Overexpression of the WRKY transcription factor gene NtWRKY65 enhances salt tolerance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)

• Published in: BMC plant biology Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 326
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaoquan, Zhang, Yaxuan, Li, Man, Jia, Hongfang, Wei, Fengjie, Xia, Zongliang, Zhang, Xuelin, Chang, Jianbo, Wang, Zhaojun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Analysis; antioxidant enzymes; Antioxidants; auxins; cell wall components; Cell walls; Cellular stress response; chlorophyll; Cultivars; Detoxification; Diseases and pests; Electrolyte leakage; Environmental aspects; Enzymatic activity; Enzyme activity; Enzymes; family; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genes; Genetic aspects; genetically modified organisms; Growth; Leaf area; Leaves; malondialdehyde; metabolism; Nicotiana - genetics; Nicotiana - physiology; Nicotiana tabacum; NtWRKY65; Osmotic stress; Oxidants; Oxidizing agents; Phosphorylation; Physiology; Plant growth; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plants, Genetically Modified - genetics; protein phosphorylation; Proteins; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salinity tolerance; Salt; salt stress; Salt stress (Botany); Salt tolerance; Salt Tolerance - genetics; sequence analysis; Signal transduction; Sodium chloride; stress response; stress tolerance; Tobacco; Tobacco (Plant); Tobacco plants; Transcription factors; Transcription Factors - genetics; Transcription Factors - metabolism; transcriptional activation; Transgenic plants; WRKY family transcription factor; Yeast; China; WRKY family transcription factor; Salt tolerance; NtWRKY65; Tobacco plants

Salt stress severely inhibits plant growth, and the WRKY family transcription factors play important roles in salt stress resistance. In this study, we aimed to characterize the role of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) NtWRKY65 transcription factor gene in salinity tolerance. This study characterized the...