Specifically, these transcription factors include CBFs (C-repeat binding factors) and DREBs (dehydration-responsive element-binding), with CBF/DREB1 primarily orchestrating cold adaptation and other DREBs serving in heat, drought, and salinity adaptation.
C-repeat-binding factor dehydration-responsive element-binding factor 1C (CBF2/DREB1C) gene encodes a small family of transcriptional activator that has been described as playing an important role in freezing tolerance and cold acclimation of plants.
In <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>, three dehydration-responsive element (DRE) binding protein 1/C-repeat binding factors (DREB1/CBFs) act as master switches in cold-responsive gene expression.