The DREB(dehydration responsive element binding)-type transcription factors(TFs) regulate the expression of stress inducible genes by binding the DRE/CRT cis-element in the promoter regions. Overexpression of DREB-type TFs enhances abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic plants. Setaria italica dehydration responsive element binding protein 2A(Si DREB2A) is a newly cloned DREB-type TF.Over-expressing transgenic plants were used to analyze the function of SiDREB2 A. The target genes of SiDREB2 A were examined...