Overexpression of the Transcription Factor <i>GmbZIP60</i> Increases Salt and Drought Tolerance in Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i>).

ABSTRACT: The regulation of downstream responsive genes by transcription factors (TFs) is a critical step in the stress response system of plants. While bZIP transcription factors are known to play important roles in stress reactions, their functional characterization in soybeans remains limited. Here, we identified a soybean bZIP gene, GmbZIP60, which encodes a protein containing a typical bZIP domain with a basic region and a leucine zipper region. Subcellular localization studies confirmed that GmbZIP60 is localized in the nucleus. Expression analysis demonstrated that GmbZIP60 is induced by salt stress, drought stress, and various plant hormone treatments, including abscisic acid (ABA), ethylene (ETH), and methyl jasmonate acid (MeJA). Overexpressing GmbZIP60 (OE-G

SUBMITTER: Chai M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11989446 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature