Regulation of #lignin biosynthesis by a group IIe #WRKY transcription factor PlWRKY29 in herbaceous #peony
✏️Prof. Yuhan Tang team from #YangzhouUniversity
❇️https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2025.09.018
#horticulture #plantscience

In Horticulture Research, using CRISPR/Cas9 knockout and overexpression analyses, the team demonstrated that this interaction significantly improves watermelon’s physiological performance under high-salt conditions.
#High salinity #WRKY
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The transcription factor MdWRKY9 is involved in jasmonic acid-mediated salt stress tolerance in apple Abstract. Salt stress is an important abiotic stress affecting the growth and fruit quality of apple fruits. Although jasmonic acid (JA) hormones and WRKY

MdWRKY9 regulates apple salt tolerance via Na+/H+ antiporters; JAZ repressors inhibit it. JA triggers JAZ degradation, freeing MdWRKY9. #AppleSaltStress #WRKY #JASignaling @OxfordJournals
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Christina Steidele shows barley spikes infected by Fusarium

Finally some #Fusarium work here at #MBP2024. @steidele.bsky.social shows her work uncovering transcriptional networks controlling the defense against Fusarium infection of barley. #WRKY TFs likely act as first order TFs that induce second order TFs.