Phy meets ERFs to regulate seed germination

Vishal Varshney; Abhijit Hazra; Manoj Majee

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2022.10.003

Phy meets ERFs to regulate seed germination

Trends Plant Sci. 2023 Jan;28(1):7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.10.003. Epub 2022 Oct 31.

Authors

Vishal Varshney¹, Abhijit Hazra¹, Manoj Majee²

Affiliations

¹ National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
² National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India. Electronic address: manojmajee@nipgr.ac.in.

PMID: 36328871
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2022.10.003

Abstract

The complex process of seed germination is impacted heavily by environmental cues, such as light, mediated via photosensory systems and phytochromes. This pathway was discovered a long time ago, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Li et al. recently showed how ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTORs (ERFs) modulate phytochrome-mediated regulation of germination.

Keywords: ABA; ERF transcription factor; GA; phytochrome; seed germination.

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MeSH terms

Abscisic Acid / metabolism
Arabidopsis Proteins* / metabolism
Arabidopsis* / metabolism
Ethylenes / metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / genetics
Germination / physiology
Gibberellins / metabolism
Light
Phytochrome* / genetics
Seeds / metabolism

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Phytochrome
ethylene
Ethylenes
Abscisic Acid
Gibberellins