Guan Q, Yue X, Zeng H, Zhu J (2014) The protein phosphatase RCF2 and its interacting partner
NAC019 are critical for heat stress-responsive gene regulation and thermotolerance in
Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 26:438–453
Guo Y, Gan S (2006) AtNAP, a NAC family transcription factor, has an important role in leaf
senescence. Plant J 46:601–612
Guo H, Wang Y, Liu H, Hu P, Jia Y, Zhang C, Wang Y, Gu S, Yang C, Wang C (2015) Exogenous
GA3 application enhances xylem development and induces the expression of secondary wall
biosynthesis related genes in Betula platyphylla. Int J Mol Sci 16:22960–22975
Guo H, Cui Z, Zhang Y, Wang C (2017) Sequence characterization and expression analysis of NAC
genes from Betula platyphylla. Trees 31:1919–1931
Hammonds AS, Bristow CA, Fisher WW, Weiszmann R, Wu S, Hartenstein V, Kellis M, Yu B,
Frise E, Celniker SE (2013) Spatial expression of transcription factors in Drosophila embryonic
organ development. Genome Biol 14:R140
Harfouche A, Meilan R, Altman A (2014) Molecular and physiological responses to abiotic stress
in forest trees and their relevance to tree improvement. Tree Physiol 34:1181–1198
Hegedus D, Yu M, Baldwin D, Gruber M, Sharpe A, Parkin I, Whitwill S, Lydiate D (2003)
Molecular characterization of Brassica napus NAC domain transcriptional activators induced
in response to biotic and abiotic stress. Plant Mol Biol 53:383–397
Hernández Y, Sanan-Mishra N (2017) miRNA mediated regulation of NAC transcription factors
in plant development and environment stress response. Plant Gene 11:190–198
Hobert O (2008) Gene regulation by transcription factors and microRNAs. Science 319:1785
Hu R, Qi G, Kong Y, Kong D, Gao Q, Zhou G (2010) Comprehensive analysis of NAC domain
transcription factor gene family in Populus trichocarpa. Plant Biol 10:145
Hussey SG, Mizrachi E, Spokevicius AV, Bossinger G, Berger DK, Myburg AA (2011) SND2,
a NAC transcription factor gene, regulates genes involved in secondary cell wall development
in Arabidopsis fibres and increases fibre cell area in Eucalyptus. BMC Plant Biol 11:173
Hussey SG, Saïdi MN, Hefer CA, Myburg AA, Grima-Pettenati J (2015) Structural, evolutionary
and functional analysis of the NAC domain protein family in Eucalyptus. New Phytol
206:1337–1350
Jensen MK, Skriver K (2014) NAC transcription factor gene regulatory and protein-protein
interaction networks in plant stress responses and senescence. IUBMB Life 66:156–166
Jensen MK, Hagedorn PH, de Torres-Zabala M, Grant MR, Rung JH, Collinge DB et al (2008)
Transcriptional regulation by an NAC (NAM–ATAF1, 2–CUC2) transcription factor attenuates
ABA signalling for efficient basal defence towards Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei in
Arabidopsis. Plant J 56:867–880
Jensen MK, Kjaersgaard T, Nielsen MM, Galberg P, Petersen K, O’Shea C, Skriver K (2010)
The Arabidopsis thaliana NAC transcription factor family: structure-function relationships
and determinants of ANAC019 stress signalling. Biochem J 426:183–196
Jeong JS, Park YT, Jung H, Park SH, Kim JK (2009) Rice NAC proteins act as homodimers
and heterodimers. Plant Biotechnol Rep 3:127–134
Jin SJ, Kim JK (2010) Root-specific expression of OsNAC10 improves drought tolerance and grain
yield in rice under field drought conditions. Plant Physiol 153:185–197
Jin J, Zhang H, Kong L, Gao G, Luo J (2013) PlantTFDB 3.0: a portal for the functional and
evolutionary study of plant transcription factors. Nucleic Acids Res 42:D1182–D1187
Jin C, Li KQ, Xu XY, Zhang HP, Chen HX, Chen YH, Hao J, Wang Y, Huang XS, Zhang SL
(2017a) A novel NAC transcription factor, PbeNAC1, of Pyrus betulifolia confers cold and
drought tolerance via interacting with PbeDREBs and activating the expression of stressresponsive genes. Front Plant Sci 8:1049
Jin J, Tian F, Yang DC, Meng YQ, Kong L, Luo J et al (2017b) PlantTFDB 4.0: toward a
central hub for transcription factors and regulatory interactions in plants. Nucleic Acids Res
45:D1040–D1045
Jokipii-Lukkari S, Sundell D, Nilsson O, Hvidsten TR, Street NR, Tuominen H (2017) NorWood:
a gene expression resource for evo-devo studies of conifer wood development. New Phytol
216:482–494
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NAC019 are critical for heat stress-responsive gene regulation and thermotolerance in
Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 26:438–453
Guo Y, Gan S (2006) AtNAP, a NAC family transcription factor, has an important role in leaf
senescence. Plant J 46:601–612
Guo H, Wang Y, Liu H, Hu P, Jia Y, Zhang C, Wang Y, Gu S, Yang C, Wang C (2015) Exogenous
GA3 application enhances xylem development and induces the expression of secondary wall
biosynthesis related genes in Betula platyphylla. Int J Mol Sci 16:22960–22975
Guo H, Cui Z, Zhang Y, Wang C (2017) Sequence characterization and expression analysis of NAC
genes from Betula platyphylla. Trees 31:1919–1931
Hammonds AS, Bristow CA, Fisher WW, Weiszmann R, Wu S, Hartenstein V, Kellis M, Yu B,
Frise E, Celniker SE (2013) Spatial expression of transcription factors in Drosophila embryonic
organ development. Genome Biol 14:R140
Harfouche A, Meilan R, Altman A (2014) Molecular and physiological responses to abiotic stress
in forest trees and their relevance to tree improvement. Tree Physiol 34:1181–1198
Hegedus D, Yu M, Baldwin D, Gruber M, Sharpe A, Parkin I, Whitwill S, Lydiate D (2003)
Molecular characterization of Brassica napus NAC domain transcriptional activators induced
in response to biotic and abiotic stress. Plant Mol Biol 53:383–397
Hernández Y, Sanan-Mishra N (2017) miRNA mediated regulation of NAC transcription factors
in plant development and environment stress response. Plant Gene 11:190–198
Hobert O (2008) Gene regulation by transcription factors and microRNAs. Science 319:1785
Hu R, Qi G, Kong Y, Kong D, Gao Q, Zhou G (2010) Comprehensive analysis of NAC domain
transcription factor gene family in Populus trichocarpa. Plant Biol 10:145
Hussey SG, Mizrachi E, Spokevicius AV, Bossinger G, Berger DK, Myburg AA (2011) SND2,
a NAC transcription factor gene, regulates genes involved in secondary cell wall development
in Arabidopsis fibres and increases fibre cell area in Eucalyptus. BMC Plant Biol 11:173
Hussey SG, Saïdi MN, Hefer CA, Myburg AA, Grima-Pettenati J (2015) Structural, evolutionary
and functional analysis of the NAC domain protein family in Eucalyptus. New Phytol
206:1337–1350
Jensen MK, Skriver K (2014) NAC transcription factor gene regulatory and protein-protein
interaction networks in plant stress responses and senescence. IUBMB Life 66:156–166
Jensen MK, Hagedorn PH, de Torres-Zabala M, Grant MR, Rung JH, Collinge DB et al (2008)
Transcriptional regulation by an NAC (NAM–ATAF1, 2–CUC2) transcription factor attenuates
ABA signalling for efficient basal defence towards Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei in
Arabidopsis. Plant J 56:867–880
Jensen MK, Kjaersgaard T, Nielsen MM, Galberg P, Petersen K, O’Shea C, Skriver K (2010)
The Arabidopsis thaliana NAC transcription factor family: structure-function relationships
and determinants of ANAC019 stress signalling. Biochem J 426:183–196
Jeong JS, Park YT, Jung H, Park SH, Kim JK (2009) Rice NAC proteins act as homodimers
and heterodimers. Plant Biotechnol Rep 3:127–134
Jin SJ, Kim JK (2010) Root-specific expression of OsNAC10 improves drought tolerance and grain
yield in rice under field drought conditions. Plant Physiol 153:185–197
Jin J, Zhang H, Kong L, Gao G, Luo J (2013) PlantTFDB 3.0: a portal for the functional and
evolutionary study of plant transcription factors. Nucleic Acids Res 42:D1182–D1187
Jin C, Li KQ, Xu XY, Zhang HP, Chen HX, Chen YH, Hao J, Wang Y, Huang XS, Zhang SL
(2017a) A novel NAC transcription factor, PbeNAC1, of Pyrus betulifolia confers cold and
drought tolerance via interacting with PbeDREBs and activating the expression of stressresponsive genes. Front Plant Sci 8:1049
Jin J, Tian F, Yang DC, Meng YQ, Kong L, Luo J et al (2017b) PlantTFDB 4.0: toward a
central hub for transcription factors and regulatory interactions in plants. Nucleic Acids Res
45:D1040–D1045
Jokipii-Lukkari S, Sundell D, Nilsson O, Hvidsten TR, Street NR, Tuominen H (2017) NorWood:
a gene expression resource for evo-devo studies of conifer wood development. New Phytol
216:482–494
NAC Transcription Factors in Woody Plants
217