ERF and infection: The ERF branch responds to infection with necrotrophic pathogens and is controlled by the APETALA2 (AP2)/ERF domain transcription factors ERF1 and OCTADECANOID-RESPONSIVE ARABIDOPSIS AP2/ERF 59 (ORA59) (Penninckx et al., 1998; Lorenzo et al., 2004; Pré et al., 2008).