Recognizing the Basics of Phytochrome-Interacting Factors in Plants for Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Shah Saud,
Zhenjie Shi,
Liangbing Xiong,
Subhan Danish,
Rahul Datta,
Imran Ahmad,
Shah Fahad,
Jan Banout
Affiliations
Shah Saud
College of life Sciences, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong, 276000, China; Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16521, Czech Republic; Corresponding authors: Mr SHAH SAUD, Linyi University, China
Zhenjie Shi
College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
Liangbing Xiong
College of Horticulture, Northeast Agriculture University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150030 China
Subhan Danish
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Rahul Datta
Department of Geology and Pedology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
Imran Ahmad
Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Corresponding authors: Mr SHAH SAUD, Linyi University, China
Shah Fahad
Department of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22620, Pakistan; Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bio resource, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan, China; Corresponding authors: Mr SHAH SAUD, Linyi University, China
Jan Banout
Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 16521, Czech Republic
Phytochrome-interacting factor (PIF) belongs to the basic helix-ring-helix (Basic Helix– Loop– Helix, bHLH) type transcription factors, which are involved in multiple biological processes in plants as a ''hub'' of intracellular signal regulation, PIF not only regulates the growth and development of plants, but also plays an important role in the process of plants resistance to abiotic stresses such as low and high temperatures, shade, drought through different plant hormone signaling pathways that involve numerous plant hormones. Finally, PIF also mediates the defense mechanism of phytochemicals against biological stresses such as diseases and insect pests.
