In silico based screening of WRKY genes for identifying functional genes regulated by WRKY under salt stress

Soil salinization is an increasing global threat to economically important agricultural crops such as bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). A main regulator of plants’ responses to salt stress is WRKY transcription factors, a protein family that binds to DNA and alters the rate of transcription for specific genes. In this study, we identified 297 WRKY genes in the Chinese Spring wheat genome (Ensembl Plants International Wheat Genome Sequencing...