Claim · model-written summary
Transcription factors can activate or repress specific gene expression.
- Taxon
- Crop Plantst0
- Gene
- Transcription Factorst0
- Outcome
- expression of specific genese0
- Qualifier
- activator, or repressore0
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e0“They may function as an activator, or repressor for the expression of specific genes”
t0“Crop Plants for Drought Tolerance:Role of Transcription Factors”
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 regulate expression of stress-responsive genes.
- Observation Transgenic crops expressing drought-responsive transcription factors showed improved drought tolerance.