The Mulberry WRKY Transcription Factor MaWRKYIIc7 Participates in Regulating Plant Drought Stress Tolerance.

ABSTRACT: The sericulture industry is an important component of the agricultural industry. Drought stress can cause yellowing, premature ageing, and the shrinkage of mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves, greatly damaging their quality and restricting the high-quality development of the sericulture industry. WRKY transcription factors play important roles in the plant drought stress response. In this study, we found that MaWRKYIIc7 of the mulberry WRKY TFs, had significantly higher expression levels in leaves than in other tissues and was induced to be expressed under drought stress. The MaWRKYIIc7 protein is located in the nucleus and plasma membrane, and its transcriptional activity depends mainly on the N-terminal sequence. The overexpression of MaWRKYIIc7 in <

SUBMITTER: Su X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855790 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature