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BES1/BZR1 Family Transcription Factors Regulate Plant Development via Brassinosteroid-Dependent and Independent Pathways

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231710149

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brassinosteroid; brassinolide; transcription factor; BES1; BZR1

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31720103902, 32030005]

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The BES1/BZR1 family is a plant-specific group of transcription factors that regulate the expression of brassinosteroid response genes. Recent studies have shown that they also play a role in plant development through pathways independent of brassinosteroids. This review summarizes our current understanding of their mechanisms, DNA binding motifs, and target genes, as well as their biological functions via both brassinosteroid-dependent and independent pathways.
The BES1/BZR1 family is a plant-specific small group of transcription factors possessing a non-canonical bHLH domain. Genetic and biochemical analyses within the last two decades have demonstrated that members of this family are key transcription factors in regulating the expression of brassinosteroid (BR) response genes. Several recent genetic and evolutionary studies, however, have clearly indicated that the BES1/BZR1 family transcription factors also function in regulating several aspects of plant development via BR-independent pathways, suggesting they are not BR specific. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of this family of transcription factors, the mechanisms regulating their activities, DNA binding motifs, and target genes. We selectively discuss a number of their biological functions via BR-dependent and particularly independent pathways, which were recently revealed by loss-of-function genetic analyses. We also highlight a few possible future directions.

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