Brassinosteroid (BR), a steroid phytohormone, whose signaling transduction pathways
include a series of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events, and GSK3s are the main …

The 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid reductases (OPRs) have been proven to play a major role in
plant development and growth. Although the classification and functions of OPRs have been …

Verticillium dahliae, the causative agent of Verticillium wilt, results in significant cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum) crop losses worldwide. Identification of host genes involved in …

Background The function of 4-coumarate-CoA ligases (4CL) under abiotic stresses has
been studied in plants, however, limited is known about the 4CL genes in cotton (G …

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 …

Background Verticillium dahliae is a phytopathogenic fungal pathogen that causes vascular
wilt diseases responsible for considerable decreases in cotton yields. The complex …

The soil-borne pathogen Verticillium dahliae, also referred as “The Cotton Cancer,” is
responsible for causing Verticillium wilt in cotton crops, a destructive disease with a global …

The basic leucine zipper (bZIP) proteins are ubiquitous in plants and play important roles in
plant defense responses. In this study, based on an expressed sequence tag from a …

Ubiquitination is a post-translational regulatory mechanism that controls a variety of
biological processes in plants. The E3 ligases confer specificity by recognizing target …

Plant-mediated interactions between plant viruses and their vectors are important
determinants of the population dynamics of both types of organisms in the field. The whitefly …