CBF: A Key Factor Balancing Plant Cold Stress Responses and Growth

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Abstract: Cold stress is an important environmental factor that affects plant growth and development as well as plant distribution. The CBF-dependent cold signaling pathway has been extensively studied. In this review, we summarize the latest advances in research of CBF genes, revealing the important role of CBFs in freezing tolerance and in chilling resistance of plants. The understanding of the CBF regulatory mechanism network at multiple levels will provide new insights into how CBF-mediated cold signaling balances tolerance and growth in plants, which may help to improve cold- stress tolerance in crops.

Key words: CBF transcription factors, cold stress, freezing tolerance, growth and development

Liu Jingyan, Shi Yiting, Yang Shuhua. CBF: A Key Factor Balancing Plant Cold Stress Responses and Growth[J]. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 2017, 52(6): 689-698.

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