WRKY transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolism
Plant abiotic stress refers to the unfavorable effects on plants caused by any abiotic factors in a specific environment, such as drought, high temperature, low temperature, etc., which cause disruption of plant physiology and metabolism, and seriously affect the growth and yield of plants. Mounting...
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| author | XueYi Zhang XueYi Zhang XueYi Zhang XueYi Zhang XueYi Zhang WanXia Liu WanXia Liu WanXia Liu WanXia Liu WanXia Liu YiAn Yin YiAn Yin YiAn Yin YiAn Yin YiAn Yin Jia Zheng Jia Zheng Jia Zheng Jia Zheng Jia Zheng JianAn Li JianAn Li JianAn Li JianAn Li JianAn Li XiaoFeng Tan XiaoFeng Tan XiaoFeng Tan XiaoFeng Tan XiaoFeng Tan LingLi Wu LingLi Wu LingLi Wu LingLi Wu LingLi Wu |
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| description | Plant abiotic stress refers to the unfavorable effects on plants caused by any abiotic factors in a specific environment, such as drought, high temperature, low temperature, etc., which cause disruption of plant physiology and metabolism, and seriously affect the growth and yield of plants. Mounting evidence demonstrates that WRKY transcription factors modulate plant abiotic stress responses by regulating sugar metabolic pathways. Sugar metabolism pathway plays an essential role in plant stress resistance, and WRKY transcription factors, as an important class of regulatory factors, have attracted wide attention for their mechanism of action in abiotic stress. Therefore, this review primarily aims to analyze the structure and classification of WRKY transcription factors, summarize the research progress on how WRKY transcription factors themselves respond to stress, and how they participate in regulating plant stress responses through sugar metabolism pathways. Through in-depth investigation of the relationship between WRKY transcription factors and sugar metabolic pathways we uncovered novel abiotic stress-related gene regulatory networks providing theoretical basis and practical guidance for genetic improvement of plants under abiotic stress. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca315b0005614a11b77c8ce2eb800e852025-08-20T03:45:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2025-08-011610.3389/fpls.2025.16463571646357WRKY transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolismXueYi Zhang0XueYi Zhang1XueYi Zhang2XueYi Zhang3XueYi Zhang4WanXia Liu5WanXia Liu6WanXia Liu7WanXia Liu8WanXia Liu9YiAn Yin10YiAn Yin11YiAn Yin12YiAn Yin13YiAn Yin14Jia Zheng15Jia Zheng16Jia Zheng17Jia Zheng18Jia Zheng19JianAn Li20JianAn Li21JianAn Li22JianAn Li23JianAn Li24XiaoFeng Tan25XiaoFeng Tan26XiaoFeng Tan27XiaoFeng Tan28XiaoFeng Tan29LingLi Wu30LingLi Wu31LingLi Wu32LingLi Wu33LingLi Wu34College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaEngineering Technology Research Center of Southern Hilly and Mountainous Ecological Non-Wood Forest Industry of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaLutou National Station for Scientific Observation and Research of Forest Ecosystem in Hunan Province Changsha, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaEngineering Technology Research Center of Southern Hilly and Mountainous Ecological Non-Wood Forest Industry of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaLutou National Station for Scientific Observation and Research of Forest Ecosystem in Hunan Province Changsha, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaEngineering Technology Research Center of Southern Hilly and Mountainous Ecological Non-Wood Forest Industry of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaLutou National Station for Scientific Observation and Research of Forest Ecosystem in Hunan Province Changsha, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaEngineering Technology Research Center of Southern Hilly and Mountainous Ecological Non-Wood Forest Industry of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaLutou National Station for Scientific Observation and Research of Forest Ecosystem in Hunan Province Changsha, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaEngineering Technology Research Center of Southern Hilly and Mountainous Ecological Non-Wood Forest Industry of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaLutou National Station for Scientific Observation and Research of Forest Ecosystem in Hunan Province Changsha, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaEngineering Technology Research Center of Southern Hilly and Mountainous Ecological Non-Wood Forest Industry of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaLutou National Station for Scientific Observation and Research of Forest Ecosystem in Hunan Province Changsha, Changsha, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Cultivation and Protection for Non-wood Forest Trees, Ministry of Education, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaKey Laboratory of Non-wood Forest Products of State Forestry Administration, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaEngineering Technology Research Center of Southern Hilly and Mountainous Ecological Non-Wood Forest Industry of Hunan Province, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, ChinaLutou National Station for Scientific Observation and Research of Forest Ecosystem in Hunan Province Changsha, Changsha, ChinaPlant abiotic stress refers to the unfavorable effects on plants caused by any abiotic factors in a specific environment, such as drought, high temperature, low temperature, etc., which cause disruption of plant physiology and metabolism, and seriously affect the growth and yield of plants. Mounting evidence demonstrates that WRKY transcription factors modulate plant abiotic stress responses by regulating sugar metabolic pathways. Sugar metabolism pathway plays an essential role in plant stress resistance, and WRKY transcription factors, as an important class of regulatory factors, have attracted wide attention for their mechanism of action in abiotic stress. Therefore, this review primarily aims to analyze the structure and classification of WRKY transcription factors, summarize the research progress on how WRKY transcription factors themselves respond to stress, and how they participate in regulating plant stress responses through sugar metabolism pathways. Through in-depth investigation of the relationship between WRKY transcription factors and sugar metabolic pathways we uncovered novel abiotic stress-related gene regulatory networks providing theoretical basis and practical guidance for genetic improvement of plants under abiotic stress.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1646357/fullWRKY transcription factorsugar metabolismabiotic stressregulation mechanismplant growth and development |
| spellingShingle | XueYi Zhang XueYi Zhang XueYi Zhang XueYi Zhang XueYi Zhang WanXia Liu WanXia Liu WanXia Liu WanXia Liu WanXia Liu YiAn Yin YiAn Yin YiAn Yin YiAn Yin YiAn Yin Jia Zheng Jia Zheng Jia Zheng Jia Zheng Jia Zheng JianAn Li JianAn Li JianAn Li JianAn Li JianAn Li XiaoFeng Tan XiaoFeng Tan XiaoFeng Tan XiaoFeng Tan XiaoFeng Tan LingLi Wu LingLi Wu LingLi Wu LingLi Wu LingLi Wu WRKY transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolism Frontiers in Plant Science WRKY transcription factor sugar metabolism abiotic stress regulation mechanism plant growth and development |
| title | WRKY transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolism |
| title_full | WRKY transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolism |
| title_fullStr | WRKY transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolism |
| title_full_unstemmed | WRKY transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolism |
| title_short | WRKY transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolism |
| title_sort | wrky transcription factors participate in abiotic stress responses mediated by sugar metabolism |
| topic | WRKY transcription factor sugar metabolism abiotic stress regulation mechanism plant growth and development |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1646357/full |
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