Claim · model-written summary
Transcription factors regulate expression of stress-responsive genes.
- Taxon
- Crop Plantst0
- Gene
- transcription factors (TFs)e0
- Outcome
- expressions of these stress responsive genese0
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e0“expressions of these stress responsive genes are regulated by several transcription factors (TFs)”
t0“Crop Plants”
Title
Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants for Drought Tolerance:Role of Transcription Factors
Rajendran Host Antony David; Stanislaus Antony Ceasar; Krishnaraj Thirugnanasambantham; et al. South Indian Journal of Biological Sciences 2016. doi:10.22205/sijbs/2016/v2/i2/100317
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Several stress-upregulated genes have been used to develop drought-tolerant plants.
- Observation Engineering crop plants with stress-responsive genes has generated drought-tolerant plants.
- Mechanism Transcription factors can activate or repress specific gene expression.
- Observation Transgenic crops expressing drought-responsive transcription factors showed improved drought tolerance.