WHIRLIES are multifunctional DNA-binding proteins with impact on plant development and stress resistance

K Krupinska, C Desel, S Frank, G Hensel - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
WHIRLIES are plant-specific proteins binding to DNA in plastids, mitochondria, and nucleus.
They have been identified as significant components of nucleoids in the organelles where …

WHIRLY protein functions in plants

RE Taylor, CE West, CH Foyer - Food and Energy Security, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental stresses pose a significant threat to food security. Understanding the function
of proteins that regulate plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses is therefore pivotal in …

Evolution of Whirly1 in the angiosperms: sequence, splicing, and expression in a clade of early transitional mycoheterotrophic orchids

RM Muti, CF Barrett, BT Sinn - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The plastid-targeted transcription factor Whirly1 (WHY1) has been implicated in chloroplast
biogenesis, plastid genome stability, and fungal defense response, which together represent …

MicroRNA840 (MIR840) accelerates leaf senescence by targeting the overlap** 3′UTRs of PPR and WHIRLY3 in Arabidopsis thaliana

Y Ren, M Li, W Wang, W Lan, D Schenke… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
MicroRNAs negatively regulate gene expression by promoting target mRNA cleavage
and/or impairing its translation, thereby playing a crucial role in plant development and …

Coevolution between nuclear-encoded DNA replication, recombination, and repair genes and plastid genome complexity

J Zhang, TA Ruhlman, JSM Sabir… - Genome Biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Disruption of DNA replication, recombination, and repair (DNA-RRR) systems has been
hypothesized to cause highly elevated nucleotide substitution rates and genome …

Genome-wide identification, phylogenetic, and expression analysis under abiotic stress conditions of Whirly (WHY) gene family in Medicago sativa L.

Q Ruan, Y Wang, H Xu, B Wang, X Zhu, B Wei… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The WHY family is a group of plant-specific transcription factors, that can bind to single-
stranded DNA molecules and play a variety of functions in plant nuclei and organelles …

Identification of Whirly transcription factors in Triticeae species and functional analysis of TaWHY1-7D in response to osmotic stress

H Liu, X Wang, W Yang, W Liu, Y Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Osmotic stress poses a threat to the production and quality of crops. Whirly transcription
factors have been investigated to enhance stress tolerance. In this study, a total of 18 Whirly …

[HTML][HTML] Similarities on the mode of action of the terpenoids citral and farnesene in Arabidopsis seedlings involve interactions with DNA binding proteins

D López-González, E Graña, M Teijeira… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sesquiterpene farnesene and the monoterpene citral are phytotoxic natural compounds
characterized by a high similarity in macroscopic effects, suggesting an equal or similar …

Genome-Wide Identification of the Whirly Gene Family and Its Potential Function in Low Phosphate Stress in Soybean (Glycine max)

Z Li, X Zhai, L Zhang, Y Yang, H Zhu, H Lü, E **ong… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Whirly (WHY) gene family, functioning as transcription factors, plays an essential role in
the regulation of plant metabolic responses, which has been demonstrated across multiple …

Dual-located WHIRLY1 interacting with LHCA1 alters photochemical activities of photosystem I and is involved in light adaptation in Arabidopsis

D Huang, W Lin, B Deng, Y Ren, Y Miao - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Plastid-nucleus-located WHIRLY1 protein plays a role in regulating leaf senescence and is
believed to associate with the increase of reactive oxygen species delivered from redox …