Open AccessROLE AND FUNCTION OF ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR IN DIFFERENT PLANTS UNDER MULTIPLE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESSES
Author(s) -
Rabia Akram,
Farah Deeba,
Maryam Zain,
Nadia Iqbal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pakistan journal of biochemistry and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2788-4503
pISSN - 2707-5494
DOI - 10.52700/pjbb.v1i1.11
Subject(s) - abiotic component , transcription factor , abiotic stress , biology , biotic component , plant growth , ethylene , biotic stress , function (biology) , fight or flight response , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , ecology , gene , genetics , biochemistry , catalysis
Abiotic and biotic stresses are the causes of drastic changes in plants growth and development.These stresses effect crop production and quality, thus result is in economic lose and food insecurity. Many factors play vital role in regulating growth of plants along with developmental pathways during biotic and abiotic stresses. Transcription factors are proteins that control physiological, developmental and stress responses in plants. Ethylene response factors belong to the biggest family of transcription factors, known to participate in various stress tolerance like drought, heat, salt and cold. They are significant regulators of plant gene expression. The objective of this review is to present how ethylene response factor family proteins became the focus of stress tolerance as well as the development and growth of plants.