CRISPR-Cas9-mediated editing of <i>ZmPL1</i> gene improves tolerance to drought stress in maize.

ABSTRACT: Maize (Zea mays L.) is a widely grown food crop around the world. Drought stress seriously affects the growth and development process of plants and causes serious damage to maize yield. In the early stage, our research group conducted transcriptome sequencing analysis on the drought-resistant maize inbred line H8186 and screened out a gene with significantly down-regulated expression, Phylloplanin-like (ZmPL1). The ZmPL1 gee expression pattern was analyzed under various abiotic stresses, and the results showed that this gene was greatly affected by drought stress. Subcellular localization analysis showed that the protein was localized on the cell membrane. In order to verify the role of ZmPL1 in drought stress, we overexpressed ZmPL1 in yeast and found th

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12758173 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature