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Genome-wide analysis of AP2/ERF genes identifies HpERF144 as a regulator of salt tolerance and phenylpropanoid metabolism in Herpetospermum pedunculosum.

Rui Li Daihan Chen Zhi-Dan Zhu Xiao Huang Xinghui Wu Qin Jiang Qinyuan Li Shiyu Yao Zi-Wei Zhu Yi-Xi Yang Q. Lu Xu Zhang Bing-Liang Liu Min Sun Qi Zhao Yang Tao

Jul 2026 · Plant and Cell Physiology · 1 citation

Medicine

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Findings identify HpERF144 as a link between salt stress signaling and phenylpropanoid-associated metabolic regulation in a lignan-rich medicinal plant.

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