Genome-Wide Characterization of the Maize (Zea mays L.) WRKY Transcription Factor Family and Their Responses to Ustilago maydis.

ABSTRACT: Members of the WRKY transcription factor (TF) family are unique to plants and serve as important regulators of diverse physiological processes, including the ability of plants to manage biotic and abiotic stressors. However, the functions of specific WRKY family members in the context of maize responses to fungal pathogens remain poorly understood, particularly in response to Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda (U. maydis), which is responsible for the devastating disease known as corn smut. A systematic bioinformatic approach was herein employed for the characterization of the maize WRKY TF family, leading to the identification of 120 ZmWRKY genes encoded on 10 chromosomes. Further structural and phylogenetic analyses of these TFs enabled their classification into seven diffe

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10573107 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature