Wheat Salt-Responsive bHLH Transcription Factors and Target Genes

A genome-wide analysis of the Chinese Spring wheat reference genome identified five salt-responsive bHLH transcription factors and twelve predicted downstream target genes. Expression profiling was conducted on shoots and roots from the moderately salt-tolerant cultivar BARI Gom-25 exposed to 100 mM NaCl. The dataset was authored by Esteri Viitanen and last updated on 2026-04-23.

Use Cases

• Identify candidate salt-responsive transcription factors in wheat based on the genome-wide analysis described.
• Analyze tissue-specific gene expression patterns under salt stress based on the RT-qPCR profiling of shoots and roots.
• Investigate predicted regulatory networks between bHLH factors and target genes like RLK, CLC, and TaAPY based on the in silico promoter and co-expression analyses.
• Study potential mechanisms for ion homeostasis and stress signaling during salinity responses based on the described expression patterns.

Strengths

• Identifies five specific salt-responsive bHLH transcription factors (TaMYC2-B, TaMYC2-D, FIT1, and two ORG2/bHLH38-like paralogs).
• Includes expression data from a specific salt treatment (100 mM NaCl) on a named cultivar (BARI Gom-25).
• Links transcription factors to twelve predicted downstream target genes, including RLK, CLC, and TaAPY.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (10.5 KB), indicating limited scope, likely containing summary results rather than raw experimental data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 14:42:05; freshness should be verified.