Ministry of Agriculture of China for Transgenic Research [2014ZX0800927B]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [31871667]
机构署名：
本校为第一且通讯机构
院系归属：
生命科学学院
摘要：
Drought stress impairs crop growth and development. BEL1-like family transcription factors may be involved in plant response to drought stress, but little is known of the molecular mechanism by which these proteins regulate plant response and defense to drought stress. Here we show that the BEL1-like transcription factor GhBLH5-A05 functions in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) response and defense to drought stress. Expression of GhBLH5-A05 in cotton was induced by drought stress. Overexpression of GhBLH5-A05 in both Arabidopsis and cotton increased drought tolerance, whereas silencing GhBLH5A05 in...
