Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 2025, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (3): 449-459.DOI: 10.11983/CBB24165  cstr: 32102.14.CBB24165

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The Regulatory Roles of the Transcription Factors in Plant's Response to UV-B Radiation

Chen Pengxiang, Wang Bo, Wang Zijun, Han Rong*()   

  1. Shanxi Key Laboratory of Plant Macromolecular Stress Response, School of Life Sciences, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
  • Received:2024-10-30 Accepted:2025-01-20 Online:2025-05-10 Published:2025-01-21
  • Contact: *E-mail: hanrong@sxnu.edu.cn

Abstract: UV-B, as an inherent constituent of sunlight, exerts a crucial influence on the growth and development of plants. Recent studies showed that UV-B is not merely an environmental stressor, but also a functional signal molecule that is able to promote plant growth under moderate radiation level. The protein UVR8, as a unique photoreceptor specific to UV-B, plays an irreplaceable role in the plant's response to UV-B, whose functions are regulated by both upstream and downstream transcription factors. At present, a variety of transcription factors such as BBXs, WRKYs, MYBs, and PIFs have been reported to be involved in UV-B regulated processes like hypocotyl elongation, primary root length, leaf size and shape, flowering cycle, and anthocyanin synthesis. This article reviews the molecular mechanisms of UVR8 in the UV-B signaling pathway and summarizes the regulatory mechanisms of the transcription factors during the UV-B radiation process, to provide reference for relevant research.

Key words: UVR8, transcription factor, UV-B radiation, plant