Overexpression of GmWRKY172 enhances cadmium tolerance in plants and reduces cadmium accumulation in soybean seeds

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 14; p. 1133892
• Main Authors: Xian, Peiqi, Yang, Yuan, Xiong, Chuwen, Guo, Zhibin, Alam, Intikhab, He, Zihang, Zhang, Yakun, Cai, Zhandong, Nian, Hai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2023
• Subjects: Cd tolerance; Cd translocation; heavy metal stress; RNA-sequencing; soybean; WRKY transcription factor; RNA-sequencing; soybean; heavy metal stress; Cd tolerance; Cd translocation; WRKY transcription factor

Cadmium (Cd) stress is a significant threat to soybean production, and enhancing Cd tolerance in soybean is the focus of this study. The WRKY transcription factor family is associated with abiotic stress response processes. In this study, we aimed to identify a Cd-responsive WRKY transcription facto...