title: [Role of the transcription factors CBF in plant cold tolerance].
abstract: In response to the low temperature, plants induce relevant gene expression to increase the cold tolerance. This response is called cold acclimation. The molecular mechanism for cold acclimation has been studied, suggesting that the CBF transcription activators are critical in the signal transduction of cold acclimation. The signal pathway could be summarized as: CBF transcription factors -->CRT/DRE motif domain -->the expression of COR gene--> plant cold tolerance. Understanding the mechanism of CBF in cold tolerance will provide a new strategy for improvement of plant cold tolerance and breeding of cold-tolerant plant.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Tropical Crops Biotechnology, Haikou 571101, China, syjzky@163.com
authors.forename: Ke-Ya
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Miao-Shui
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Xin-Wen
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Jian-Chun
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators