The transcriptional regulatory network in the drought response and its crosstalk in abiotic stress responses including drought, cold, and heat

Drought negatively impacts plant growth and the productivity of crops around the world. Understanding the molecular mechanisms in the drought response is important for improvement of drought tolerance using molecular techniques. In plants, abscisic acid (ABA) is accumulated under osmotic stress conditions caused by drought, and has a key role in stress responses and tolerance. Comprehensive molecular analyses have shown that ABA regulates the expression of many genes under osmotic stress conditions, and the ABA-responsive element (ABRE) is the major cis-element for ABA-responsive gene expression. Transcription factors (TFs) are master regulators of gene expression. ABRE-binding protein and ABRE-binding factor…

• MO
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
• MO
  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
• JI
  Japan International Cooperation Agency
• JS
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• JS
  Japan Science and Technology Agency
• SA
  Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development