A novel Medicago truncatula HD-Zip gene, MtHB2, is involved in abiotic stress responses

S Song, Y Chen, M Zhao, WH Zhang - Environmental and Experimental …, 2012 - Elsevier
The HD-Zip proteins are important transcription factors participating in numerous
physiological processes in plants. In this study, we identified a homeobox-leucine zipper …

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the HD-Zip Gene Family in Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)

D Chen, Z Chen, M Wu, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2017 - Springer
Homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) transcription factors are unique to plants and play
important roles in plant growth and development. Although the HD-Zip gene family has been …

Genome-wide analysis of zinc finger-homeodomain (ZF-HD) transcription factors in diploid and tetraploid cotton

L Xing, K Peng, S Xue, W Yuan, B Zhu, P Zhao… - Functional & Integrative …, 2022 - Springer
ZF-HD (zinc finger-homeodomain) gene family plays important roles in plant growth,
development, and various stress responses. In the present study, 49, 50, 22, and 32 ZF-HD …

GhUMC1, a blue copper-binding protein, regulates lignin synthesis and cotton immune response

W Zhu, E Gao, M Shaban, Y Wang, H Wang… - Biochemical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Verticillium wilt caused by the soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae is a serious problem for
the sustainable production of cotton. The mechanism of cotton resistance to V. dahliae is …

[HTML][HTML] The cotton WRKY transcription factor GhWRKY70 negatively regulates the defense response against Verticillium dahliae

X Xiong, S Sun, Y Li, X Zhang, J Sun, F Xue - The Crop Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
WRKY transcription factors (TFs) play important roles in the regulation of biotic and abiotic
stresses. However, the functions of most WRKY TFs in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) …

[HTML][HTML] RNA-Sequencing, Physiological and RNAi Analyses Provide Insights into the Response Mechanism of the ABC-Mediated Resistance to Verticillium dahliae …

Q Dong, RO Magwanga, X Cai, P Lu… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Verticillium wilt that is caused by Verticillium dahliae, does result in massive annual yield
losses and fiber quality decline in cotton. Control by conventional mechanisms is not …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc Finger-Homeodomain Transcriptional Factors (ZHDs) in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum): Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis in …

M Abdullah, X Cheng, Y Cao, X Su, MA Manzoor… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Zinc finger-homeodomain (ZHD) genes encode a family of plant-specific transcription factors
that not only participate in the regulation of plant growth and development but also play an …

[HTML][HTML] Functional analysis of the HD-Zip transcription factor genes Oshox12 and Oshox14 in rice

J Shao, I Haider, L Xiong, X Zhu, RMF Hussain… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) transcription factor family plays vital roles in
plant development and morphogenesis as well as responses to biotic and abiotic stresses …

Cotton Bsr-k1 modulates lignin deposition participating in plant resistance against Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum

Y Li, Y Zhou, P Dai, Y Ren, Q Wang, X Liu - Plant Growth Regulation, 2021 - Springer
Verticillium wilt and Fusarium wilt, caused by Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum,
respectively, severely restricted cotton production. It is difficult to control the damage due to …

[HTML][HTML] Functional Characterization of GhACX3 Gene Reveals Its Significant Role in Enhancing Drought and Salt Stress Tolerance in Cotton

ML Shiraku, RO Magwanga, X Cai… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The acyl-coenzyme A oxidase 3 (ACX3) gene involved in the β-oxidation pathway plays a
critical role in plant growth and development as well as stress response. Earlier on, studies …