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The TaSDIR1-4A-TaASR4-3D module regulates ABA-related drought responses in wheat seedlings

Yanhong Lei1, Zongzhe Wang1, Liqun Li1

  • 1State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production and College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.

The New Phytologist
|June 15, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Wheat drought tolerance is negatively regulated by TaASR4-3D, a transcription factor that disrupts reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis. Its degradation by TaSDIR1-4A enhances drought resistance, offering insights for crop improvement.

Keywords:
TaASR4‐3DTaSDIR1‐4Aabscisic acid (ABA)drought tolerancewheat

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