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. 2009 Aug 17;10:378. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-378

Table 2.

Biological processes over-represented (p < 0.05) in domesticated G. hirsutum and domesticated G. barbadense relative to their wild forms.

Domesticated species GO term

up-regulated down-regulated
G. hirsutum antioxidant activity (Chl-APX, GST, CAT, TRX) regulation of O2-/H2O2 production process (NADPH oxidase)
glutathione transferase activity (GSTs) glycolate oxidase activity (GOX)
Glycoside hydrolase activity(GLH) cyclin-dependent protein kinase inhibitor activity
peroxidase activity (APX, GST, CAT) jasmonic acid and ethylene-dependent systemic resistance
glutathione S-conjugate-exporting ATPase activity
removal of superoxide radicals (TRX)
oxidoreductase activity, acting on peroxides
(APX, GST, CAT)
voltage-gated calcium channel activity
(two pore Ca+ channels)

G. barbadense response to stress (ESP, PRX, GH3-like) superoxide dismutase activity (Cu/Zn SOD)
peroxidase activity (PRX) carotenoid biosynthetic process (GPS)
antioxidant activity (Chl-APX, PRX) ent-kaurene oxidase activity (CYP450)
regulation of epoxide hydrolase activity (EPH) oxygen and reactive oxygen species metabolic process (SOD)
voltage-gated calcium channel activity (two pore
Ca+ channels)
photosystem II reaction center
MAP kinase activity (MAPK1, WIPK)
receptor signaling protein serine/threonine kinase
activity (MAK, MAPKs)
jasmonic acid mediated signaling pathway (GH3-
-like)
glycolate oxidase activity (GOX)

Key genes are shown in parentheses (a complete list can be viewed in Additional file 5).

Abbreviations: Chl-APX – Thylakoid-bound ascorbate peroxidase;, GST – Glutathione S-transferase;, CAT – Catalase, TRX – Thioredoxin reductase; GLH – Glycoside hydrolase; APX – Ascorbaste peroxidase; PRX – Peroxidase; GOX – Glycolate oxidase; EPH – Epoxide hydrolase; MAPK – Mitogen-activated protein kinase; SOD – Superoxide dismutase; ESP – Ethylene signaling protein; GPS – geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase.