ABA for full activation, can form hetero- or homodimers to function in nuclei, and can interact with SRK2D/SnRK2.

TL;DR: Transgenic Arabidopsis and rice plants overexpressing stress-responsive NAC (SNAC) genes have exhibited improved drought tolerance and indicate that SNAC factors have important roles for the control of abiotic stress tolerance and that their overexpression can improve stress tolerance via biotechnological approaches.

TL;DR: OsDREB 2B is a key gene that encodes a stress-inducible DREB2-type transcription factor that functions in stress-responsive gene expression in rice, and the functional form of its transcript was markedly increased during stress conditions.

TL;DR: This study indicates that HsfA1a, HSFA1b, and Hsf a1d function as main positive regulators in HS-responsive gene expression and four Hsfa1-type proteins are important in gene expression for normal plant growth.