The WRKY transcription factor family in Brachypodium distachyon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A complete assembled genome sequence of wheat is not yet available. Therefore, model plant systems for wheat are very valuable. Brachypodium distachyon (Brachypodium) is such a system. The WRKY family of transcription factors is one of the most important families of plant transcriptional regulators with members regulating important agronomic traits. Studies of WRKY transcription factors in Brachypodium and wheat therefore promise to lead to new strategies for wheat improvement.

Results

We have identified and manually curated the WRKY transcription factor family from Brachypodium using a pipeline designed to identify all potential WRKY genes. 86 WRKY transcription factors were found, a total higher than all other current databases. We therefore propose that our num

SUBMITTER: Tripathi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3583182 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature