Rapeseed transcription factor BnaC9bHLH35 promotes root growth and improves nitrogen use efficiency under low nitrate conditions.

BnaC9bHLH35 directly regulated the expression of several nitrate uptake and assimilation-related genes and improved nitrogen use efficiency. Nitrogen is one of the most important basic elements in life, which forms proteins, nucleic acids and numerous indispensable compounds. It is critical to improve the nitrogen use efficiency of crops while reduce the amount of fertilizer use.

miR-278-3p targets ATG16L1 to modulate autophagy and suppresses CLas proliferation in Diaphorina citri.

The phloem-limited bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) is the primary cause of citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) and is transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key posttranscriptional regulators involved in various biological processes, yet their role in D. citri's response to CLas infection remains unclear.

Rapeseed PP2C37 Interacts with PYR/PYL Abscisic Acid Receptors and Negatively Regulates Drought Tolerance.

Global water deficit is a severe abiotic stress threatening the yielding and quality of crops. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone that mediates drought tolerance. Protein kinases and phosphatases function as molecular switches in eukaryotes.

Calcium-dependent Protein Kinase 5 (CPK5) positively modulates drought tolerance through phosphorylating ABA-Responsive Element Binding Factors in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.).

Drought is an environmental stress that causes severe crop loss. Drought stress can induce abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation and cytoplasmic calcium oscillation. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CPKs) constitute a group of Ser/Thr protein kinases decoding calcium signals.