C H A P T E R 7 Salt responsive transcription factors in wheat Afsheen Malik 1 , Alvina Gul 1,7 , Uzma Hanif 1 , Ghulam Kubra 1 , Shaheen Bibi 1 , Mohsin Ali 2 , Humna Hasan 3 , Tayyaba Fayaz 4 , Raffia Siddique 5 , Muhammad Jamil 6 , Sami Ullah Jan 2 1 Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan; 2 School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, Anhui, China; 3 Department of Biological sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States; 4 Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan; 5 Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan; 6 Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Khyber Pakhton khawa, Pakistan; 7 Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States OUTLINE 1. Introduction 108 1.1 Nutritional value of wheat 108 1.2 Genome organization of wheat 108 1.3 Global production of wheat 108 1.4 The problem statement and possible solution 109 1.5 Salt responsive transcription factors in wheat 109 2. MYB transcription factor gene family 110 2.1 Molecular and biochemical characterization of MYB proteins 110 2.2 Classification of MYB TFs 111 2.3 Role and significance of MYB TFs in salinity tolerance 111 3. WRKY transcription factor gene family 113 3.1 Molecular and biochemical characterization of WRKY proteins 113 3.2 Classification of WRKY TFs 114 3.3 Role and significance of WRKY TFs in salinity tolerance 114 4. bHLH transcription factor gene family 115 4.1 Molecular and biochemical characterization of bHLH proteins 115 4.2 Role and significance of bHLH TFs in salinity tolerance 116 5. NAC transcription factor gene family 116 5.1 Molecular and biochemical characterization of NAC proteins 117 5.2 Regulation of NAC TFs 117 5.3 Role and significance of NAC TFs in salinity tolerance 118 6. bZIP transcription factor gene family 118 6.1 Molecular and biochemical characterization of bZIP proteins 119 6.2 Classification of bZIP transcription factors 119 6.3 Role and significance of bZIP TFs in salinity tolerance 119 7. AP2/ERF transcription factor gene family 120 7.1 Molecular and biochemical characterization of AP2/ERF proteins 120 7.2 Role and significance of AP2/ERF TFs in salinity tolerance 120 8. Conclusion and future prospects 121 References 121 107 Climate Change and Food Security with Emphasis on Wheat Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819527-7.00007-8