GmAKT1 is involved in K uptake and Na/K homeostasis in Arabidopsis and soybean plants.

Plant roots absorb K from soil via K channels and transporters, which are important for stress responses. In this research, GmAKT1, an AKT1-type K channel, was isolated and characterized. The expression of GmAKT1 was induced by K-starvation and salinity stresses, and it was preferentially expressed in the soybean roots.

Identification and functional prediction of soybean CircRNAs involved in low-temperature responses.

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a newly characterized type of noncoding RNA and play important roles in microRNA (miRNA) function and transcriptional control. To unravel the mechanism of soybean circRNAs in low-temperature (LT) stress response, genome-wide identification of soybean circRNAs was conducted under LT (4 °C) treatment via deep sequencing. In this study, the existence of backsplicing sites was validated and circRNAs exhibited specific expression patterns in response to LT.

Overexpression of germin-like protein GmGLP10 enhances resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in transgenic tobacco.

Germin-like proteins (GLPs) are ubiquitous water-soluble glycoproteins that are located in the extracellular matrix. These proteins have been reported to play vital roles in diverse biological processes. In the present study, a GLP in soybean (Glycine max L.