PMID- 28250372 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 2227-7382 (Print) IS - 2227-7382 (Electronic) IS - 2227-7382 (Linking) VI - 2 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Mar 4 TI - Transcription Factor Functional Protein-Protein Interactions in Plant Defense Responses. PG - 85-106 LID - 10.3390/proteomes2010085 [doi] AB - Responses to biotic stress in plants lead to dramatic reprogramming of gene expression, favoring stress responses at the expense of normal cellular functions. Transcription factors are master regulators of gene expression at the transcriptional level, and controlling the activity of these factors alters the transcriptome of the plant, leading to metabolic and phenotypic changes in response to stress. The functional analysis of interactions between transcription factors and other proteins is very important for elucidating the role of these transcriptional regulators in different signaling cascades. In this review, we present an overview of protein-protein interactions for the six major families of transcription factors involved in plant defense: basic leucine zipper containing domain proteins (bZIP), amino-acid sequence WRKYGQK (WRKY), myelocytomatosis related proteins (MYC), myeloblastosis related proteins (MYB), APETALA2/ ETHYLENE-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING FACTORS (AP2/EREBP) and no apical meristem (NAM), Arabidopsis transcription activation factor (ATAF), and cup-shaped cotyledon (CUC) (NAC). We describe the interaction partners of these transcription factors as molecular responses during pathogen attack and the key components of signal transduction pathways that take place during plant defense responses. These interactions determine the activation or repression of response pathways and are crucial to understanding the regulatory networks that modulate plant defense responses. FAU - Alves, Murilo S AU - Alves MS AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais 36570000, Brazil. murilobqi@yahoo.com.br. FAU - Dadalto, Silvana P AU - Dadalto SP AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais 36570000, Brazil. sil_dadalto@yahoo.com.br. FAU - Goncalves, Amanda B AU - Goncalves AB AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais 36570000, Brazil. amandabonoto@gmail.com. FAU - de Souza, Gilza B AU - de Souza GB AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais 36570000, Brazil. gilzab18@gmail.com. FAU - Barros, Vanessa A AU - Barros VA AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais 36570000, Brazil. vanessa.barros.ufv@gmail.com. FAU - Fietto, Luciano G AU - Fietto LG AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Vicosa, Vicosa, Minas Gerais 36570000, Brazil. lgfietto@ufv.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20140304 PL - Switzerland TA - Proteomes JT - Proteomes JID - 101621966 PMC - PMC5302731 OTO - NOTNLM OT - biotic stress OT - signaling cascades OT - transcription factor COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2014/03/04 00:00 MHDA- 2014/03/04 00:01 PMCR- 2014/03/04 CRDT- 2017/03/03 06:00 PHST- 2013/10/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/02/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/03/04 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/03/04 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/03/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - proteomes2010085 [pii] AID - proteomes-02-00085 [pii] AID - 10.3390/proteomes2010085 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Proteomes. 2014 Mar 4;2(1):85-106. doi: 10.3390/proteomes2010085.