Article
Arabidopsis transcription factor WRKY8 functions antagonistically with its interacting partner VQ9 to modulate salinity stress tolerance.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jun 2013
Hu Yanru, Chen Ligang, Wang Houping, Zhang Liping, Wang Fang, Yu Diqiu
Abstract excerpt
The WRKY transcription factors have been demonstrated to play crucial roles in regulating stress responses; however, the exact mechanisms underlying their involvement in stress responses are not fully understood. Arabidopsis WRKY8 was predominantly expressed in roots and was highly upregulated by salt treatment. Disruption of WRKY8 rendered plants hypersensitive to salt, showing delayed germination, inhibited...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Blotting, Northern
- Cell Nucleus
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Homeostasis
- Mutation
- Nuclear Proteins
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Potassium