WOX转录因子在植物发育中的作用

Roles of WOX Transcription Factors in Plant Development

摘要:

WOX (WUSCHEL-related homeobox)转录因子与植物发育密切相关，包括植物胚胎发育和体胚发生、花和根发育、愈伤组织的形成和维持，以及干细胞维持等过程。越来越多的研究表明WOX在植物发育过程中扮演着极其重要的角色。WOX调控植物发育的机理研究在促进植物发育以及构建植物良好表型等研究提供了突破口。主要对WOX调控植物发育的相关研究进行综述，并结合表观遗传学调控，探讨了WOX调控植物发育的过程，以期为WOX转录因子调控植物的作用机制提供启示。

Abstract:

WOX (WUSCHEL-related homeobox) transcription factors (TFs) are closely associated with plant development, including embryogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, flower and root development, the initiation and maintenance of callus, and stem cell maintenance in plants. Increasing studies demonstrated that WOX TFs play a crucial role in plant development. Studied on the regulatory mechanisms of WOX in plant development provide a breakthrough in promoting plant development and constructing excellent plant phenotypes. The regulation of WOX TFs in plant development was reviewed, and the developmental processes by integrating WOX and epigenetic regulation were discussed, which aimed at providing inspiration for the mechanism of WOX TFs in regulating plant development.