Table 3.
Functional genomics of salt responsive genes in cotton
| Genes | Functional study | Growth stage (tissue) | Cotton species (cultivar) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GhERF2 | ERF-encoding gene | Mature plant (Cotyledon, embryo, leaves, roots, stem and flower) | G. hirsutum (Zhongmian 12) | Jin et al. (2010) |
| GhERF3 | ERF-encoding gene | Mature Plant (Stem, roots, flowers and leaves) | G. hirsutum (Zhongmian 12) | Jin et al. (2010) |
| GhERF6 | ERF-encoding gene | Mature plant (Cotyledon, flower, roots, stem and leaves) | G. hirsutum (Zhongmian 12) | Jin et al. (2010) |
| GhERF38 | ERF-encoding gene | Seedling(Cotyledon, hypocotyls, roots and leaves) | G. hirsutum (Coker 312) | Ma et al. (2017) |
| GhABF2 | bZIP-encoding gene | Seedling (leaves, roots, stem) | G. hirsutum (Simian 3) | Liang et al. (2016) |
| GhAnn1 | Annexin gene | Seedling (leaves) | G. hirsutum (7235) | Zhang et al. (2015) |
| GhNAC1–GhNAC6 | Encode NAC domain | – | G. hirsutum | Shah et al. (2013) |
| GhNAC4, GhNAC6 | Encode NAC domain | Seedling (leaves) | G. hirsutum (Jinmian 19) | Meng et al. (2009) |
| GhMKK1 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase | Seedling (cotyledon leaves, roots and stems) | G. hirsutum (Lumian 22) | Lu et al. (2013) |
|
GhWRKY11 GhWRKY12 GhWRKY13 GhWRKY14 GhWRKY115 GhWRKY20 GhWRKY21 GhWRKY24 GhWRKY30 GhWRKY32 GhWRKY33 GhWRKY34 |
WRKY transcription factor | Seedlings (roots) | G. hirsutum (Coker 312) | Zhou et al. (2014) |
| GhWRKY39 | WRKY transcription factor | Seedling (leaves, roots and stems) | G. hirsutum (Lumian 22) | Shi et al. (2014b) |
| GhWRKY39-1 | WRKY transcription factor-encoding | Seedling | G. hirsutum (Lumian 22) | Shi et al. (2014a) |
| GhWRKY41 | WRKY transcription factor-encoding | Seedling (leaves, roots, stem) | G. hirsutum (Lumian 22) | Chu et al. (2015) |
| GhWRKY25 | WRKY transcription factor-encoding | Seedlings (leaves, stem, roots) | G. hirsutum (Lumian 22) | Liu et al. (2016) |
| GhTPS11 | Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (gene) | Seedling (Cotyledon, stem, roots) | G. hirsutum (ZM19) | Wang et al. (2016) |
|
GhDi19-1 GhDi19-2 |
Drought induced protein which is Cys2/His2 zinc-finger proteins | Seedling (Cotyledons, roots) | G. hirsutum (Xuzhou 142 and Coker 312) | Li et al. (2010) |
| GhMAP3K40 | Mitogen-activated protein kinase gene | Seedling (leaves, roots and stem) | G. hirsutum (Lumian 22) | Chen et al. (2015) |
| GhSOD1 | Superoxide dismutase | Mature plant (stems, leaves and ovules) | G. hirsutum (Zhongmiansuo 3) | Luo et al. (2013) |
| GhAPX1 | Ascorbate peroxidase | Seedling (leaves and roots) | ||
| GhCAT1 | Catalase | Mature plant (leaves and ovules) | ||
| GhNHX1 | Tonoplast Na+/H+ antiporter | Seedling (cotyledon, leaves, stem, roots) | G. hirsutum (ZM3) | Wu et al. (2004) |
| GhDREB | Dehydration responsive element binding protein gene | Seedling (leaves) | G. hirsutum (Simian 3) | Gao et al. (2009) |
| GhCCL | Cold-circadian rhythm-RNA binding-like protein | Germination | G. hirsutum (Bikaneri Narma) | Dhandapani et al. (2015) |