Conserved and divergent gene regulatory networks for crop drought resistance
crops, with genetically determined drought tolerance strategy, is governed by a distributed and stable network. Our findings offer deep insights into the evolutionary dynamics of GRNs in crops, revealing how gene network architecture has been shaped by natural selection to drive genetic adaptation in response to climate challenges.
Authors
- Liangsheng Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0446-0488)
- Yuanyuan Zha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4323-0730)
- Yufan Zhang
- Xiaolong Hu
- Yu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0884-6973)
- Xin Eric Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0734-7993)
- Jiateng Ma
- Xianzhi Deng
- Han Qiao
Institutions
- Wuhan University (CN)
- Hubei Water Resources Research Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72169-2
- Primary Topic
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China