Recent progress on the microbial mitigation of heavy metal stress in soybean: overview and implications

S Shaffique, S Hussain, SM Kang, M Imran… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plants are adapted to defend themselves through programming, reprogramming, and stress
tolerance against numerous environmental stresses, including heavy metal toxicity. Heavy …

Enhanced physiological and Biochemical Performance of Mung Bean and Maize under saline and Heavy Metal Stress through application of endophytic fungal strain …

M Aizaz, I Khan, Lubna, S Asaf, S Bilal, R Jan, AL Khan… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Modern irrigation practices and industrial pollution can contribute to the simultaneous
occurrence of salinity and heavy metal contamination in large areas of the world, resulting in …

Arabidopsis transcription factor WRKY45 confers cadmium tolerance via activating PCS1 and PCS2 expression

F Li, Y Deng, Y Liu, C Mai, Y Xu, J Wu, X Zheng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) has long been recognized as toxic pollutant to crops worldwide. The
biosynthesis of glutathione-dependent phytochelatin (PC) plays crucial roles in the …

The SbbHLH041–SbEXPA11 Module Enhances Cadmium Accumulation and Rescues Biomass by Increasing Photosynthetic Efficiency in Sorghum

H Wang, J Yu, B Zhu, L Gu, H Wang, X Du… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In plants, expansin genes are responsive to heavy metal exposure. To study the
bioremediary potential of this important gene family, we discovered a root-expressed …

Role of methylglyoxal and glyoxalase in the regulation of plant response to heavy metal stress

Q Zheng, J Xin, C Zhao, R Tian - Plant Cell Reports, 2024 - Springer
Key message Methylglyoxal and glyoxalase function a significant role in plant response to
heavy metal stress. We update and discuss the most recent developments of methylglyoxal …

Evolution of the WRKY Family in Angiosperms and Functional Diversity under Environmental Stress

W Wu, J Yang, N Yu, R Li, Z Yuan, J Shi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The transcription factor is an essential factor for regulating the responses of plants to
external stimuli. The WRKY protein is a superfamily of plant transcription factors involved in …

Genome-Wide Identification of GATA Family Genes in Phoebe bournei and Their Transcriptional Analysis under Abiotic Stresses

Z Yin, W Liao, J Li, J Pan, S Yang, S Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
GATA transcription factors are crucial proteins in regulating transcription and are
characterized by a type-IV zinc finger DNA-binding domain. They play a significant role in …

Dynamic interplay of WRKY, GRAS, and ERF transcription factor families in tomato-endophytic fungal symbiosis: insights from transcriptome and genome-wide …

I Khan, Lubna, S Asaf, R Jan, S Bilal, AL Khan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Plant-microbe interactions play a crucial role in shaping plant growth and development, as
well as in mediating plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, we used …

Systematic identification and expression analysis of bHLH gene family reveal their relevance to abiotic stress response and anthocyanin biosynthesis in sweetpotato

F Guo, X Meng, H Hong, S Liu, J Yu, C Huang… - BMC Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Background bHLH transcription factors play significant roles in regulating plant growth and
development, stress response, and anthocyanin biosynthesis. Sweetpotato is a pivotal food …

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of GATA Family Genes in Dimocarpus longan Lour

K Zheng, J Lu, X He, S Lan, T Zhai, S Cao… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
GATA transcription factors, which are DNA-binding proteins with type IV zinc finger binding
domains, have a role in transcriptional regulation in biological organisms. They have an …