NAC transcription factors in plant immunity

Yuan, Xi; Wang, Hui; Cai, Jiating; Li, Dayong; Song, Fengming

doi:10.1186/s42483-018-0008-0

Phytopathology Research

Table 1 Functional and biochemical features of the reported immunity-related NAC transcription factors

From: NAC transcription factors in plant immunity

Plants	Gene	Trans-activity	Functions	Possible mechanisms	Target genes
Arabidopsis	ANAC019 ANAC055 ANAC072	Activators/Repressors	anac019 anac055 mutant increased resistance to Botrytis cinerea; Stomatal immunity to Pseudomonas syringae	SA or JA signaling, stomatal immunity	VSP1, ICS1, SAGT1 and BSMT1
	ANAC042/JUB1	Activator	Overexpression decreased resistance while anac042 mutant increased resistance to P. syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000	Phytoalexin biosynthesis
	ATAF1	Activator	Overexpression decreased resistance while loss-of function mutants increased resistance to Pst DC3000, B. cinerea, and Alternaria brassicicola. ataf1 mutant decreased penetration resistance to Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei (Bgh)	ABA signaling
	ATAF2	Unknown	Overexpression decreased resistance to Fusarium oxysporum, but induced response to TMV	Interaction with TMV replicase protein
	ANAC062/NTL6	Activator	Overexpression of an active form increased resistance to Pst DC3000	PR gene expression	PR1, PR2, PR5
	CBNAC/ NTL9	Repressor	cbnac mutant increased resistance to Pst DC3000 Stomatal immunity to Pst DC3000	ETI and SA signaling, stomatal immunity	PR1, ICS1, EDS1, PAD4, PBS3
	NAC4	Unknown	Overexpression increased Pst DC3000-induced cell death	Targets of miR164, programmed cell death	LURP1, WRKY40, WRKY54
Rice	OsNAC6	Activator	Overexpression increased resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae	Defense gene expression	AK104277 (peroxidase), AK110725 (DUF26)
	RIM1	Activator	rim1 mutant increased resistance to Rice dwarf virus	JA signaling
	ONAC122, ONAC131	Activator	Silencing decreased resistance to M. oryzae	Defense gene expression
	OsNAC111	Activator	Overexpression increased resistance to M. oryzae	PR gene expression	PR2 and PR8
	OsNAC066	Activator	Overexpression increased resistance to M. oryzae and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	ABA signaling	LIP9 and NCED4
	OsNAC60	Unknown	Mutation increased susceptibility to M. oryzae	SA signaling
	OsNAC58	Unknown	Overexpression increased resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
Tomato	SlSRN1	Activator	Silencing attenuated resistance to B. cinerea and Pst DC3000	PR gene expression
	SlNAC35	Activator	Overexpression improved resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum	PR gene expression
	JA2	Activator	JA2-suppressed plants increased susceptibility to Pst DC3118	ABA-mediated stomatal closure	NCED1
	JA2L	Activator	JA2L-suppressed plants increased resistance to Pst DC3118	SA accumulation and stomatal reopening	SAMT1 and SAMT2
Barley	HvNAC6	Activator	RNAi plants reduced resistance to Bgh	ABA signaling
Wheat	TaNAC21/TaNAC22	Activator	Silencing increased resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici	Target of tae-miR164
	TaNAC1	No activity	Overexpression decreased resistance to Pst DC3000	SA and JA signaling
	TaNAC30	Activator	Silencing of TaNAC30 increased resistance to P. striiformis f. sp. tritici
	TaNAC6s	Activator	Overexpression of TaNAC6-A enhanced resistance to Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici	JA signaling
Cotton	GbNAC1	Unknown	Silencing decreased resistance to Verticillium dahliae
Cotton	GhATAF1	Activator	Overexpression decreased resistance to B. cinere and V. dahliae	SA and JA signaling
Potato	StNTP1, StNTP2	Unknown	Silencing decreased resistance to Phytophthora infestans	Targets of the RxLR effector Pi03192
Grapevine	VvNAC1	Activator	Overexpression increased resistance to B. cinerea and Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis	Defense gene expression
Chinese wild grape	VpNAC1	Activator	Overexpression increased resistance to Erysiphe cichoracearum and Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae	PR gene expression
Artemisia annua	AaNAC1	Activator	Overexpression increased resistance to B. cinerea	Increase artemisinin content

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