YU Bing
Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang UniversityCHEN Meng-di
Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang UniversityWANG Yu-guang
Crop Research Institute, Heilongjiang University1.Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education, Heilongjiang University;2.Crop Research Institute, Heilongjiang University
National Science Foundation of China Projects “Regulatory mechanisms of BvM14-glyoxalase I transcription factor in the response of sugar beet to salt stress”(31671751); “Study on phosphorylation sites of a Ser/Thr protein kinase from sugar beet M14 line in response to salt stress”(31501359); The National Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province Project “Phosphoproteomics analysis of sugar beet M14 root under salt stress”(C2017057); Heilongjiang University Innovation Team Construction Project “Exploitation and germplasm innovation of plant important gene resources in cold regions” (2014TD004)
Plant Trihelix transcription factors (TFs) generally exhibit three continuous alpha-helixes within the DNA binding domain. Since these TFs were first found to specifically bind with GT elements, this family was also referred the GT factor family. Recent achievements showed that Trihelix transcription factors were involved in light response, and also various types of biotic and abiotic stresses. Here the structural characteristics and family classification of plant Trihelix transcription factors were summarized. As example of the gene expression patterns of GT-1 subfamily in sugar beet and the latest research progress, we reviewed the interactions between Trihelix transcription factor and environmental factors. This will lay a foundation for further exploring the molecular mechanism of Trihelix transcription factors being involved in plant light response as well as biotic and abiotic stresses.