The JASMONATE ZIM DOMAIN (JAZ) proteins act as negative regulators in the jasmonic
acid (JA) signaling pathways of plants, and these proteins have been reported to play key …

APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSIVE FACTOR (AP2/ERF) transcription factors play
important roles in plant development and stress response. Although AP2/ERF genes have …

Phytophthora root rot is a devastating disease of soybean caused by Phytophthora sojae.
However, the resistance mechanism is not yet clear. Our previous studies have shown that …

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) has an important role in the world economy because of cotton fiber.
Cotton fiber is a valuable resource for the textile industry, developed from epidermal ovule …

Plants adaptively change their cell wall composition and structure during their growth,
development, and interactions with environmental stresses. Dirigent proteins (DIRs) …

Plants in their lifetime interact with a wide variety of microbes that can be pathogenic or
beneficial. While beneficial microbes can be either endophytes or rhizospheric, pathogenic …

Toona ciliata is a traditional woody plant that can be used as a medicinal material in China.
The extracts of its roots, stems, leaves, and flowers all have a wide range of bioactive …

The TIFY gene family (formerly known as the zinc finger proteins expressed in inflorescence
meristem (ZIM) family) not only functions in plant defense responses but also are widely …

Abstract Key message GhSCL13-2A, a member of the PAT1 subfamily in the GRAS family,
positively regulates cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae by mediating the jasmonic acid …

Xinjiang wild apple (Malus sieversii) is an ancient relic; a plant with abundant genetic
diversity and disease resistance. Several transcription factors were studied in response to …