title: TCP three-way handshake: linking developmental processes with plant immunity.
abstract: The TCP gene family encodes plant-specific transcription factors involved in growth and development. Equally important are the interactions between TCP factors and other pathways extending far beyond development, as they have been found to regulate a variety of hormonal pathways and signaling cascades. Recent advances reveal that TCP factors are targets of pathogenic effectors and are likely to play a vital role in plant immunity. Our focus is on reviewing the involvement of TCP in known pathways and shedding light on other linkages in the nexus of plant immunity centered around TCP factors with an emphasis on the convergence of effectors, interconnected hormonal networks, utility of the circadian clock, and the potential mechanisms by which pathogen defense may occur.
authors: Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors: Jessica A
authors: JA
authors: Lopez
authors: Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors: Yali
authors: Y
authors: Sun
authors: Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors: Peter B
authors: PB
authors: Blair
authors: Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. Electronic address: smukhtar@uab.edu.
authors: M Shahid
authors: MS
authors: Mukhtar
mesh_terms: D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D063245:Plant Development; D057865:Plant Immunity; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors
keywords: SAP11; SRFR1; TCP factors; circadian clock; hormonal network; miR319; pathogen effectors; transcriptional control