Salt stress may cause primary osmotic stress and ion toxicity, as well as secondary oxidative stress and nutritional stress in plants, which hampers the agricultural production. Salt stress-responsive transcription factors can mitigate the damage of salt stress to plants through regulating the expression of downstream target genes. Based on the soil salinization and its damage to plants, and the central regulatory role of transcription factors in the plant salt stress-responsive signal transduction network, this review summarized the salt stress-responsive signal transduction pathways that the transcription factors are involved, and the application of salt stress-responsive transcription factors to enhance the salt tolerance of plants. We also reviewed the transcription factors-regulated complex downstream gene network which is formed by forming homo- or heterodimers between transcription factors and by forming complexes with regulatory proteins. This paper provides a theoretical basis for understanding the role of salt stress-responsive transcription factors in the salt stress regulatory network, which may facilitate the molecular breeding for improved stress resistance.
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Osmotic Pressure ; Plant Proteins/metabolism* ; Plants, Genetically Modified ; Salt Stress ; Salt Tolerance ; Stress, Physiological ; Transcription Factors/metabolism*

Objective To investigate the hotspots and trends in research related to nanotechnology applications in sepsis from 1996 to 2023.Methods Sepsis-related nanotechnology literature was sourced from the Web of Science core databases,with key metrics like publication count,citations,and various collaborations(author,institutional,national)analyzed.The data,including co-occurring keywords,were visualized using the CiteSpace tool.Results From 1996 to 2023,a total of 1 271 publications on nanotechnology in sepsis were retrieved,demonstrating a significant increase in both studies and citations,with the annual publication rate growing from 1 in 1996 to 205 in 2022,averaging an 23.7％ growth rate.From 1996 to 2006,the number of articles issued showed a slow upward trend,and the overall trend tends to be stable.From 2006 to 2023,a rapid growth in publications peaked in 2022 with 205 articles.The Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)leads the list of institutions with the highest number of publications,with a total of 32 papers.While the most prolific author was Amin with 14 publications.China was the most productive country with 430 publications(33.8％)and 7 539 citations,followed by the United States with 276 publications and 9 859 citations.India,South Korea and Germany followed.The research hotspots,indicated by keyword clusters like "composites""activation""capture""infection""drug delivery""sensor" and "biomarkers".The research hotspots are mainly in the diagnostic and therapeutic areas.Conclusions Nanotechnology holds great promise in facilitating sepsis treatment,and research hotspots nanomaterials are shifting from traditional antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties of nanomaterials to the development of multifunctional nanocomplexes targeting diverse pathological mechanisms in sepsis.This transition underlines the expanding role of nanomaterials in this field.Despite their growing influence,current research is predominantly led by independent scholars,lacking extensive national and inter-institutional collaborations,which limits its impact.It is recommended to strengthen the cooperation and communication between domestic and foreign researchers to promote the scientific and standardized development of nanotechnology application in sepsis.