Claim · model-written summary
Under salt stress, ZmWRKY104-overexpressing maize had greater plant height and root length than wild type.
- Treatment
- overexpressing ZmWRKY104e1
- Outcome
- plant height and root lengthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- under 100 mM NaCl stresse0
- Comparator
- wild-type plantse0
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValue
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Verbatim
e0“under 100 mM NaCl stress compared to wild-type plants, including reduced leaf yellowing, increased plant height and root length”
t0“maize”
e1“Transgenic maize overexpressing ZmWRKY104 exhibits obvious salt tolerance advantages under 100 mM NaCl stress compared to wild-type plants, including reduced leaf yellowing”
Title
Li-li Zhao Plant Signaling & Behavior 2026. doi:10.1080/15592324.2025.2611639
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation ZmWRKY104 interacts directly with ZmCCaMK in the nucleus without depending on phosphorylation.
- Intervention effect Brassinosteroid treatment upregulates ZmWRKY104 expression.
- Intervention effect ZmWRKY104 overexpression significantly increases APX and SOD antioxidant enzyme activities.
- Intervention effect Co-expression of ZmWRKY104 and ZmCCaMK synergistically promotes antioxidant defense in maize.
- Intervention effect Under 100 mM NaCl, ZmWRKY104-overexpressing maize had less leaf yellowing than wild type.
- Intervention effect Under salt stress, ZmWRKY104-overexpressing maize had lower electrolyte leakage and malondialdehyde content than wild type.
- Mechanism Authors identify a non-phosphorylation-dependent WRKY-CCaMK module that enhances brassinosteroid-induced salt tolerance through antioxidant defense.
- Recommendation Authors propose ZmWRKY104 as a candidate for salt-tolerant maize breeding in northern China.