Guide to Plant Transcription Factors is the first comprehensive resource on the dynamics of transcription factor function in plants, covering their roles in process regulation, stress management, post-translational modification, and epigenetic control. The book explores how transcription factors can be manipulated or engineered for crop improvement, offering insights into their regulatory mechanisms and practical applications.
Transcription factors bind to upstream regions of target genes and recruit additional proteins, often facilitating chromatin remodeling to enable further binding. They play critical roles in diverse physiological processes, including seedling development, shoot and root growth, flowering, fruit ripening, seed maturation, nitrogen fixation, and photosynthesis. Plant transcription factors belong to numerous families, each with distinct mechanisms and functions. They also govern plant responses to pathogens and tolerance to abiotic stresses through complex gene regulatory networks.
This volume provides a systematic overview of recent advances in transcription factor research, their relationship with stress tolerance, and the roles of individual transcription factors in plant systems. Featuring contributions from leading scientists worldwide, Guide to Plant Transcription Factors is an essential reference for researchers, academics, and advanced students in plant biology and biotechnology.
Section
1. Transcription factors in plant development
1. Introduction to diverse groups of transcription factors and their
functions in plants
2. Structural diversity and databases of plant transcription factors
3. Advanced techniques to study interactions between transcription factors
and target gene promoters
4. Transcription factors in the regulation of shoot development and
branching
5. Plant transcription factors in root development
6. Transcription factors in the regulation of flowering and floral
morphogenesis
7. Light-dependent development and photomorphogenesis regulated by plant
transcription factors
8. Regulation of photosynthesis via transcription factors
9. Transcription factors regulating Rhizobiumlegume symbiosis
10. Transcription factor-mediated regulation of ripening in different fruits
11. Regulation of seed maturation and seedling development by transcription
factors
12. Transcription factors in regulating the synthesis of secondary
metabolites in plants
13. Crucial transcription factors involved in efficient
Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation and secondary metabolite
production
Section
2. Transcription factors: modifications and overexpression
14. Control of target gene expression by transcription factors in plant
physiological processes and stress resistance
15. Regulatory mechanisms of transcription factors in plant development and
stress responses
16. Transcription factor-based genetic engineering in plants for development
and stress tolerance
17. Transgenic plants with overexpression of diverse families of
transcription factors for abiotic and biotic stress resistance
18. Ubiquitination dynamics: regulating plant transcription factors under
environmental challenges
Section
3. Prominent transcription factor families
19. Role of basic leucine zipper transcription factors in plant development
and stress tolerance
20. Role of dehydration-responsive element-binding proteins and C-repeat
binding factors in plant physiology and stress tolerance
21. APETALA2/ethyleneresponsive factors and MYB transcription factors in the
regulation of gene expression and signaling pathways
22. NAC transcription factors: key regulators for plant development, stress
responses, and genetic engineering
23. WRKY transcription factors: structural and functional regulation in
development and stress tolerance
24. MADS-box transcription factors: exploring their diverse functions in
plant development and stress responses
25. Zinc finger, basic helix-loop-helix, and B3 domain transcription factors
in plant development and stress tolerance
26. NODULE INCEPTION-like transcription factors in nitrate signaling in
plants
27. Homeobox, cup-shaped cotyledon, GRAS and homeodomainleucine zipper
transcription factors: functional aspects and biotechnological
considerations
28. Structural analysis of TCP transcription factors and their functional
regulation during abiotic stress in plants
29. DNAbinding onefinger transcription factors in the regulation of complex
biological processes in plants
Section
4. Transcription factors in stress tolerance
30. Redox regulation of plant transcription factors
31. Regulation of diverse groups of transcription factors during salt tress
responses in plants
32. Regulation of diverse groups of transcription factors during drought
stress
33. Structural aspects and functional regulation of heat stress transcription
factors
34. Regulation of multiple transcription factors in ultraviolet and high
light stress responses
35. Transcription factors in cold stress responses in plants
36. Regulation of transcription factors and kinase signaling pathways during
heavy metal stress in plants
37. Modulation of transcription factor function by diverse phytohormones
38. Plant transcription factors in nutritional and nitrosative stress
39. Transcription factors in immunity and pathogen resistance in plants
40. Functional regulation of diverse transcription factors in biotic stress
resistance in plants
Aryadeep Roychoudhury is currently serving as Professor in the Discipline of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. Prior to joining IGNOU, he worked as Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Biotechnology at St. Xaviers College (Autonomous), Kolkata. Prof. Roychoudhury completed his BSc (Honours) in Botany from Presidency College, Kolkata, and his MSc in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from the University of Calcutta. He obtained his PhD in Life Sciences from Bose Institute, Kolkata, under Jadavpur University, specializing in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. With over 25 years of research experience, his current work focuses on the physiological and molecular responses of plants under diverse abiotic stresses, including fluoride toxicity, heavy metals, salinity, and drought, with particular emphasis on cell signaling pathways, signaling molecules, and elicitors. In recognition of his scientific contributions, Prof. Roychoudhury received the Young Scientist Award (2019) from the International Foundation for Environment and Ecology at the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India. He was also awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award (2024) by the Institute of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Sciences, India. His name has been included in the StanfordElseviers Worlds Top2% Scientists list.
