Table 6.
Genes and transcription factors related to abiotic stress tolerance in potato
| Abiotic stress | Gene | Source | Function | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | nsLTP1 | S. tuberosum | Enhance cell membrane integrity under stress conditions Enhance activation of antioxidative defense mechanisms Regulate expression of stress-related genes |
Gangadhar et al. (2016) |
| HSP17.7 | Daucus carota | Improve membrane stability | Ahn and Zimmerman (2006) | |
| CuZnSOD; APX; NDPK2 | Manihot esculenta; Pisum sativum; A. thaliana | Increase levels of the antioxidants superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase and catalase, which are responsible for ROS scavenging | Kim et al. (2010) | |
| CBF3 | Arabidopsis thaliana | Induce expression of genes involved in photosynthesis activities and antioxidant defense | Dou et al. (2014) | |
| Drought | CBF1 | A. thaliana | Modulate the abiotic stress-responsive genes expression, maintain high photosynthetic activity | Storani et al. (2015) |
| DREB 1B | A. thaliana | Preserve cell water content | Movahedi et al. (2012) | |
| BZ1 | Capsicum annuum | ABA-sensitive stomata closure and reduce water loss, up-regulate stress related genes | Moon et al. (2015) | |
| MYB1R-1 | S. tuberosum | Reduce water loss transcription factor involved in drought-related genes activation | Shin et al. (2011) | |
| BADH | Spinacia oleracea | Membrane stabilization | Zhang et al. (2011) | |
| DHAR1 | A. thaliana | Maintain membrane integrity, protecting chlorophyll against degradation, allowing faster removal of H2O2 | Eltayeb et al. (2011) | |
| codA | Arthrobacter globiformis | Maintain the osmotic equilibrium of cells by inducing glycine betaine production as osmoregulator | Cheng et al. (2013a) | |
| Salinity | DREB1 | S. tuberosum | Activate stress-inducible genes, accumulate proline osmoprotectant | Bouaziz et al. (2013) |
| DREB1A | A. thaliana | Transcription factor involved in abiotic stress-related genes activation | Celebi-toprak et al. (2005), Shimazaki et al. (2016), Watanabe et al. (2011) | |
| MYB1 | Ipomoea batatas | Regulate the metabolism of secondary metabolites | Cheng et al. (2013b) | |
| SOD; APX | Potentilla atrosanguinea; Rheum australe | Enhance lignin deposition and scavenging capacity | Shafi et al. (2017) | |
| BADH | Spinacia oleracea | Membrane stabilization | Zhang et al. (2011) | |
| NHX1 | A. thaliana | Enhance the capacity of vacuolar compartmentation of extra Na+ | Wang et al. (2013) | |
| DHAR1 | A. thaliana | Membrane integrity, protect chlorophyll against degradation, allowing faster removal of H2O2 | Eltayeb et al. (2011) |