Research Advances of PIFs in Plant Growth and Development
Zhang Mengjiao, Zhu Guang, Tao Haixia, Chen Jianmin, Gao Yong*
The plant phytochrome interacting factors (PIFs) belong to the family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors, which play a “hub” role in plant growth and development. PIFs are involved in the regulation of photomorphogenesis, skotomorphogenesis, abiotic stress, circadian clock, flowering, seed germination, and shade avoidance syndrome. This review mainly introduces the latest research progress of PIFs transcription factors involved in the regulation of plant growth and development. This review summarizes and prospects the research status of PIFs transcription factors, which provides a reference for further exploring the function and mechanism of PIFs transcription factors.
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