Potential Roles of NAC Transcription Factor in the Improvement of Stress Tolerance in Crops: a Review

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Anh, P., Ha, C., Quynh, L., Kien, N., Thu, P., Trung, N., … Loc, N. (2024). Potential Roles of NAC Transcription Factor in the Improvement of Stress Tolerance in Crops: a Review. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 19(5), 684–694. http://testtapchi.vnua.edu.vn/index.php/vjasvn/article/view/831

Potential Roles of NAC Transcription Factor in the Improvement of Stress Tolerance in Crops: a Review

Pham Cong Tuyen Anh (*) 1, 2 , Chu Duc Ha 3 , Le Thi Ngoc Quynh 4 , Nguyen Huu Kien 1 , Pham Phuong Thu 5 , Nguyen Quoc Trung 2 , Nguyen Duc Bach 2 , Nguyen Van Loc 6

  • 1 Viện Di truyền Nông nghiệp, Viện Khoa học Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
  • 2 Khoa Công nghệ sinh học, Học viện Nông nghiệp Việt Nam
  • 3 Khoa Công nghệ Nông nghiệp, Đại học Công nghệ, Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội
  • 4 Khoa Hóa và Môi trường, Đại học Thủy Lợi
  • 5 Khoa Sinh - Kỹ thuật Nông nghiệp, Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội 2
  • 6 Khoa Nông học, Học viện Nông nghiệp Việt Nam

    • Keywords

    Crop, NAC, transcription factor, tolerance, stress

    Abstract


    NAC transcription factors have been regarded as one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators in plants. It has been demonstrated that NAC families played an important role in various biological processes in crops, particularly in abiotic stress response. This review summarizes the information of NAC families in numerous plant species. The functions of several NAC genes involving in the improvement of stress tolerance are discussed. Finally, some research orientations are proposed for further functional characterization of NAC gene for the crop breeding strategy adaptable to the climate change.

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