Genome-wide analysis of the WRKY gene family and their response to low-temperature stress in elephant grass.

ABSTRACT:

Backgroud

Elephant grass (Cenchrus purpureus) is a perennial forage grass characterized by tall plants, high biomass and wide adaptability. Low-temperature stress severely limits elephant grass biomass and geographic distribution. WRKY is one of the largest families of plant-specific transcription factors and plays important roles in plant resistance to low-temperature. However, the understanding of the WRKY family in grasses is limited. In this study, we conducted a genome-wide characterization of WRKY proteins in elephant grass, including gene structure, phylogeny, expression, conserved motif organization, and functional annotation, to identify key CpWRKY candidates involved in cold tolerance.

Results

In this study, a total of 176 WRKY genes were identified in elephant gra

SUBMITTER: Mao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462659 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature