Novel discovery in roles of structural variations and RWP-RK transcription factors in heat tolerance for pearl millet

Abstract Global warming adversely affects crop production worldwide. Massive efforts have been undertaken to study mechanisms regulating heat tolerance in plants. However, the roles of structural variations (SVs) stress remain unclear. In a recent article, Yan et al. (Nat Genet 1–12, 2023) constructed first pan-genome pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) and identified key SVs linked genes involved plant for an important with superior ability thrive extremely hot arid climates. Through multi-omics analyses integrating by pan-genomics, comparative genomics, transcriptomics, population genetics molecular biological technologies, they found RWP-RK transcription factors cooperating endoplasmic reticulum-related play millet. The results this paper provided novel insights advance understanding genetic genomic basis exceptional resource breeding improve other crops.