AUTHOR=Chen Min , Ji Meiling , Wen Binbin , Liu Li , Li Shaoxuan , Chen Xiude , Gao Dongsheng , Li Ling 

TITLE=GOLDEN 2-LIKE Transcription Factors of Plants

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2016.01509

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2016.01509

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Golden2-like</italic> (<italic>GLK</italic>) transcription factors are members of the GARP family of Myb transcription factors with an established relationship to chloroplast development in the plant kingdom. In the last century, <italic>Golden2</italic> was proposed as a second golden producing factor and identified as controlling cellular differentiation in maize leaves. Then, <italic>GLK</italic>s were also found to play roles in disease defense and their function is conserved in regulating chloroplast development. Recently, research on GLKs has rapidly increased and shown that <italic>GLK</italic>s control chloroplast development in green and non-green tissues. Moreover, links between phytohormones and <italic>GLK</italic>s were verified. In this mini-review, we summarize the history, conservation, function, potential targets and degradation of <italic>GLK</italic>s.</p>