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Plant Transcription Factors
Plant Transcription Factors
Transcription factors are proteins that regulate gene expression by binding to specific DNA sequences, thus playing a crucial role in plant development and stress responses. They activate or repress the transcription of target genes, enabling plants to adapt to environmental changes. Families of transcription factors, such as MYB, bZIP, and NAC, are involved in growth, metabolism, and defense mechanisms. For instance, the WRKY family regulates responses to biotic and abiotic stresses, while AP2/ERF factors are pivotal in developmental processes and stress adaptation. Understanding transcription factors helps researchers engineer crops with improved traits, such as disease resistance and drought tolerance.
Committee Members
Srinivasa Rao Mentreddy
Alabama A&M University, United States
Mohammad Babadoost
University of Illinois, United States
Valasia Iakovoglou
UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect, International Hellenic University, Greece GPB 2027 Speakers
Aparna B Gunjal
Dr. D.Y. Patil, Arts, Commerce and Science College, India
Anna Ponce
Bethune-Cookman University, United States
Hillary Jean Pierre
Department of Pharmaceutics, United States
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Valasia Iakovoglou, UNESCO chair Con-E-Ect, International Hellenic University, Greece
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