SUMO mediated regulation of transcription factors as a mechanism for transducing environmental cues into cellular signaling in plants

Abstract Across all species, transcription factors (TFs) are the most frequent targets of SUMOylation. The effect SUMO conjugation on functions has been extensively studied in animal systems, with over 200 being documented to be modulated by This resulted establishment a number paradigms that seek explain mechanisms which regulates factor functions. For instance, shown modulate TF DNA binding activity; regulate both localization as well abundance TFs and also influence association chromatin. With implicated master regulators cellular signalling pathways maintain phenotypic plasticity organisms, this review, we will discuss how mediated regulation activity facilitates molecular mount an appropriate coherent biological response environmental cues.