Overexpression of SiGSTU24 enhances salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soil salinization can lead to reduced soil activity, damage to the plant root system, stunted crop growth and reduced yield. Foxtail millet, an important cereal crop, has high nutritional and economic value but is affected by salt stress during growth. During long-term evolution, foxtail millet has developed various regulatory mechanisms to cope with salt stress. Among them, the glutathione S-transferase (GST) gene family plays a key role in the response to salt stress. GSTs are superfamily enzymes encoded by multiple genes with multiple functions that increase plant resistance to abiotic stresses through antioxidant defence and detoxification processes.

Results

We identified the gene SiGSTU24, which was the most highly upregulated gene under salt stress among the

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12309067 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature