PvMYB60 gene, a candidate for drought tolerance improvement in common bean in a climate change context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is one of the main nutritional resources in the world, and a low environmental impact source of protein. However, the majority of its cultivation areas are affected by drought and this scenario is only expected to worsen with climate change. Stomatal closure is one of the most important plant responses to drought and the MYB60 transcription factor is among the key elements regulating stomatal aperture. If targeting and mutating the MYB60 gene of common bean would be a valuable strategy to establish more drought-tolerant beans was therefore investigated.

Results

The MYB60 gene of common bean, with orthology to the Arabidopsis AtMYB60 gene, was found to have conserved regions with MYB60 typical motifs and architecture. Stomata-specif

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Barradas V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316432 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature