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18 Citations
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Genome-Wide Analysis of the NF-YB Gene Family in Gossypium hirsutum L. and Characterization of the Role of GhDNF-YB22 in Embryogenesis

  • Yanli Chen,
  • Zhaoen Yang,
  • Yanqing Xiao,
  • Peng Wang,
  • Ye Wang,
  • Xiaoyang Ge,
  • Chaojun Zhang,
  • Xianlong Zhang and
  • Fuguang Li

Members of the NF-YB transcription factor gene family play important roles in diverse processes related to plant growth and development, such as seed development, drought tolerance, and flowering time. However, the function of NF-YB genes in cotton r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,372 Views
17 Pages

Comprehensive Analysis of the NF-YB Gene Family and Expression under Abiotic Stress and Hormone Treatment in Larix kaempferi

  • Lu Li,
  • Xi Ren,
  • Liying Shao,
  • Xun Huang,
  • Chunyan Zhang,
  • Xuhui Wang,
  • Jingli Yang and
  • Chenghao Li

NF-YB, a subfamily of Nuclear Factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor, play crucial role in many biological processes of plant growth and development and abiotic stress responses, and they can therefore be good candidate factors for breeding stress-resi...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,852 Views
21 Pages

Nuclear factor YB (NF-YB) are plant-specific transcription factors that play a critical regulatory role in plant growth and development as well as in plant resistance against various stresses. In this study, a total of 49 NF-YB genes were identified...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,687 Views
15 Pages

NF-YB-Mediated Active Responses of Plant Growth under Salt and Temperature Stress in Eucalyptus grandis

  • Jia-Hao Dai,
  • An-Qi Hu,
  • Jia-Shuo Zhang,
  • Wen-Hai Liao,
  • Hua-Yan Ma,
  • Jin-Zhang Wu,
  • Yuan Yu and
  • Shi-Jiang Cao

31 May 2021

The transcription factor NF-YB (nuclear factor-YB) family is a subfamily of the nuclear factor Y (NF-Y), which plays an important role in regulating plant growth, development and participates in various stress responses. Although the NF-Y family has...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,912 Views
20 Pages

Expression of the Malus sieversii NF-YB21 Encoded Gene Confers Tolerance to Osmotic Stresses in Arabidopsis thaliana

  • Chen Feng,
  • Yanyan Wang,
  • Yueting Sun,
  • Xiang Peng,
  • Xiang Zhang,
  • Xin Zhou,
  • Jiale Jiao,
  • Zefeng Zhai,
  • Yuqin Xiao and
  • Weili Wang
  • + 2 authors

10 September 2021

Drought is the main environmental factor that limits the yield and quality of apples (Malus × domestica) grown in arid and semi-arid regions. Nuclear factor Ys (NF-Ys) are important transcription factors involved in the regulation of plant growth, de...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,392 Views
22 Pages

Abiotic stresses often occur simultaneously, and the tolerance mechanisms of plants to combined multiple abiotic stresses remain poorly studied. Extremophytes, adapted to abiotic stressors, might possess stress-adaptive or -responsive regulators that...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,511 Views
12 Pages

YB-1 Mediates TNF-Induced Pro-Survival Signaling by Regulating NF-κB Activation

  • Aneri Shah,
  • Carlos Plaza-Sirvent,
  • Sönke Weinert,
  • Jörn H. Buchbinder,
  • Inna N. Lavrik,
  • Peter R. Mertens,
  • Ingo Schmitz and
  • Jonathan A. Lindquist

5 August 2020

Cell fate decisions regulating survival and death are essential for maintaining tissue homeostasis; dysregulation thereof can lead to tumor development. In some cases, survival and death are triggered by the same receptor, e.g., tumor necrosis factor...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,117 Views
13 Pages

Novel Insights into YB-1 Signaling and Cell Death Decisions

  • Aneri Shah,
  • Jonathan A. Lindquist,
  • Lars Rosendahl,
  • Ingo Schmitz and
  • Peter R. Mertens

1 July 2021

YB-1 belongs to the evolutionarily conserved cold-shock domain protein family of RNA binding proteins. YB-1 is a well-known transcriptional and translational regulator, involved in cell cycle progression, DNA damage repair, RNA splicing, and stress r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,909 Views
15 Pages

CRISPR-Based Editing of the Medicago truncatula LEC1 Gene

  • Elina A. Potsenkovskaia,
  • Varvara E. Tvorogova,
  • Veronika Y. Simonova,
  • Zakhar S. Konstantinov,
  • Anna S. Kiseleva,
  • Andrew G. Matveenko,
  • Anna V. Brynchikova and
  • Ludmila A. Lutova

16 November 2024

Arabidopsis thaliana LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1) gene is shown to have numerous diverse functions in plant development, including the regulation of embryo morphogenesis and maturation, hypocotyl elongation, flowering transition, etc. However, the fu...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,011 Views
19 Pages

5 July 2024

The search for new probiotics has been regarded as an important approach to improving intestinal health in animals. Bacillus has many advantages, such as strong resistance to harmful external factors, wide distribution, and easy colonization of the i...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,263 Views
20 Pages

2 February 2025

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor is widely involved in various plant biological processes, such as embryogenesis, abscisic acid signaling, and abiotic stress responses. This study presents a comprehensive genome-wide identification an...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,606 Views
16 Pages

Gene expansion is a common phenomenon in plant transcription factor families; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Examples of gene expansion in transcription factors are found in all eukaryotes. One example is plant nuclear f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,626 Views
23 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification, Characterization and Expression Analysis of Plant Nuclear Factor (NF-Y) Gene Family Transcription Factors in Saccharum spp.

  • Peter Swathik Clarancia,
  • Murugan Naveenarani,
  • Jayanarayanan Ashwin Narayan,
  • Sakthivel Surya Krishna,
  • Prathima Perumal Thirugnanasambandam,
  • Ramanathan Valarmathi,
  • Giriyapur Shivalingamurthy Suresha,
  • Raju Gomathi,
  • Raja Arun Kumar and
  • Markandan Manickavasagam
  • + 4 authors

25 May 2023

Plant nuclear factor (NF-Y) is a transcriptional activating factor composed of three subfamilies: NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC. These transcriptional factors are reported to function as activators, suppressors, and regulators under different developmental...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,023 Views
18 Pages

Genome and Transcriptome Analysis of NF-Y Transcription Factors in Sweet Potato under Salt Stress

  • Bei Liang,
  • Jiayun Wu,
  • Ye Chen,
  • Bei Wang,
  • Feiyan Gao,
  • Yongping Li and
  • Guopeng Zhu

Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) is a heterotrimeric complex composed of three unique subunits: NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC. This transcription factor complex binds to the CCAAT box of eukaryotic promoters, playing a crucial role in various biological processes i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,894 Views
17 Pages

Nuclear factor Ys (NF-Ys) are heterotrimeric transcription factors that specifically bind to CCAAT boxes present in numerous eukaryotic promoters. In plants, NF-Y proteins consist of the following three subunits: NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC, each encoded...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
881 Views
17 Pages

17 February 2025

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor family identified in plant organisms consists of NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC subunits, known for their pivotal role in regulating plant growth, development, and responses to environmental stress. Despite e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,850 Views
18 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Chilling Stress Analysis of the NF-Y Gene Family in Melon

  • Meng Li,
  • Qingjie Du,
  • Juanqi Li,
  • Hu Wang,
  • Huaijuan Xiao and
  • Jiqing Wang

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor contains three subfamilies: NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC. The NF-Y family have been reported to be key regulators in plant growth and stress responses. However, little attention has been given to these gene...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,083 Views
14 Pages

Comparative Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the Genes Involved in Storage Root Expansion in Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.)

  • Weihan Song,
  • Hui Yan,
  • Meng Ma,
  • Meng Kou,
  • Chen Li,
  • Wei Tang,
  • Yicheng Yu,
  • Qixian Hao,
  • Thanhliem Nguyen and
  • Xin Wang
  • + 5 authors

27 June 2022

Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is recognized as one of the most important root crops in the world by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The yield of sweetpotato is closely correlated with the rate of storage root (S...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,238 Views
13 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the NF-Y Transcription Factor Family in Medicago sativa L.

  • Tingting Song,
  • Jiawei Li,
  • Yuying Yuan,
  • Jinqiu Yu,
  • Yuqi Cao,
  • Hua Cai and
  • Guowen Cui

23 May 2022

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) gene family is an important transcription factor family consisting of three subfamilies, NF-YA, NF-YB and NF-YC, which are widely involved in plant growth and development, stress responses and other processes. In this stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,114 Views
22 Pages

26 September 2021

Nuclear Factor-Y (NF-Y) transcription factors play vital roles in plant abiotic stress response. Here, the NF-Y family in Brassica napus, which is hyper-sensitive to nitrogen (N) deprivation, was comprehensively identified and systematically characte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,574 Views
20 Pages

NF-Y Subunits Overexpression in HNSCC

  • Eugenia Bezzecchi,
  • Andrea Bernardini,
  • Mirko Ronzio,
  • Claudia Miccolo,
  • Susanna Chiocca,
  • Diletta Dolfini and
  • Roberto Mantovani

16 June 2021

NF-Y is the CCAAT-binding trimer formed by the histone fold domain (HFD), NF-YB/NF-YC and NF-YA. The CCAAT box is generally prevalent in promoters of “cancer” genes. We reported the overexpression of NF-YA in BRCA, LUAD and LUSC, and of all subunits...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,797 Views
16 Pages

NF-Y Overexpression in Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

  • Eugenia Bezzecchi,
  • Mirko Ronzio,
  • Roberto Mantovani and
  • Diletta Dolfini

1 December 2020

NF-Y is a pioneer trimeric transcription factor formed by the Histone Fold Domain (HFD) NF-YB/NF-YC subunits and NF-YA. Three subunits are required for DNA binding. CCAAT-specificity resides in NF-YA and transactivation resides in Q-rich domains of N...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,181 Views
18 Pages

A Nuclear Factor Y-B Transcription Factor, GmNFYB17, Regulates Resistance to Drought Stress in Soybean

  • Maolin Sun,
  • Yue Li,
  • Jiqiang Zheng,
  • Depeng Wu,
  • Chunxia Li,
  • Zeyang Li,
  • Ziwei Zang,
  • Yanzheng Zhang,
  • Qingwei Fang and
  • Wenbin Li
  • + 3 authors

Soybean is sensitive to drought stress, and increasing tolerance to drought stresses is an important target for improving the performance of soybean in the field. The genetic mechanisms underlying soybean’s drought tolerance remain largely unkn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,526 Views
20 Pages

23 October 2018

In plants, the Nuclear Factor-Y (NF-Y) transcription factors (TFs), which include three distinct types of NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC TFs, have been identified to play key roles in the regulation of various plant growth and developmental processes under...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,611 Views
15 Pages

In Silico Identification and Expression Analysis of Nuclear Factor Y (Nf-Y) Transcription Factors in Cucumber

  • Lianghai Chen,
  • Yong Zhou,
  • Wei Lai,
  • Lifang Hu,
  • Lunwei Jiang and
  • Shiqiang Liu

5 February 2020

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factors (TFs) play vital regulatory roles in diverse developmental processes and responses to abiotic stresses in plants. However, the NF-Y genes remain largely unknown in cucumber. In this study, based on ph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,397 Views
19 Pages

Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factors play an essential role in regulating plant growth, development, and stress responses. Despite extensive research on the NF-Y gene family across various species, the knowledge regarding the NF-Y family in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
5,782 Views
13 Pages

Crucial Abiotic Stress Regulatory Network of NF-Y Transcription Factor in Plants

  • Han Zhang,
  • Shujing Liu,
  • Tianmeng Ren,
  • Mengxue Niu,
  • Xiao Liu,
  • Chao Liu,
  • Houling Wang,
  • Weilun Yin and
  • Xinli Xia

23 February 2023

Nuclear Factor-Y (NF-Y), composed of three subunits NF-YA, NF-YB and NF-YC, exists in most of the eukaryotes and is relatively conservative in evolution. As compared to animals and fungi, the number of NF-Y subunits has significantly expanded in high...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,764 Views
16 Pages

6 March 2020

Nuclear Factor Ys (NF-Ys) are a class of heterotrimeric transcription factors that play key roles in many biological processes, such as abiotic stress responses, flowering time, and root development. The petunia (Petunia hybrida) is a model ornamenta...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,353 Views
12 Pages

GmNF-YC4-2 Increases Protein, Exhibits Broad Disease Resistance and Expedites Maturity in Soybean

  • Seth O’Conner,
  • Wenguang Zheng,
  • Mingsheng Qi,
  • Yuba Kandel,
  • Robert Fuller,
  • Steven A. Whitham and
  • Ling Li

The NF-Y gene family is a highly conserved set of transcription factors. The functional transcription factor complex is made up of a trimer between NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC proteins. While mammals typically have one gene for each subunit, plants often...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,089 Views
19 Pages

Gene Silencing of Argonaute5 Negatively Affects the Establishment of the Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis

  • María Del Rocio Reyero-Saavedra,
  • Zhenzhen Qiao,
  • María Del Socorro Sánchez-Correa,
  • M. Enrique Díaz-Pineda,
  • Jose L. Reyes,
  • Alejandra A. Covarrubias,
  • Marc Libault and
  • Oswaldo Valdés-López

28 November 2017

The establishment of the symbiosis between legumes and nitrogen-fixing rhizobia is finely regulated at the transcriptional, posttranscriptional and posttranslational levels. Argonaute5 (AGO5), a protein involved in RNA silencing, can bind both viral...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,269 Views
18 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of NF-Y Gene Family Reveal Its Potential Roles in Stress-Resistance in Chrysanthemum

  • Rongqian Hu,
  • Mengru Yin,
  • Aiping Song,
  • Zhiyong Guan,
  • Weimin Fang,
  • Fadi Chen and
  • Jiafu Jiang

Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) is a class of transcription factors (TFs) with various biological functions that exist in almost all eukaryotes. In plants, heterotrimers composed of different NF-Y subunits are numerous and have different functions that can p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,890 Views
21 Pages

Structural Basis of Inhibition of the Pioneer Transcription Factor NF-Y by Suramin

  • Valentina Nardone,
  • Antonio Chaves-Sanjuan,
  • Michela Lapi,
  • Cristina Airoldi,
  • Andrea Saponaro,
  • Sebastiano Pasqualato,
  • Diletta Dolfini,
  • Carlo Camilloni,
  • Andrea Bernardini and
  • Nerina Gnesutta
  • + 2 authors

29 October 2020

NF-Y is a transcription factor (TF) comprising three subunits (NF-YA, NF-YB, NF-YC) that binds with high specificity to the CCAAT sequence, a widespread regulatory element in gene promoters of prosurvival, cell-cycle-promoting, and metabolic genes. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,854 Views
15 Pages

Comprehensive Analyses of Four PhNF-YC Genes from Petunia hybrida and Impacts on Flowering Time

  • Jing Bin,
  • Qinghua Tan,
  • Shiyun Wen,
  • Licheng Huang,
  • Huimin Wang,
  • Muhammad Imtiaz,
  • Zhisheng Zhang,
  • Herong Guo,
  • Li Xie and
  • Ruizhen Zeng
  • + 1 author

6 March 2024

Nuclear Factor Y (NF-Y) is a class of heterotrimeric transcription factors composed of three subunits: NF-A, NF-YB, and NF-YC. NF-YC family members play crucial roles in various developmental processes, particularly in the regulation of flowering tim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
615 Views
15 Pages

Dendrobium officinale is a traditional and valuable medicinal herb, with extensive research conducted on its polysaccharides, alkaloids, and other components, yet studies on anthocyanins remain limited. In this study, we analyzed the expression level...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,435 Views
17 Pages

Genome-Wide Analysis of Nuclear factor-YC Genes in the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) and Functional Identification of CsNF-YC6

  • Shengxiang Chen,
  • Xujiao Wei,
  • Xiaoli Hu,
  • Peng Zhang,
  • Kailin Chang,
  • Dongyang Zhang,
  • Wei Chen,
  • Dandan Tang,
  • Qian Tang and
  • Pinwu Li
  • + 1 author

Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) is a class of transcription factors consisting of NF-YA, NF-YB and NF-YC subunits, which are widely distributed in eukaryotes. The NF-YC subunit regulates plant growth and development and plays an important role in the respons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,891 Views
23 Pages

Novel Core Gene Signature Associated with Inflammation-to-Metaplasia Transition in Influenza A Virus-Infected Lungs

  • Innokenty A. Savin,
  • Aleksandra V. Sen’kova,
  • Elena P. Goncharova,
  • Marina A. Zenkova and
  • Andrey V. Markov

7 November 2024

Respiratory infections caused by RNA viruses are a major contributor to respiratory disease due to their ability to cause annual epidemics with profound public health implications. Influenza A virus (IAV) infection can affect a variety of host signal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,107 Views
11 Pages

The PRR11-SKA2 Bidirectional Transcription Unit Is Negatively Regulated by p53 through NF-Y in Lung Cancer Cells

  • Yitao Wang,
  • Huali Weng,
  • Ying Zhang,
  • Yinjiang Long,
  • Yi Li,
  • Yulong Niu,
  • Fangzhou Song and
  • Youquan Bu

We previously identified proline-rich protein 11 (PRR11) as a novel cancer-related gene that is implicated in the regulation of cell cycle and tumorigenesis. Our recent study demonstrated that PRR11 and its adjacent gene, kinetochore associated 2 (SK...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,464 Views
26 Pages

12 December 2022

Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) is a heterotrimeric transcription factor that binds to the CCAAT cis-element in the promoters of target genes and plays critical roles in plant growth, development, and stress responses. In the present study, we aimed to re-ch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
844 Views
24 Pages

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis in Tomato Fruit Reveals Genes, Pathways, and Processes Affected by the LEC1-LIKE4 Transcription Factor

  • Venetia Koidou,
  • Dimitrios Valasiadis,
  • Nestor Petrou,
  • Christina Emmanouilidou and
  • Zoe Hilioti

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a globally important crop, and enhancing its fruit quality and phenotypic traits is a key objective in modern breeding. This study investigates the role of the LEAFY-COTYLEDON1-LIKE4 (L1L4), an NF-YB subunit of the nu...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,200 Views
17 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Drought Stress Response Pattern of the NF-Y Gene Family in Cymbidium sinense

  • Linying Wang,
  • Xuewei Zhao,
  • Ruiyue Zheng,
  • Ye Huang,
  • Cuili Zhang,
  • Meng-Meng Zhang,
  • Siren Lan and
  • Zhong-Jian Liu

Cymbidium sinense, a type of orchid plant, is more drought-resistant and ornamental than other terrestrial orchids. Research has shown that many members of the NUCLEAR FACTOR Y (NF-Y) transcription factor family are responsive to plant growth, develo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,450 Views
18 Pages

Characterization of the Ghd8 Flowering Time Gene in a Mini-Core Collection of Miscanthus sinensis

  • Zhihui Guo,
  • Meilan Xu,
  • Hironori Nagano,
  • Lindsay V. Clark,
  • Erik J. Sacks and
  • Toshihiko Yamada

19 February 2021

The optimal flowering time for bioenergy crop Miscanthus is essential for environmental adaptability and biomass accumulation. However, little is known about how genes controlling flowering in other grasses contribute to flowering regulation in Misca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,510 Views
20 Pages

Nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) is a heterotrimeric transcription factor that plays an important role in various biological processes in plants, such as flowering regulation, drought resistance, and salt stress. However, few in-depth studies investigated the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,600 Views
17 Pages

Association of a Specific OsCULLIN3c Haplotype with Salt Stress Responses in Local Thai Rice

  • Bagus Herwibawa,
  • Chakkree Lekklar,
  • Supachitra Chadchawan and
  • Teerapong Buaboocha

15 January 2024

We previously found that OsCUL3c is involved in the salt stress response. However, there are no definitive reports on the diversity of OsCUL3c in local Thai rice. In this study, we showed that the CUL3 group was clearly separated from the other CUL g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,349 Views
14 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the NF-Y Transcription Factor Family in Prunus armeniaca

  • Jiangting Wu,
  • Yanguang He,
  • Lin Wang,
  • Han Zhao,
  • Nan Jiang,
  • Tana Wuyun and
  • Huimin Liu

10 November 2024

The nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) gene family plays important roles in regulating many of the biological processes of plants, including oil accumulation. The apricot (Prunus armeniaca) is one of the most commercially traded plants, and apricot kernel oil h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,712 Views
16 Pages

YB-1 Is Altered in Pregnancy-Associated Disorders and Affects Trophoblast in Vitro Properties via Alternation of Multiple Molecular Traits

  • Violeta Stojanovska,
  • Aneri Shah,
  • Katja Woidacki,
  • Florence Fischer,
  • Mario Bauer,
  • Jonathan A. Lindquist,
  • Peter R. Mertens and
  • Ana C. Zenclussen

Cold shock Y-box binding protein-1 (YB-1) coordinates several molecular processes between the nucleus and the cytoplasm and plays a crucial role in cell function. Moreover, it is involved in cancer progression, invasion, and metastasis. As trophoblas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,752 Views
16 Pages

Comparative Genomic Analysis of PEBP Genes in Cucurbits Explores the Interactors of Cucumber CsPEBPs Related to Flowering Time

  • Lianxue Fan,
  • Ziyi Zhu,
  • Xiaoru Lin,
  • Xia Shen,
  • Tianjiao Yang,
  • Haixin Wang and
  • Xiuyan Zhou

The family of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding proteins (PEBPs) participates in various plant biological processes, mainly flowering regulation and seed germination. In cucurbit crops, several PEBP genes have been recognized to be responsible for flo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,401 Views
16 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification of the NF-Y Gene Family and Their Involvement in Bolting and Flowering in Flowering Chinese Cabbage

  • Zhehao Jiang,
  • Yuting Wang,
  • Wenxiang Li,
  • Yudan Wang,
  • Xiaojuan Liu,
  • Xi Ou,
  • Wei Su,
  • Shiwei Song and
  • Riyuan Chen

Flowering Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. Chinensis var. utilis Tsen et Lee) is a widely consumed vegetable in southern China with significant economic value. Developing product organs in the flowering Chinese cabbage involves two key pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,887 Views
22 Pages

Zea mays (maize) is a staple food, feed, and industrial crop. Heat stress is one of the major stresses affecting maize production and is usually accompanied by other stresses, such as drought. Our previous study identified a heterotrimer complex, ZmN...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,823 Views
17 Pages

YB-1 Interferes with TNFα–TNFR Binding and Modulates Progranulin-Mediated Inhibition of TNFα Signaling

  • Christopher L. Hessman,
  • Josephine Hildebrandt,
  • Aneri Shah,
  • Sabine Brandt,
  • Antonia Bock,
  • Björn C. Frye,
  • Ute Raffetseder,
  • Robert Geffers,
  • Monika C. Brunner-Weinzierl and
  • Berend Isermann
  • + 2 authors

25 September 2020

Inflammation and an influx of macrophages are common elements in many diseases. Among pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) plays a central role by amplifying the cytokine network. Progranulin (PGRN) is a growth facto...

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  • Open Access
713 Views
19 Pages

The Nuclear Transcription Factor SlNF-YC9 Regulates the Protrusion of Tomato Fruit Tip

  • Zihan Gao,
  • Ting Long,
  • Pengyu Guo,
  • Junjie Luo,
  • Xiaoqian Nie,
  • Qiaoli Xie,
  • Guoping Chen and
  • Zongli Hu

NF-Y transcriptional regulators play crucial roles in diverse biological processes in plants, primarily through the formation of NF-Y complexes that bind to specific DNA motifs. These complexes modulate the expression of downstream genes, which influ...

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