Identification and Molecular Characterization of RWP-RK Transcription Factors in Soybean.

ABSTRACT: The RWP-RK is a small family of plant-specific transcription factors that are mainly involved in nitrate starvation responses, gametogenesis, and root nodulation. To date, the molecular mechanisms underpinning nitrate-regulated gene expression in many plant species have been extensively studied. However, the regulation of nodulation-specific NIN proteins during nodulation and rhizobial infection under nitrogen starvation in soybean still remain unclear. Here, we investigated the genome-wide identification of RWP-RK transcription factors and their essential role in nitrate-inducible and stress-responsive gene expression in soybean. In total, 28 RWP-RK genes were identified from the soybean genome, which were unevenly distributed on 20 chromosomes from 5 distinct

SUBMITTER: Amin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956977 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature