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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Comprehensive co-expression network reveals the fine-tuning of AsHSFA2c in balancing drought tolerance and growth in oat.

Ningkun Liu, Wei Li, Yujie Qin, Yange Yun, Jinjiang Yan, Qingbin Sun, Cailian Du, Qiang He, Shuhui Wang, Zhizhong Gong and 1 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Ningkun Liu *College of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Wei Li *College of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6726-329X
Yujie Qin *College of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Yange YunCollege of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Jinjiang YanCollege of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Qingbin SunCollege of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8686-4421
Cailian DuCollege of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Qiang HeCollege of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6466-8339
Shuhui WangCollege of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Zhizhong GongCollege of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Huilong DuCollege of Life Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China. huilongdu@hbu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7755-6611

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32100500National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32401776
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Abstract

Persistent activation of drought tolerance is detrimental to plant growth and development. However, the mechanism that balances plant drought tolerance and growth remains largely undetermined. Here, we constructed a comprehensive co-expression network comprising 84 transcriptome datasets associated with growth and drought tolerance in oats. Moreover, 84 functional modules and many candidate genes related to drought tolerance and growth were identified. A key candidate gene, AsHSFA2c was involved in fine-tuning the balance between drought tolerance and growth by inhibiting plant growth and positively regulating drought tolerance. Then, we determined AsDOF25 as an upstream positive regulator and AsAGO1 as the downstream target gene of AsHSFA2c. These results imply that the AsDOF25-AsHSFA2c-AsAGO1 module contributes to the balance between drought tolerance and growth in oats. Our findings and resources will facilitate the identification of key genes related to drought tolerance and further studies of the genetic basis underlying strong drought tolerance in oats.

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AvenaDroughtsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGene Regulatory NetworksPlant ProteinsDrought ResistanceGene Expression ProfilingStress, PhysiologicalTranscriptomePlant Proteins

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PMID40057657
PMCPMC11890764

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