Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
table 6.1
List of representative genes conferring stress tolerance in plants
S. no.
Name of gene
Full form
Trait
1.
DREB
Dehydration responsive
element binding factor
Improved drought and salt
tolerance
2.
SUB
Submergence
(ethylene response factor
like gene)
Submergence tolerance
3.
HSP
Heat shock protein
Improved drought and salt
tolerance
4.
NAC
NAM/ATAF/CUC
Improved drought
tolerance
5.
ERF
Ethylene response factor
Improved drought
tolerance
6.
HARDY
AP2/ERF gene
Improved drought and salt
tolerance
7.
HSF
Heat shock factor
Improved temperature
tolerance
8.
MYC
—
Improved drought
tolerance
9.
MYB
—
Improved drought
tolerance
10.
ABF
Abscisic acid responsive
factor
Improved drought
tolerance
11.
P5CS
Pyrroline-5-carboxylate
synthase
Improved drought and salt
tolerance
12.
TPS
Trehalose-6-phosphate
synthetase
Improved drought
tolerance
13.
IMT
Myo-inositol-
O
-
methyltransferase
Improved drought and salt
tolerance
14.
CodA
Choline oxidase
Improved cold and salt
tolerance
15.
ProDH
Proline dehydrogenase
Improved salt tolerance
16.
OAT
Ornithine amino
transferase
Improved NaCl or
mannitol tolerance
17.
BADH
Betaine aldehyde
dehydrogenase
Improved salt tolerance
18.
Cu/ZnSOD
Superoxide dismutase
Improved cold and
oxidative stress tolerance
19.
ALDH
Aldehyde dehydrogenase
Improved drought, salt and
oxidative stress tolerance
20.
CDPK
Calcium-dependent
protein kinase
Improved drought and salt
tolerance
21.
NDPK
Nucleotide diphosphate
kinase
Improved cold and salt
tolerance
22.
NHX
Na
+
/H
+
antiporter
Improved salt tolerance
