Lutova L A, Dodueva I E, Lebedeva M A, Tvorogova V E
Genetika. 2015 May;51(5):539-57.
Transcription factors play an essential role in controlling various developmental programs in plants, coordinating the action of any genetic network. Among the most important groups of plant transcription factors are the homeodomain-containing transcription factors, in particular, those belonging to the KNOX and WOX families, the functions of which are associated with regulation of the meristem activity, development of the aboveground and underground parts of plants, and control of embryogenesis. This review examines the role of KNOX and WOX transcription factors in various developmental programs, as well as in the evolutionary complication of the body plan in terrestrial plants.
转录因子在控制植物的各种发育程序、协调任何遗传网络的作用中发挥着至关重要的作用。植物转录因子中最重要的类别之一是含同源异型结构域的转录因子，特别是那些属于KNOX和WOX家族的转录因子，它们的功能与分生组织活性的调节、植物地上和地下部分的发育以及胚胎发生的控制有关。本文综述了KNOX和WOX转录因子在各种发育程序中的作用，以及在陆生植物身体结构的进化复杂化过程中的作用。
