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 …

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 …

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 …

Plants have evolved effective mechanisms to protect themselves against multiple stresses,
and employ jasmonates (JAs) as vital defence signals to defend against pathogen infection …

Patatin-like proteins (PLPs) have non-specific lipid acyl hydrolysis (LAH) activity, which can
hydrolyze membrane lipids into fatty acids and lysophospholipids. The vital role of PLPs in …

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 …

Abstract Key message R2R3 MYB transcription factor GhMYB18 is involved in the defense
response to cotton aphid by participating in the synthesis of salicylic acid and flavonoids …

Introduction Sessile plants engage in trade-offs between growth and defense capacity in
response to fluctuating environmental cues. MYB is an important transcription factor that …

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 …

Verticillium wilt is a vascular disease causing tremendous damage to cotton production
worldwide. However, our knowledge of the mechanisms of cotton resistance or susceptibility …