The Cotton BEL1-Like Transcription Factor GhBLH7-D06 Negatively Regulates the Defense Response against Verticillium dahliae

Q Ma, N Wang, L Ma, J Lu, H Wang, C Wang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Verticillium wilt will seriously affect cotton yield and fiber quality. BEL1-Like transcription
factors are involved in the regulation of secondary cell wall (SCW) formation, especially the …

Expression analysis of the R2R3-MYB gene family in upland cotton and functional study of GhMYB3D5 in regulating Verticillium wilt resistance

J Liu, Z Wang, B Chen, G Wang, H Ke, J Zhang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving plant resistance to Verticillium wilt (VW), which causes massive losses in
Gossypium hirsutum, is a global challenge. Crop needs to efficiently allocate their limited …

A GhLac1-centered transcriptional regulatory cascade mediates cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae through the lignin biosynthesis pathway

S Xiao, Y Ming, S Zhou, X Dong, S Liu, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The lignin biosynthesis pathway plays a crucial role in the defense response against V.
dahliae in cotton, and it is essential to identify the key regulators in this pathway for disease …

GhWRKY55 as a negative regulator of cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae via lignin biosynthetic and jasmonic acid signaling pathways

X Ma, B Chen, L Yang, R Hao, X Wang, G Hu… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Verticillium wilt, caused by Verticillium dahliae, is a major threat to cotton yield and quality.
While the WRKY gene family has been shown to be involved in plant defense against V …

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 …

GhODO1, an R2R3-type MYB transcription factor, positively regulates cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae via the lignin biosynthesis and jasmonic acid signaling …

Y Zhu, X Hu, P Wang, H Wang, X Ge, F Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In plants, MYB transcription factors play diverse roles in growth, development, and response
to abiotic and biotic stresses. However, the signaling processes of these transcription factors …

GhWRKY1-like enhances cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae via an increase in defense-induced lignification and S monolignol content

Q Hu, S Xiao, X Wang, C Ao, X Zhang, L Zhu - Plant science, 2021 - Elsevier
Cotton is one of the most important economic crops and is cultivated globally. Verticillium
wilt, caused by the soil-borne hemibiotrophic fungus Verticillium dahliae, is the most …

GhPAS1, a bHLH transcription factor in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), positively regulates Verticillium dahlia resistance

J Zhang, M Guo, H Wu, L Hou, S Li, G Chen… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is an important cash crop producing both fiber and
oilseed, the yield and quality of which are severely affected by Verticillium wilt primarily …

The Cotton Lignin Biosynthetic Gene Gh4CL30 Regulates Lignification and Phenolic Content and Contributes to Verticillium Wilt Resistance

XP Xiong, SC Sun, QH Zhu, XY Zhang… - Molecular Plant …, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Verticillium wilt is a vascular disease causing tremendous damage to cotton production
worldwide. However, our knowledge of the mechanisms of cotton resistance or susceptibility …

GhMYB4 downregulates lignin biosynthesis and enhances cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae

S Xiao, Q Hu, J Shen, S Liu, Z Yang, K Chen… - Plant Cell Reports, 2021 - Springer
Key message GhMYB4 acts as a negative regulator in lignin biosynthesis, which results in
alteration of cell wall integrity and activation of cotton defense response. Abstract Verticillium …