Table 3.
List of key TFs involved in salinity tolerance in rice.
| TFs/genes | Function | References |
|---|---|---|
| SiMYB19 | Increased grain yield, shoot length, and regulated ABA synthesis | Xu et al., 2022 |
| GmNAC20 | Reduced MDA content and reduced electrolyte leakage with enhanced activity of antioxidants enzymes | Yarra and Wei, 2021 |
| OsWRKY87 | Worked as a transcriptional originator | Yan et al., 2021 |
| OsERF19 | OsERF19 improved the transcription rate of OsOTS1 and OsNCED5 by targeting their promoters’ region | Huang et al., 2021 |
| OsMADS57 | Improved germination rate, growth rate and longer root length in rice plants | Wu et al., 2021 |
| OsERF106MZ | Negative controller of salinity tolerance | Chen et al., 2021a |
| OsNAC2 | Increased the expression level of ABA gene, OsNCED1 and OsNCED3 | Jiang et al., 2019 |
| OsMADS25 | Increased proline content and reduced MDA accumulation | Wu et al., 2020 |
| OsGATA8 | Increased seed size, regulated genes expression and scavenging of ROS | Nutan et al., 2020 |
| sGTγ-2 | Improved seed germination rate, seedling growth and survival rate | Liu et al., 2020c |
| AtMYC2, AtbHLH122 | Regulated ABA mediated pathways | Krishnamurthy et al., 2019 |
| OsMYB6 | Increased proline content and antioxidant enzymes activities | Tang et al., 2019 |
| OsZFP213 | Overexpression of OsZFP213 increased expression of stress related genes, and catalytic activity of enzymes like, CAT, SOD, and APX | Zhang et al., 2018 |
| IDSI | Repressed the activity of LEA1 and SOS1 genes | Cheng et al., 2018 |
| OsMADS25 | Enhanced the primary root length and root density under salinity stress | Xu et al., 2018 |
| OsPCF2 | Improved salinity tolerance by differential expression | Almeida et al., 2017 |
| OsNF-YC13 | Increased proline contents, chlorophyl contents, and activity of antioxidants enzymes | Manimaran et al., 2017 |
| AmRosea1 | Involved in stress signal transduction, hormonal signal pathway, and ions homeostasis | Dou et al., 2016 |
| OsHKT1;1/OsMYBc | Reduced Na+ accumulation and salinity stress | Wang et al., 2015 |
| OsbZIP71 | Improved salinity tolerance in rice by activating stress responsive genes | Liu et al., 2014 |
| OsHsfC1b | Enhanced plant growth | Schmidt et al., 2012 |
| TaSRG | TaSRG overexpression enhanced salinity tolerance in rice | He et al., 2011 |