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To investigate the composition and function of the PAL gene family in wheat against wheat stripe rust, 54 TaPAL gene family members were identified based on the wheat IWGSC RefSeq v2.1 genome data. Phylogenetic analysis of PAL proteins from wheat, maize, rice, tobacco, and Arabidopsis indicated that wheat PAL genes are more closely related to those of maize and rice. Promoter analysis revealed that these genes contain multiple hormone- and stress-responsive cis-acting elements. To investigate the expression characteristics of the TaPAL family under diverse stress conditions, qRT-PCR was conducted to analyze the transcriptional responses of 24 members distributed across different chromosomes to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) infection. Under Pst infection, relatively low basal expression was maintained by most TaPAL genes during early stages, whereas most TaPAL genes were significantly induced at 120 hpi. High expression levels were sustained by most genes at 240 hpi, and decreases were observed at 360 hpi. Four genes selected based on our laboratory\u2019s previous transcriptome data were used for expression analysis under exogenous hormone treatments and abiotic stresses. Diverse expression patterns were exhibited by the TaPAL genes under hormone treatments and abiotic stresses, indicating possible regulatory differentiation among family members. 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