Ning Wang
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Ning Wang has a total of 11 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Fusheng Wu
Resource Conservation Institute, Shandong Provincial Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources Center
1 shared publication - Jichen Xu
State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
1 shared publication - Kun Liu
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Conservation and Utilization of Warm Temperate Zone Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan 250102, China
1 shared publication - Lingshan Guan
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Conservation and Utilization of Warm Temperate Zone Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan 250102, China
1 shared publication - Meng Li
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Conservation and Utilization of Warm Temperate Zone Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan 250102, China
1 shared publication - Mengtian Li
State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
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PwuWRKY48 Confers Drought Tolerance in Populus wulianensis
Populus wulianensis mainly grows in hilly and sloped areas and has strong resistance to adversity. Previous transcriptome studies have shown that a WRKY gene PwuWRKY48 is expression-induced under drought stress. In this study, we aim to characterize the gene’s structure and investigate its role in plant drought resistance. The results show that PwuWRKY48 (1113 bp) belongs to a class IIc WRKY subfamily and it was determined as a nuclear localization protein. The gene promoter region contains a variety of cis-elements in relation to stress resistance. Under drought stress, PwuWRKY48 was expression-induced in leaves and stems, 29.7 and 16.6 times those before treatment, respectively. Overexpressing PwuWRKY48 lines were associated with increased activities of peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), 2.5 and 1.6 times higher than those of the wild type. While malondialdehyde content (MDA), superoxide anion radical (O2·−), and relative conductivity were decreased by 20%, 30%, and 21.3%, proline and chlorophyll contents increased by 37.5% and 11.2%, respectively. This indicates that PwuWRKY48 efficiently improved the drought tolerance of transgenic plants. PwuWRKY48 can be used as a gene resource for molecular breeding of plant drought resistance.
Open AccessPwuWRKY48 Confers Drought Tolerance in Populus wulianensis
Populus wulianensis mainly grows in hilly and sloped areas and has strong resistance to adversity. Previous transcriptome studies have shown that a WRKY gene PwuWRKY48 is expression-induced under drought stress. In this study, we aim to characterize the gene’s structure and investigate its role in plant drought resistance. The results show that PwuWRKY48 (1113 bp) belongs to a class IIc WRKY subfamily and it was determined as a nuclear localization protein. The gene promoter region contains a variety of cis-elements in relation to stress resistance. Under drought stress, PwuWRKY48 was expression-induced in leaves and stems, 29.7 and 16.6 times those before treatment, respectively. Overexpressing PwuWRKY48 lines were associated with increased activities of peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), 2.5 and 1.6 times higher than those of the wild type. While malondialdehyde content (MDA), superoxide anion radical (O2·−), and relative conductivity were decreased by 20%, 30%, and 21.3%, proline and chlorophyll contents increased by 37.5% and 11.2%, respectively. This indicates that PwuWRKY48 efficiently improved the drought tolerance of transgenic plants. PwuWRKY48 can be used as a gene resource for molecular breeding of plant drought resistance.