Role of pepper bZIP transcription factor CaADBZ1 in abscisic acid signalling and drought stress response.

ABSTRACT: In plants, basic-region/leucine-zipper (bZIP) transcription factors are key regulators of stress responses mediated by various phytohormone signalling pathways. However, the roles of bZIP transcription factors in pepper, particularly those associated with ABA signalling and drought stress, remain poorly understood. In this study, we isolated the CaADBZ1 (Capsicum annuum ABA and Dehydration-Induced bZIP transcription factor 1) gene, a member of the group A family, and analysed its functions in response to dehydration stress and ABA signalling. The expression of CaADBZ1 was specifically induced by dehydration and exogenous ABA treatment, not salinity and osmotic stress. CaADBZ1 was found to have transactivation activity in yeast cells, which was dependent on the N-terminal of CaADBZ1 (amino

SUBMITTER: Choi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11920937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature