WRKY transcription factors (TFs): Molecular switches to regulate drought, temperature, and salinity stresses in plants

MA Khoso, A Hussain, FN Ritonga, Q Ali… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The WRKY transcription factor (TF) belongs to one of the major plant protein superfamilies.
The WRKY TF gene family plays an important role in the regulation of transcriptional …

Function and mechanism of WRKY transcription factors in abiotic stress responses of plants

W Li, S Pang, Z Lu, B Jin - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The WRKY gene family is a plant-specific transcription factor (TF) group, playing important
roles in many different response pathways of diverse abiotic stresses (drought, saline, alkali …

Plant transcription factors involved in drought and associated stresses

M Hrmova, SS Hussain - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transcription factors (TFs) play a significant role in signal transduction networks spanning
the perception of a stress signal and the expression of corresponding stress-responsive …

Multifaceted roles of WRKY transcription factors in abiotic stress and flavonoid biosynthesis

J Zhang, H Zhao, L Chen, J Lin, Z Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Increasing biotic and abiotic stresses are seriously impeding the growth and yield of staple
crops and threatening global food security. As one of the largest classes of regulators in …

Recent progression and future perspectives in cotton genomic breeding

Z Yang, C Gao, Y Zhang, Q Yan, W Hu… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Upland cotton is an important global cash crop for its long seed fibers and high edible oil
and protein content. Progress in cotton genomics promotes the advancement of cotton …

Genome-wide identification and comprehensive analysis of WRKY transcription factor family in safflower during drought stress

X Song, X Hou, Y Zeng, D Jia, Q Li, Y Gu, H Miao - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The WRKY family is an important family of transcription factors in plant development and
stress response. Currently, there are few reports on the WRKY gene family in safflower …

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the WRKY Gene Family in Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi under Diverse Abiotic Stress

C Zhang, W Wang, D Wang, S Hu, Q Zhang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The WRKY gene family is an important inducible regulatory factor in plants, which has been
extensively studied in many model plants. It has progressively become the focus of …

TaWRKY31, a novel WRKY transcription factor in wheat, participates in regulation of plant drought stress tolerance

M Ge, Y Tang, Y Guan, M Lv, C Zhou, H Ma, J Lv - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Background Wheat, a crucial food crop in China, is highly vulnerable to drought stress
throughout its growth and development. WRKY transcription factors (TFs), being one of the …

Identification of drought responsive Elaeis guineensis WRKY transcription factors with sensitivity to other abiotic stresses and hormone treatments

FC Lee, WC Yeap, DR Appleton, CL Ho… - BMC genomics, 2022 - Springer
Background The ability of plants to withstand and thrive in an adverse environment is crucial
to ensure their survivability and yield performance. The WRKY transcription factors (TFs) …

Targeted and untargeted metabolomics reveals deep analysis of drought stress responses in needles and roots of Pinus taeda seedlings

C Wu, Y Wang, H Sun - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Drought stress is one of major environmental stresses affecting plant growth and yield.
Although Pinus taeda trees are planted in rainy southern China, local drought sometime …