Identification of Ethylene Response Factors in Wheat Reveals That TaERF16-B Contributes to Salt Tolerance.

ABSTRACT: Soil salinization is a major abiotic stressor that significantly reduces wheat yield. Identifying novel salt-tolerance genes and integrating them into wheat breeding programs can enhance wheat productivity in saline soils. Ethylene response factor (ERF) plays an important role in plant response to salt stress, and thus far, four wheat ERF genes have been identified to be involved in salt stress response. To systematically identify salt tolerance-related ERF genes in wheat, in this study, 213 ERF sequences were isolated from the whole genome of common wheat and classified into 54 members based on subgenome homology, named TaERF1 to TaERF54. Transcriptome sequencing results showed different expression patterns of TaERF members in leaves after 1, 6, 2

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11859885 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature