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ArticleScience advances2025

Natural variation in a cortex/epidermis-specific transcription factor bZIP89 determines lateral root development and drought resilience in maize.

Pengcheng Li, Tianze Zhu, Yunyun Wang, Xiaomin Zhang, Xiaoyi Yang, Shuai Fang, Wei Li, Wenye Rui, Aiqing Yang, Yamin Duan and 7 more

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Pengcheng LiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2258-2318
Tianze ZhuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Yunyun WangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Xiaomin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7197-9197
Xiaoyi YangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Shuai FangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Wei LiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Wenye RuiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Aiqing YangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Yamin DuanJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Yuxing YanJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Qingchun PanState Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Zhongtao JiaState Key Laboratory of Nutrient Use and Management, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
Houmiao WangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
Zefeng YangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3465-8594
Peng YuEmmy Noether Group Root Functional Biology, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), University of Bonn, Bonn 53113, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1670-8428
Chenwu XuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding/Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Agriculture College of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1971-1086

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lateral roots (LRs) branching is crucial for water and nutrient acquisition in plants, ultimately determining the overall plant performance and productivity. However, the transcriptional regulation of LR development in crops and its role in stress resilience remain largely unexplored. Leveraging integrated transcriptome-wide association study and single-cell RNA sequencing data, we identified a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor

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Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsDroughtsGenetic VariationPlant ProteinsPlant RootsZea maysGene Expression Regulation, PlantReactive Oxygen SpeciesStress, PhysiologicalBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsPlant ProteinsReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID40215297
PMCPMC11988453

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