Highlights ZmMYC2 promoter contains favorable haplotypes selected during domestication,enhancing its expression level in modern maize.ZmMYC2 may balance the trade-off between growth and defense via jasmonate and auxin...Highlights ZmMYC2 promoter contains favorable haplotypes selected during domestication,enhancing its expression level in modern maize.ZmMYC2 may balance the trade-off between growth and defense via jasmonate and auxin signaling pathways.ZmMYC2 regulates drought-response genes(CER2 and TIP3c)to optimize drought stress resilience.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFD1200503 to Shuai Ma and 2021YFD1200700 to Tianyu Wang)。
文摘Highlights ZmMYC2 promoter contains favorable haplotypes selected during domestication,enhancing its expression level in modern maize.ZmMYC2 may balance the trade-off between growth and defense via jasmonate and auxin signaling pathways.ZmMYC2 regulates drought-response genes(CER2 and TIP3c)to optimize drought stress resilience.