Wheat Salt-Responsive bHLH Transcription Factors and Target Genes

A 2026 study by Esteri Viitanen identifies five salt-responsive bHLH transcription factors and twelve predicted downstream target genes in the wheat genome. The research includes RT-qPCR expression profiling of shoots and roots from the cultivar BARI Gom-25 under salt stress. The dataset is a 200.3 KB PDF document published under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify candidate regulatory genes for wheat salt tolerance based on the genome-wide analysis of bHLH transcription factors.
• Analyze tissue-specific gene expression patterns under salt stress based on the RT-qPCR profiling of shoots and roots.
• Investigate potential regulatory networks influencing ion homeostasis and stress signaling based on the predicted downstream target genes.
• Design primers or probes for further validation studies based on the identified gene sequences.

Strengths

• Identifies five specific salt-responsive transcription factors (TaMYC2-B, TaMYC2-D, FIT1, and two ORG2/bHLH38-like paralogs).
• Includes expression data from a specific cultivar (BARI Gom-25) under a defined salt concentration (100 mM NaCl).
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 200.3 KB PDF, which is a small, static document rather than a structured data file.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data must be extracted manually from the PDF.
• The findings are based on in silico analysis and require functional validation, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Genome-wide in silico analysis and RT-qPCR expression profiling.

Time Range

Study published in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 23 14:42:06.

Geography

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