Evolutionary trajectory of transcription factors and selection of targets for metabolic engineering

YS Lee, EL Braun, E Grotewold - Philosophical …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Transcription factors (TFs) provide potentially powerful tools for plant metabolic engineering
as they often control multiple genes in a metabolic pathway. However, selecting the best TF …

[HTML][HTML] ZmCYP90D1 regulates maize internode development by modulating brassinosteroid-mediated cell division and growth

C Sun, Y Liu, G Li, Y Chen, M Li, R Yang, Y Qin… - The Crop Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant height (PH) is associated with lodging resistance and planting density, which is
regulated by a complicated gene network. In this study, we identified a spontaneous …

Transcriptome profiling of maize transcription factor mutants to probe gene regulatory network predictions

EL Ellison, P Zhou, YH Chu… - G3: Genes …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Transcription factors play important roles in regulation of gene expression and phenotype. A
variety of approaches have been utilized to develop gene regulatory networks to predict the …

Phenotypic variation in maize can be largely explained by genetic variation at transcription factor binding sites

J Engelhorn, SJ Snodgrass, A Kok, AS Seetharam… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Comprehensive maps of functional variation at transcription factor (TF) binding sites (cis-
elements) are crucial for elucidating how genotype shapes phenotype. Here we report the …

Natural variations of heterosis-related allele-specific expression genes in promoter regions lead to allele-specific expression in maize

W Zhan, L Cui, S Yang, K Zhang, Y Zhang, J Yang - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Heterosis has successfully enhanced maize productivity and quality. Although
significant progress has been made in delineating the genetic basis of heterosis, the …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveal That the Abietane Diterpene Isopimaric Acid Promotes Rice Growth through Inhibition of Defense Pathways

X Luo, L Bai, J Huang, L Peng, J Hua… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plants are an important source for the discovery of novel natural growth regulators. We used
activity screening to demonstrate that treatment of Nipponbare seeds with 25 μg/mL …

UPL3 Promotes BZR1 Degradation, Growth Arrest, and Seedling Survival under Starvation Stress in Arabidopsis

Z Zhang, H Zhang, E Gonzalez, T Grismer, SL Xu… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Abstract BRASSINAZONE RESISTANT 1 (BZR1) is a key transcription factor of the
brassinosteroid signaling pathway but also a signaling hub that integrates diverse signals …