Table 1.
Target genes
| Gene | Gene function | Acquired abiotic stress tolerance by overexpression | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| OsDREB1A | Transcription factor | Salt, drought, and cold tolerance | Ito et al. (2006) |
| DREB1D | Transcription factor | Salt and cold tolerance | Zhang et al. (2009) |
| OsDREB1F | Transcription factor | Salt, drought, and cold tolerance | Wang et al. (2008) |
| ZFP252 | Zinc finger, C2H2-type domain containing protein | Salt and drought tolerance | Xu et al. (2008) |
| ZFP182 | Zinc finger, C2H2-type domain containing protein | Salt tolerance | Huang et al. (2007) |
| SNAC1 | Transcription factor | Salt and drought tolerance | Hu et al. (2006) |
| OsNAC6 | Transcription factor | Salt and drought tolerance | Nakashima et al. (2007) |
| ONAC045 | Transcription factor | Salt and drought tolerance | Zheng et al. (2009) |
| OsLEA3-1 | Late embryogenesis abundant protein | Drought tolerance | Xiao et al. (2007) |
| MYBS3 | Transcription factor | Cold tolerance | Su et al. (2010) |
| OsNHX1 | Na+/H+ antiporter | Salt tolerance | Fukuda et al. (2004) |
| OsGS2 | Glutamine synthetase | Salt tolerance | Hoshida et al. (2000) |
| OsCDPK7 | Calcium-dependent protein kinase | Salt, drought, and cold tolerance | Saijo et al. (2000) |
| SalT | Salt-induced protein | No data | |
| wsi18 | Late embryogenesis abundant protein | No data | |
| OsWRKY11 | Transcription factor | Drought and heat tolerance | Wu et al. (2009) |
| OsbZIP | Transcription factor | Salt and drought tolerance | Xiang et al. (2008) |