Genome-wide analysis of BpDof genes and the tolerance to drought stress in birch (Betula platyphylla)

DNA binding with one finger (Dof) proteins are plant-specific transcription factors playing vital roles in developmental processes and stress responses in plants. Nevertheless, the characterizations, expression patterns, and functions of the Dof family under drought stress (a key determinant of plant physiology and metabolic homeostasis) in woody plants remain unclear.The birch (Betula platyphylla var. mandshuric) genome and plant TFDB database...