Cotton is an important economic crop. Cotton Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae
seriously damages production. Phytosterols play roles in plant-pathogen interaction. To …

Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae is a destructive cotton disease causing severe
yield and quality losses worldwide. WRKY transcription factors play important roles in plant …

Key message A U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase GhPUB17 is inhibited by GhCyP3 with antifungal
activity and acts as a negative regulator involved in cotton resistance to Verticillium dahliae …

Cytochrome P450 proteins belong to one of the largest families of enzyme proteins in plants
and play important roles in plant growth and development and the stress response. In our …

Lipids are major and essential constituents of plant cells and provide energy for various
metabolic processes. However, the function of the lipid signal in defence against Verticillium …

Verticillium dahliae is a fungal pathogen that causes Verticillium wilt (VW), which seriously
reduces the yield of cotton owing to biological stress. The mechanism underlying the …

Sterols are isoprenoid-derived lipids that play essential structural and functional roles in
eukaryotic cells. Plants produce a complex mixture of sterols, and changes in plant sterol …

WRKY transcription factors (TFs) play an important role in regulating the mechanism of plant
self-defense. However, the function of most WRKY TFs in upland cotton (Gossypium …

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 …

Verticillium dahliae is a soil-borne fungus that causes vascular wilt through the roots of
plants. Verticillium wilt caused by V. dahliae is one of the main diseases in cotton producing …