Mapping regulatory variants controlling gene expression in drought response and tolerance in maize.

Shengxue LiuCuiping LiHongwei WangShuhui WangShiping YangXiaohu LiuJianbing YanBailin LiMary BeattyGina Zastrow-HayesShuhui SongFeng Qin

Published in: Genome biology (2020)

This study unravels the effects of genetic variants on gene expression dynamics in drought response which allows us to better understand the role of distal and proximal genetic effects on gene expression and phenotypic plasticity. The prioritized drought-associated genes may serve as direct targets for functional investigation or allelic mining.

Keyphrases

gene expression
dna methylation
climate change
genome wide
arabidopsis thaliana
heat stress
copy number
plant growth
high resolution
minimally invasive
bioinformatics analysis
genome wide analysis