The AP2/EREBP transcription factors are known to be unique in plants. The members of this family have a common feature in structure: all the members contain one or two highly conserved DNA-binding domains (namely AP2/EREBP domain) which consists of about 60 amino acids. The AP2/EREBP transcription factors exist extensively in plants, and they involve in growth, development and signal transduction in many physiological and biochemical responses, for instance: floral organogenesis, pathogen and stress resistance, or hormone (ethylene) response and so on. In this review, we mainly introduce the progress in the study of the structure and function of the AP2/EREBP transcription factors.
