Expression network of transcription factors in resistant and susceptible tung trees responding to Fusarium wilt disease

•Comparative expression profiles on transcription factors were conducted in the roots of tung tree.•A large fraction of the 959 pairs of one-to-one orthologous transcription factors shared similar expression patterns.•Differentially expressed transcription factors was discovered in a significant repression pattern in two Vernicia species.•Co-expression network analysis further identified a novel VmB3-01 may play significant roles in tung oil tree resistance breeding.