Author(s): FREITA, E. O.; MELO, B. P.; LOURENCO-TESSUTTI, I. T.; ARRAES, F. B. M.; AMORIM, R. M.; LISEI-DE-SÁ, M. E.; COSTA, J. A.; LEITE, A. G. B.; FAHEEM, M.; FERREIRA, M. A.; MORGANTE, C. V.; FONTES, E. P. B.; GROSSI-DE-SA, M. F.

Summary: Drought is one of the most harmful abiotic stresses for plants, leading to reduced productivity of several economically important crops and, consequently, considerable losses in the agricultural sector. When plants are exposed to stressful conditions, such as drought and high salinity, they modulate the expression of genes that lead to developmental, biochemical, and physiological changes, which help to overcome the deleterious effects of adverse circumstances. Thus, the search for new specific gene promoter sequences has proved to be a powerful biotechnological strategy to control the expression of key genes involved in water deprivation or multiple stress responses.

Publication year: 2019

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Semi-arid Region

Keywords: Abscisic acid, Análise de módulos promotores, Drought tolerance, Estresses abióticos, Gene-promotercharacterization, Promoter modules analysis, Promotor de genes, Promotor responsivo ao estresse, Seca, Soja, Stress-responsive promoter, Tolerância à seca, Ácido Abscisico