A WRKY transcription factor, TaWRKY42-B, facilitates initiation of leaf senescence by promoting jasmonic acid biosynthesis.
Ming-Ming ZhaoXiao-Wen ZhangYong-Wei LiuKe LiQi TanShuo ZhouGeng WangChun-Jiang ZhouPublished in: BMC plant biology (2020)
Our results revealed a novel positive regulator of leaf senescence, TaWRKY42-B, which mediates JA-related leaf senescence via activation of JA biosynthesis and has the potential to be a target gene for molecular breeding in wheat.