Changes in terpene biosynthesis and submergence tolerance in cotton.

Background: Flooding is among the most severe abiotic stresses in plant growth and development. The mechanism of submergence tolerance of cotton in response to submergence stress is unknown.

Results: The transcriptome results showed that a total of 6,893 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were discovered under submergence stress.

Combined transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses elucidate key salt-responsive biomarkers to regulate salt tolerance in cotton.

Background: Cotton is an important industrial crop and a pioneer crop for saline-alkali land restoration. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the cotton response to salt is not completely understood.

Methods: Here, we used metabolome data and transcriptome data to analyze the salt tolerance regulatory network of cotton and metabolic biomarkers.

Systematic analysis and expression of Gossypium 2ODD superfamily highlight the roles of GhLDOXs responding to alkali and other abiotic stress in cotton.

Background: 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase (2ODD) is the second largest family of oxidases involved in various oxygenation/hydroxylation reactions in plants. Many members in the family regulate gene transcription, nucleic acid modification/repair and secondary metabolic synthesis. The 2ODD family genes also function in the formation of abundant flavonoids during anthocyanin synthesis, thereby modulating plant development and response to diverse stresses.

Systematic identification of TPS genes in Gossypium and their characteristics in response to flooding stress.

Terpene synthases (TPS) is a key enzyme in the synthesis of plant terpenoids. Studies on TPSs have not been reported in and . 260 TPSs were identified in Gossypium, including 71 in , 75 in , 60 in , and 54 in .

GhAAO2 was observed responding to NaHCO stress in cotton compared to AAO family genes.

Background: Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important stress hormone, the changes of abscisic acid content can alter plant tolerance to stress, abscisic acid is crucial for studying plant responses to abiotic stress. The abscisic acid aldehyde oxidase (AAO) plays a vital role in the final step in the synthesis of abscisic acid, therefore, understanding the function of AAO gene family is of great significance for plants to response to abiotic stresses.

Result: In this study, 6, 8, 4 and 4 AAO genes were identified in four cotton species.

Systematic analysis of Histidine photosphoto transfer gene family in cotton and functional characterization in response to salt and around tolerance.

Background: Phosphorylation regulated by the two-component system (TCS) is a very important approach signal transduction in most of living organisms. Histidine phosphotransfer (HP) is one of the important members of the TCS system. Members of the HP gene family have implications in plant stresses tolerance and have been deeply studied in several crops.

Genome-wide identification, evolution and function analysis of superfamily in cotton.

Glycosyltransferases mainly catalyse the glycosylation reaction in living organisms and widely exists in plants. have been identified from , and . However, Genome-wide systematic analysis of superfamily have not been studied in .

Genome-wide identification of GAD family genes suggests functionally respond to Cd stress in cotton.

Glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) mainly regulated the biosynthesis of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and played an important role in plant growth and stress resistance. To explore the potential function of GAD in cotton growth, the genome-wide identification, structure, and expression analysis of GAD genes were performed in this study. There were 10, 9, 5, and 5 GAD genes identified in , , , and , respectively.

A high-quality assembled genome and its comparative analysis decode the adaptive molecular mechanism of the number one Chinese cotton variety CRI-12.

Background: Gossypium hirsutum L. is the most widely cultivated cotton species, and a high-quality reference genome would be a huge boost for researching the molecular mechanism of agronomic traits in cotton.

Findings: Here, Pacific Biosciences and Hi-C sequencing technologies were used to assemble a new upland cotton genome of the No.

Identification of SNAT Family Genes Suggests Functional Reponse to Melatonin Synthesis Under Salinity Stress in Cotton.

Serotonin N-acetyltransferase (SNAT) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of melatonin, and plays an important role in the regulation of melatonin synthesis. The study of SNAT is of great significance to understand the function of melatonin. In this study, we analyzed the structural characteristics, phylogenetic relationship, gene structure, expression pattern, evolutionary relationship and stress response of the members of the SNAT gene family in upland cotton through bioinformatics.

Molecular structures and functional exploration of NDA family genes respond tolerant to alkaline stress in Gossypium hirsutum L.

Background: The internal NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (NDA) gene family was a member of the NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (ND) gene family, mainly involved in the non-phosphorylated respiratory pathways in mitochondria and played crucial roles in response to abiotic stress.

Methods: The whole genome identification, structure analysis and expression pattern of NDA gene family were conducted to analyze the NDA gene family.

Results: There were 51, 52, 26, and 24 NDA genes identified in G.

Genome-wide expression analysis of phospholipase A1 (PLA1) gene family suggests phospholipase A1-32 gene responding to abiotic stresses in cotton.

Cotton is the most important crop for the production of natural fibres used in the textile industry. High salinity, drought, cold and high temperature represent serious abiotic stresses, which seriously threaten cotton production. Phospholipase A has an irreplaceable role in lipid signal transmission, growth and development and stress events.

Genome-wide identification of CK gene family suggests functional expression pattern against Cd stress in Gossypium hirsutum L.

Choline kinase (CK) gene plays an important role in plants growth, development and resistance to stress. It mainly regulates the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine. This study aims to explore the structure-function relationship, and to provide a framework for functional validation and biochemical characterization of various CK genes.