Silencing of GhKEA4 and GhKEA12 Revealed Their Potential Functions Under Salt and Potassium Stresses in Upland Cotton

Y Li, Z Feng, H Wei, S Cheng, P Hao, S Yu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The K+ efflux antiporter (KEA) mediates intracellular K+ and H+ homeostasis to improve salt
tolerance in plants. However, the knowledge of KEA gene family in cotton is largely absent …

Genome wide identification, classification and functional characterization of heat shock transcription factors in cultivated and ancestral cottons (Gossypium spp.)

A Rehman, RM Atif, MT Azhar, Z Peng, H Li… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat shock transcription factors (HSF) have been demonstrated to play a significant
transcriptional regulatory role in plants and considered as an integral part of signal …

Evolutionary and Characteristic Analysis of RING-DUF1117 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Genes in Gossypium Discerning the Role of GhRDUF4D in Verticillium dahliae …

YP Zhao, JL Shen, WJ Li, N Wu, C Chen, YX Hou - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Verticillium wilt, primarily induced by the soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae, is a serious
threat to cotton fiber production. There are a large number of really interesting new gene …

Homoeologous gene expression and co-expression network analyses and evolutionary inference in allopolyploids

G Hu, CE Grover, MA Arick, M Liu… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Polyploidy is a widespread phenomenon throughout eukaryotes. Due to the coexistence of
duplicated genomes, polyploids offer unique challenges for estimating gene expression …

Response of phytohormone mediated plant homeodomain (PHD) family to abiotic stress in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum spp.)

H Wu, L Zheng, G Qanmber, M Guo, Z Wang, Z Yang - BMC Plant Biology, 2021 - Springer
Background The sequencing and annotations of cotton genomes provide powerful
theoretical support to unravel more physiological and functional information. Plant …

Evolution, expression and functional analysis of cultivated allotetraploid cotton DIR genes

Z Liu, X Wang, Z Sun, Y Zhang, C Meng, B Chen… - BMC Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Background Dirigent (DIR) proteins mediate regioselectivity and stereoselectivity during
lignan biosynthesis and are also involved in lignin, gossypol and pterocarpan biosynthesis …

Genome-wide identification of ABCC gene family and their expression analysis in pigment deposition of fiber in brown cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

N Sun, YF Xie, Y Wu, N Guo, DH Li, JS Gao - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters are a class of superfamily transmembrane proteins
that are commonly observed in natural organisms. The ABCC (ATP-binding cassette C …

Multi-responses of O-methyltransferase genes to salt stress and fiber development of Gossypium species

A Hafeez, Q Gě, Q Zhāng, J Lǐ, J Gōng, R Liú, Y Shí… - BMC Plant …, 2021 - Springer
Background O-methyltransferases (OMTs) are an important group of enzymes that catalyze
the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to their acceptor substrates …

Genome-wide analysis of MDHAR gene family in four cotton species provides insights into fiber development via regulating AsA redox homeostasis

F Zhou, B Zheng, F Wang, A Cao, S Xie, X Chen… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Monodehydroasorbate reductase (MDHAR)(EC1. 6.5. 4), a key enzyme in ascorbate-
glutathione recycling, plays important roles in cell growth, plant development and …

The cellulose synthase (CesA) gene family in four Gossypium species: phylogenetics, sequence variation and gene expression in relation to fiber quality in Upland …

S Zhang, Z Jiang, J Chen, Z Han, J Chi, X Li… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2021 - Springer
Cellulose synthases (CesAs) are multi-subunit enzymes found on the plasma membrane of
plant cells and play a pivotal role in cellulose production. The cotton fiber is mainly …