Article
ZFP151 enhances drought tolerance in rice through direct activation of NCED4 expression.
Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao - 1 Jun 2026
Huang Kai, Liu Xiujie, Jiang Wenzhu, Zhang Jingtong, Zhu Wenjun, Peng Xinran, Wang Juntao, Ma Xiaojun, Du Xinglin, Hu Bin, Chu Chengcai
Abstract excerpt
Drought is a devastating abiotic stress that severely compromises global rice production. Despite decades of extensive research, the molecular mechanisms underlying rice drought tolerance remain largely elusive. Here, we characterize a Cys2/His2 (C2H2)-type zinc finger protein, ZFP151, as a positive transcription factor of rice drought tolerance. Mechanistically, ZFP151 directly binds to the promoter of NCED4, a...
Topics
- Oryza
- Drought Resistance
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Plant Proteins
- Abscisic Acid
- Transcription Factors
- Droughts
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Alleles
- Stress, Physiological
