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Open AccessAn electrophoretic mobility shift assay using the protein isolated from host plants
The electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) is a common technology to detect DNA-protein interactions. However, in most cases, the protein used in EMSA is obtained via prokaryotic expression, and rarely fr...
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Construction of two regulatory networks related to salt stress and lignocellulosic synthesis under salt stress based on a Populus davidiana × P. bolleana transcriptome analysis
Construction of ML-hGRN for the salt pathway in Populus davidiana × P. bolleana. Construction of ML-hGRN for the lignocellulosic pathway in Populus davidiana × P. bolleana under salt stress.
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Correction to: Overexpression of a GST gene (ThGSTZ1) from Tamarix hispida improves drought and salinity tolerance by enhancing the ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species
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Overexpression of the ThTPS gene enhanced salt and osmotic stress tolerance in Tamarix hispida
Trehalose is a non-reducing disaccharide with high stability and strong water absorption properties that can improve the resistance of organisms to various abiotic stresses. Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (TP...
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Open AccessCorrection to: A 2-Cys peroxiredoxin gene from Tamarix hispida improved salt stress tolerance in plants
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessA 2-Cys peroxiredoxin gene from Tamarix hispida improved salt stress tolerance in plants
Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) are a large family of antioxidant enzymes that respond to biotic and abiotic stress by decomposing reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, the stress tolerance function of the Th2CysPr...
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Molecular characterization and expression profiles of GRAS genes in response to abiotic stress and hormone treatment in Tamarix hispida
GRAS (GAI, RGA and SCR) domain proteins are plant-specific transcriptional regulators that play roles in developmental processes and stress responses. However, the function and molecular regulatory networks of...
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Overexpression of ThGSTZ1 from Tamarix hispida improves tolerance to exogenous ABA and methyl viologen
Molecular analysis of a zeta subfamily GST gene from T. hispida involved in ABA and methyl viologen tolerance in transgen...
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Open AccessOverexpression of ThVHAc1 and its potential upstream regulator, ThWRKY7, improved plant tolerance of Cadmium stress
As one of the most toxic heavy metals in the environment, cadmium (Cd) poses a severe threat to plant growth. We previously reported that overexpression of the Tamarix hispida V-ATPase c subunit (ThVHAc1) improve...
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The ethylene response factor (ERF) genes from Tamarix hispida respond to salt, drought and ABA treatment
The ethylene response factor (ERF) genes are a subfamily of transcription factors containing a single AP2/ERF domain, which play crucial roles in plant development and response to biotic and abiotic stresses. ...
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Overexpression of a GST gene (ThGSTZ1) from Tamarix hispida improves drought and salinity tolerance by enhancing the ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species
Although plant glutathione transferase (GST) genes are reported to be involved in responses to abiotic stress, few GST genes have been functionally characterized in woody halophytes. In the present study, a GS...
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Expression analysis of nine small heat shock protein genes from Tamarix hispida in response to different abiotic stresses and abscisic acid treatment
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) play important roles in protecting plants against environmental stresses. Furthermore, small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are the most ubiquitous HSP subgroup with molecular weights r...
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Comprehensive transcriptional profiling of NaHCO3-stressed Tamarix hispida roots reveals networks of responsive genes
Root tissue is the primary site of perception for stress from soil, and is the main tissue involved in stress response. Tamarix hispida is a woody halophyte that is highly tolerant to salt and drought stress, but...
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A Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Gene from Poplar is Regulated by a Basic Leucine-Zipper Protein and is Involved in the ABA-Dependent Signaling Pathway
Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors (TF) comprise a large group of proteins that are involved in many developmental and physiological processes in plants. In this study, a bHLH gene (PkbHLH2), ...
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Building an mRNA transcriptome from the shoots of Betula platyphylla by using Solexa technology
All plant shoot tips contain apical meristems, an area that differentiates into multiple cell and tissue types and is critical to the development of the above ground plant body. To study the development of bir...
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Overexpression of a heat shock protein (ThHSP18.3) from Tamarix hispida confers stress tolerance to yeast
It is well known that plant heat shock proteins (HSPs) play important roles both in response to adverse environmental conditions and in various developmental processes. However, among plant HSPs, the functions...
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Co-transfer of LEA and bZip Genes from Tamarix Confers Additive Salt and Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco
In this study, the additive effects of a late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) gene and a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) gene on salt and osmotic stress in Tamarix plants were analyzed. The constructs containing one or ...
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Ovexpression of a Vacuolar H+-ATPase c Subunit Gene Mediates Physiological Changes Leading to Enhanced Salt Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco
H+-ATPase subunit c (VHA-c) is involved in the adaptation to environmental stresses, including salt, drought, and heavy metals. However, it remains unclear whether VHA-c can induce a physiological response relat....
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A novel vacuolar membrane H+-ATPase c subunit gene (ThVHAc1) from Tamarix hispida confers tolerance to several abiotic stresses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Plant vacuolar H+-ATPase (V-ATPase) plays an important role in response to different adverse environmental conditions. In the present study, we cloned and characterized a V-ATPase c subunit gene (ThVHAc1) from Ta...
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Cloning of Ten Peroxidase (POD) Genes from Tamarix Hispida and Characterization of their Responses to Abiotic Stress
Plant peroxidases (PODs) have been ascribed a variety of biological functions, including hydrogen peroxide detoxification, lignin biosynthesis, hormonal signaling, and stress response. In the present study, ten P...
