# Stress-induced nuclear translocation of ONAC023 improves drought and heat tolerance through multiple processes in rice

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Molecular Biology Research Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 63 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-50229-9 |
| Corresponding authors | Yujie Fang, Lizhong Xiong |
| Institution | Huazhong Agricultural University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Plant Molecular Biology Research Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/plant-molecular-biology-research/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41467-024-50229-9](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50229-9)

## Topics

ONAC023 · nuclear translocation · Drought tolerance · Thermotolerance · rice · OSREM1.5 · remorin protein · dephosphorylation · OsPIP2;7 · PGL3 · OsFKBP20-1b · OsSF3B1 · water transport · reactive oxygen species homeostasis · alternative splicing · stress-induced gene expression · multi-stress resilience · reproductive stage stress response · NAC transcription factor · protoplast assay

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