Table 1.
TFs involved in embryo morphogenesis
| TF family | Involved TF | Function | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRKY | WRKY2 | Zygotic polarity | Ueda et al. (2011) |
| WOX | WOX2 | Controls apical fate; development of SAM | Breuninger et al. (2008) Haecker et al. (2004), Zhang et al. (2017) |
| WOX8/9 | Zygotic polarity; controls basal cell lineage | Breuninger et al. (2008), Haecker et al. (2004), Ueda et al. (2011) | |
| WOX1/3/5 | Together with WOX2 regulate apical patterning and establishment of SAM | Breuninger et al. (2008), Haecker et al. (2004), Zhang et al. (2017) | |
| HD-ZIP III | ATHB8, CNA, PHB, PHV, REV | SAM initiation and establishment of bilateral symmetry | Emery et al. (2003), Prigge et al. (2005), Smith and Long (2010) |
| PHB, PHV, REV | Adaxial patterning | Emery et al. (2003), McConnell et al. (2001) | |
| HD-ZIP II | HAT3, ATHB2, ATHB4 | Establishment of bilateral symmetry | Turchi et al. (2013) |
| GARP/KAN | KAN1, 2, 4 | Abaxial patterning | Eshed et al. (2004), Izhaki and Bowman (2007), Kerstetter et al. (2001) |
| AP2/ERF | DRN/DRNL | Interact with HD-ZIP III TFs and regulate cell patterning and cotyledon development | Chandler et al. (2007), Cole et al. (2009) |
| NAC | CUC1, 2, 3 | Cotyledon boundary formation; act synergistically with STM to control SAM formation | Aida et al. (1999), Takada et al. (2001), Vroemen et al. (2003) |
| KNOX | STM | SAM formation | Aida et al. (1999), Takada et al. (2001), Vroemen et al. (2003) |
| B3 | ARF5 | Embryonic root formation; vascular tissue establishment and maintenance; ground tissue initiation | Berleth and Jurgens (1993), Crawford et al. (2015), De Rybel et al. (2013), De Rybel et al. (2014), Hamann et al. (1999), Hamann et al. (2002) |
| bZIP | GBF2 | Cooperate with ARF5 during vascular tissue specification | Smit et al. (2020) |
| bHLH | TMO5, TMO7 | Act downstream of ARF5 and control hypophysis specification | Schlereth et al. (2010) |
| TMO5/T5L1, LHW | Vascular tissue establishment and maintenance | De Rybel et al. (2014) | |
| AP2 | PLT1, PLT2 | Act downstream of ARF5 and ARF7, and regulate asymmetric division of hypophysis (QC specification) | Aida et al. (2004) |
| Zinc-finger | NTT, WIP4/5 | Act downstream of ARF5 for QC specification | Crawford et al. (2015) |
| GRAS | SHR, SCR | QC identity and stem cells maintenance | Aida et al. (2004), Helariutta et al. (2000), Nakajima et al. (2001), Wysocka-Diller et al. (2000) |
| HD-ZIP IV | AtML1, PDF2 | Protoderm differentiation | Abe et al. (2003), Iida et al. (2019), Lu et al. (1996), Ogawa et al. (2015) |
| YABBY | FIL, YAB2, YAB3 | Abaxial patterning | Siegfried et al. (1999) |