Article
A Truncated WRKY Protein Enhances Drought Resistance in Wild Tomatoes Through the SlWRKY16-CIP2b-SlSYP121 Module.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Jun 2026
Ding Yin, Chen Xuting, Wu Ke, Hou Huifang, Wang Yaling, Yan Bentao, Khursheed Muhammad Hafeez Ul Rehman, Shang Chunyu, Zhang Xingguo, Pan Yu, Wu Lang, Li Jinhua
Abstract excerpt
Drought stress is a major abiotic factor that severely affects plant growth and food production. Identifying drought-resistant genes and their regulatory mechanisms is essential for mitigating the negative impacts of drought on plants. In this study, we identified a natural single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) mutation in SlWRKY16 that is closely linked to drought tolerance in tomato. This SNP leads to the...
Topics
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Drought Resistance
- Plant Proteins
- Transcription Factors
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Droughts
- Plants, Genetically Modified