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The AT-hook motif nuclear localized (AHL) gene family is highly conserved in all land plants, which have been shown to regulate diverse developmental processes including flower development, hypocotyl elongation, pollen development and fertility, development of maize ears, differentiation of vascular tissues, regulation of flowering time, and regulation of leaf senescence. AHLs have also been implicated in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses including drought and pathogens. Other major functions of AHLs include regulation of primary metabolism, homeostasis of gibberellins, and regulation of jasmonic acid and auxin-related gene expression. Finally, by regulating epigenetic states, AHLs perform diverse functions including preservation of genome integrity by epigenetic silencing of transposable elements, and preventing interploidy hybridization and thus playing a key role in speciation.