Publications by authors named "Weijiao Wu"

Background: The β-glucosidases (BGLU) of glycoside hydrolase family 1 hydrolyze the glycosidic bond to release β-D-glucose and related ligands, which are widely involved in important physiological processes in plants. Genome-wide analysis of the BGLU genes in the model crops Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa revealed that they are functionally diverse. In contrast, the BGLU gene family in Tartary buckwheat remains unclear.

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  • The study identified 23 three-amino-acid-loop-extension (SbTALE) genes in sorghum, classifying them into KNOX and BEL1-like families and locating them on ten chromosomes.
  • It revealed high conservation of gene structures and motifs among SbTALE subfamilies, while also finding close evolutionary ties with corn (Zea mays) and evidence of gene duplication.
  • The expression patterns of these genes varied across different plant parts and environmental conditions, suggesting their roles in growth regulation and responses to stress, providing a foundation for further research on plant resilience traits.
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  • The study looked at a group of genes in barley called HvSPL, which help control plant growth, flower and grain development, and response to stress.
  • Researchers found 15 different HvSPL genes in the barley genome and organized them into seven groups based on how they are related to each other.
  • The HvSPL genes showed they can be affected by different stress factors and are especially important during seed development.
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Background: The WRKY gene family is one of the largest families of transcription factors in higher plants, and WRKY transcription factors play important roles in plant growth and development as well as in response to abiotic stresses; however, the WRKY gene family in pea has not been systematically reported.

Results: In this study, 89 pea WRKY genes were identified and named according to the random distribution of PsWRKY genes on seven chromosomes. The gene family was found to have nine pairs of tandem duplicates and 19 pairs of segment duplicates.

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Background: SPL transcription factors play vital roles in regulating plant growth, development, and abiotic stress responses. Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), one of the world's main sugar-producing crops, is a major source of edible and industrial sugars for humans.

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The GATA family of transcription factors is zinc finger DNA binding proteins involved in a variety of biological processes, including plant growth and development and response to biotic/abiotic stresses, and thus play an essential role in plant response to environmental changes. However, the gene family of () has not been systematically analyzed and reported yet. Herein, we used a variety of bioinformatics methods and quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) to explore the evolution and function of the 33 genes identified.

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ABFs play a key role in regulating plant osmotic stress. However, in Tartary buckwheat, data on the role of ABF genes in osmotic stress remain limited and its associated mechanism in osmoregulation remain nebulous. Herein, a novel ABF family in Tartary buckwheat, FtbZIP12, was cloned and characterized.

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GATA is a transcription factor that exerts a vital function in plant growth and development, physiological metabolism, and environmental responses. However, the gene family has rarely been studied in Tartary buckwheat since the completion of its genome. This study used bioinformatics methods to identify genes of Tartary buckwheat and to analyze their subfamily classification, structural composition, and developmental evolution, as well as to discuss the expression patterns of genes in different subfamilies.

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We aimed to elucidate the physiological and biochemical mechanism by which exogenous hydrogen peroxide (HO) alleviates salt stress toxicity in Tartary buckwheat ( (L.) Gaertn). Tartary buckwheat "Chuanqiao-2" under 150 mmol·L salt (NaCl) stress was treated with 5 or 10 mmol·L HO, and seedling growth, physiology and biochemistry, and related gene expression were studied.

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