The ERF 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 conserved DNA-binding domains,which Consist of about 60 amino acids.ERF transcription factors exist commonly in plants,and they were involved in growth,development and signal transduction in many physiological and biochemical processes.In this review we mainly introduce the progress in the structure and function of the ERF transcription factors.