Mechanically induced localization of SECONDARY WALL INTERACTING bZIP is associated with thigmomorphogenic and secondary cell wall gene expression
J. H. Coomey, K. J.-M. MacKinnon, I. W. McCahill, B. Khahani, P. Handakumbura, G. M. Trabucco, J. Mazzola, N. A. Leblanc, R. Kheam, M. Hernandez-Romero, K. W. Barry, L. Liu, J. E. Lee, J. P. Vogel, R. O'Malley, , S. P. Hazen
The paper identifies a bZIP transcription factor, SWIZ, involved in grass thigmomorphogenesis, showing its nuclear translocation after mechanostimulation and its role in regulating gene expression.
bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2021Plant Biology