Dynamic interplay of WRKY, GRAS, and ERF transcription factor families in tomato-endophytic fungal symbiosis: insights from transcriptome and genome-wide analysis.

ABSTRACT: Plant-microbe interactions play a crucial role in shaping plant growth and development, as well as in mediating plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, we used RNA-seq data to examine the expression profiles of SlWRKY, SlGRAS, and SlERF genes during the symbiotic association of Curvularia lunata SL1 with tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants. We also conducted functional annotation analysis by comparative genomics studies of their paralogs and orthologs genes, as well as other approaches, such as gene analysis and protein interaction networks, to identify and characterize the regulatory roles of these TFs in the development of the symbiotic association. We found that more than half of the investigated SlWRKY genes exhibited si

SUBMITTER: Khan I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277700 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature