Genes for stress resistance tested in transgenic/mutant plants  (updated  Dec 22, 2011)

 

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Select Group  (group association is quite arbitrary since genes might carry an effect across groups):

o   Genes controlling osmotic factors and other protectants

o   Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA)- related genes

o   Various regulatory genes

o   Hormone regulating genes

o   Oxidative stress related genes

o   Genes encoding for molecular chaperones & other proteins

o   Genes encoding proton pumps, antiporters and ion transporters

o   Others

 

NOTE: The claim for a gene effect is presented at face value and it does not necessarily imply agricultural value.

 

 

Genes encoding enzymes that synthesize osmotic and other protectants         (To top)

 

Gene

Gene Action

Species

Phenotype

Reference

ID*

 

Dehydrin protein accumulation

Tobacco

Cold tolerance and possible antioxidative effect

Hara et al. 2003

6602

 

Accumulation of different compatible solutes

Tobacco

Photosystem cold tolerance

Parvanova et al., 2004

7334

ADC

Arginine decarboxylase

Rice

Reduced chlorophyll loss under drought stress

Capell et al. 1998

5607

ADC

Polyamine synthesis

Rice

Drought resistance

Capell et al., 2004

7290

ADC

Polyamine synthesis

Rice

Drought resistance

Peremarti et al., 2009

9906

ADC

Polyamine accumulation

rice

salt resistance in biomass accumulation

Roy and Wu, 2001

5561

ADC2

Putrescine accumulation with no changes in spermidine and spermine content

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance and transpiration reduction

Alcazar et al., 2010

10468

ADC1, ADC2

Polyamine accumulation

Arabidopsis

Freezing tolerance

Cuevas et al., 2008

9598

Apo-Inv

Apoplastic invertase

Tobacco

Salt tolerance, high “osmotic pressure”

Fukushima et al., 2001  

5202

AtGolS2  

Galactinol and raffinose accumulation

Arabidopsis

Reduced transpiration

Taji et al. 2002

5884

AtHAL3

Phosphoprotein phosphatase

Tobacco

Improved salt, osmotic and Lithium tolerance of cell cultures

Yonamine et al., 2004

6947

AtHAL3a

Phosphoprotein phosphatase

Arabidopsis

Regulate salinity and osmotic tolerance and plant growth           

Espinosa-Ruiz  et al. 1999

4601

ATP-PRT

ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase

Alyssum

His accumulation and Nickel tolerance

Ingle et al., 2005

7942

AtTPS1

trehalose-6-phosphate synthase

Tobacco

Drought resistance; sustained photosyntehsis

Almeida et al., 2007

8668

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Carrot

Salinity tolerance

Kumar et al., 2004

7353

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Rice

Cd tolerance

Shao et al., 2008

9479

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Maize

Salinity tolerance

Wu et al., 2007

9117

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Trifoliate orange

Salinity tolerance

Fu et al., 2011

11276

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Tobacco

Heat tolerance in photosynthesis

Xinghong Yang, et al., 2005

7858

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Tobacco

Salinity tolerance

Yang et al., 2008

9160

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Tomato

Maintenance of osmotic potential

Moghaieb et al. 2000

5094

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Wheat

Plasma membrane protection under cold stress

Zhang et al., 2010

10261

BADH-1

Glycine-Betaine production

Wheat

Sustained photosynthesis under drought and heat stress

Wang et al., 2010

10450

betA  

Choline dehydrogenase (glycinebetaine synthesis)

Cotton

Osmotic adjustment and salt tolerance

Zhang et al., 2011

11135

betA  

Choline dehydrogenase (glycinebetaine synthesis)

Maize

Drought resistance at seedling stage and high yield after drought

Quang et al., 2004

7409

betA  

Choline dehydrogenase (glycinebetaine synthesis)

Tobacco

Increased tolerance to salinity stress

Lilius et al. 1996

3287

betA  

Choline dehydrogenase (glycinebetaine synthesis)

Wheat

Seedling drought resistance

He et al., 20111

10749

CHIT33, CHIT42

Endochitinase synthesis

Tobacco

Salt and metal toxicity resistance (& disease)

Dana et al., 2006

8504

CMO

Choline monooxygenase (glycine betaine synthesis)  

Tobacco

Better in vito growth under salinity and osmotic (PEG6000) stress

Yi-Guo Shen et al. 2002

6285

codA    

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Arabidopsis

Increased stress tolerance

Huang et al. 2000

4731

codA    

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance in terms of reproduction

Sulpice et al., 2003

6822

codA

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Brassica juncea

Tolerance to stress induced photoinhibition

Prasad and Saradhi 2004

7094

codA

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Rice

Increased tolerance to salinity and cold

Sakamoto et al. 1998

3859

codA

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Rice

Recovery from a week long salt stress

Mohanty et al., 2003

6347

codA

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Rice

Drought resistance, antioxidative action

Kathuria et al., 2009

9966

codA                

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Tobacco

Freezing toleance

Parvanova et al., 2004

7334

codA                

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Tomato

Chilling tolerance in yield and oxidative stress tolerance

Park et al., 2004

7416

codA                

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Tomato

Chilling tolerance

PARK et al., 2007

8969

codA                

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Tomato

Salt and drought resistance

Goel et al., 2011

11013

codA                

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Tomato

Seedling heat tolerance

Li et al., 2011

11313

COR15a

Cold induced gene

Arabidopsis

Increased freezing tolerance

Steponkus et al. 1998

5618

DSM

Control of the xanthophyll cycle

Rice

Drought resistance

Du et al., 2010

10716

COX

Choline oxidase (glycine betaine synthesis)

Rice

Salt and 'stress' tolerance

Su et al. 2006

8227

Ect A…ect C

Edtoin accumulation in chloroplasts

Tobacco

Salt and cold tolerance

Rai et al. 2006

8090

ggpPS

Glucosylglycerol accumulation

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Klähn et al., 2009

9766

GS2

Chloroplastic glutamine synthetase

Rice

Increased salinity resistance and chilling tolerance

Hoshida et al. 2000

4792

GS1

Cytosolic glutamine synthetase

Rice

N Use efficiency under high N supply

Brauer et al., 2011

10896

IMT1

Myo-inositol o-methyltransferase (D-ononitol synthesis)

Tobacco

Better CO2 fixation under salinity stress. Better recovery after drought stress.

Sheveleva et al. 1997

3660

LWR1,

 LWR2

Solute accumulation (proline)

Arabidopsis

Growth, osmotic adjustment, water status

Verslues and Bray, 2004

7352

M6PR

Mannose-6-phosphate reductase

Arabidopsis

Mannitol accumulation under salt stress leading to salt tolerance

Zhifang and Loescher, 2003

6343

LeZe

Zeaxanthin epoxidase

Tomato

Antisense cause zeaxanthin accumulation and cold tolerance

Wang et al., 2010

10641

M6PR

Mannose-6-phosphate reductase

Arabidopsis

Mannitol accumulation and salt tolerance due to chloroplast protection

Sickler et al., 2007

8850

mt1D

Mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase (mannitol synthesis)

Arabidopsis

Increased germination under salinity stress

Thomas et al. 1995

5620

mt1D

Mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase (mannitol synthesis)

Petunia

Chilling tolerance

Chiang et al., 2005

7715

mt1D

Mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase (mannitol synthesis)

Tobacco

Increased plant height and fresh weight under salinity stress

Tarczynski et al. 1993

2383

mt1D

Mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase (mannitol synthesis)

Tobacco

No contribution to sustained growth under salinity and drought stress.

Karakas et al., 1997

3492

mt1D

Mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase (mannitol synthesis)

Wheat

Drought and salinity tolerance of calli and plants

Abebe et al., 2003

6533

mt1D &

GutD

Mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase & glucitol-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

loblolly pine

High salt tolerance due to mannitol and glucitol accumulation

Tang et al., 2005

7614

mt1D      

Mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase (mannitol synthesis)

Populus tomentosa

Salinity tolerance

Hu et al., 2005

7946

mt1D      

Mannitol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase (mannitol synthesis)

sorghum

Salt and drought tolerance

Maheswari et al., 2010

10617

Osm1 …Osm4

Osmotin protein accumulation

Tobacco

Drought and salt tolerance in plant water status and proline accumulation

Barthakur et al., 2001

5560

Osm1 …Osm4

Osmotin protein accumulation

Strawberry

Proline accumulation & salt tolerance

Husaini and Abdin, 2008

9309

Osmotin protein accumulation

Mulberry

Drought and salt resistance

Das et al., 2011

10926

Osmyb4

Cold induced transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Accumulation of compatible solutes

Mattana et al., 2005

7915

Osmyb4

Specifically cold inducible

Tobacco

Freezing and Chilling tolerance

Vannini et al., 2004

6922

Osmyb4

Cold induced transcription factor

Tomato

Drought but not cold resistance

Vannini et al., 2007

8978

OsMYB3R-2

Cold induced transcription factor

Rice

Cold tolerance

Ma et al., 2009

9907

OsP5CS2

Highly homologous to P5CS

Rice

Cold and salinity tolerance

Hur et al., 2004

7264

otsA

Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase (trehalose synthesis)

Tobacco

Increased leaf dry weight and photosynthetic activity under drought. Increased carbohydrate accumulation.

Pilon-smits et al. 1998

3101

P5CS     

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Bean

Drought, salt cold resistance

Chen et al., 2009

9656

P5CS     

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Chickpea

Salinity tolerance

Ghanti et al., 2011

11436

P5CS    

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis) (tomato)

Citrus

Osmotic adjustment  and drought resistance

Molinari et al., 2004

7361

P5CSF129A

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Citrus (citrumelo)

Drought resistance via turgor maintenance

De Cavalho et al., 2011

10999

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Petunia

Drought resistance and high proline

Yamada et al., 2005

7750

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Potato

Salinity tolerance

Hmida-Sayari et al., 2005

7864

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Rice

Increased biomass production under drought and salinity stress

Zhu et al. 1998

3871

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Rice

Reduced oxidative stress under osmotic stress

Hong et al., 2000

5562

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Rice

Resistance to water and sainity stress

Su and Wu, 2004

7034

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis)

Soybean

Resistance to osmotic stress and heat

De Ronde et al. 2001

5767

P5CS                

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase (proline synthesis) (tomato)

Soybean

Drought resistance, high RWC, high proline

De Ronde et al., 2004

7383

P5CR

Pyrroline carboxylate reductase (proline accumulation)

Soybean

Antioxidants activity under stress

Kocsy et al., 2005

7797

P5CR

Pyrroline carboxylate reductase (proline accumulation)

Soybean

Amino acid accumulation

Simon-Sarkadi et al., 2006

8612

P5CS                

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase(proline synthesis) (tomato)

Sugarcane

Drought resistance via antioxidant role of proline

Molinari et al., 2007

8859

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase(proline synthesis)

Tobacco

Increased biomass production and enhance flower development under salinity stress

Kishor et al. 1995

3078

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase(proline synthesis)

Tobacco

Various hormonal repercussion under heat and drought

Dobra et al., 2010

10638

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase(proline synthesis)

Tobacco

Freezing tolerance

Parvanova et al., 2004

7334

P5CS

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase(proline synthesis)

Wheat

Drought resistance due to antioxidative action

Vendruscolo et al., 2007

9069

P5CS    

Pyrroline carboxylate synthase(proline synthesis) (tomato)

Yeast

Reduced growth under none-stress and some promoted growth under mild stress

Maggio et al., 2002

6181

pdc1

Pyruvate decarboxylase overexpression

Rice

Increased submergence tolerance

Quimio et al. 2000

4747

pdc1; pdc2

Pyruvate decarboxylase overexpression

Arabidopsis

Hypoxic stress survival

Ismond et al. 2003

6669

PPO

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase

Tomato

Drought resistance

Thipyapong et al., 2004

7267

PPO

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase

Rice

Drought resistance

Phung et al., 2011

11415

SAMDC

S-adenosylmethioninedecarboxylase (polyamine synthesis)

Rice

Better seedling growth under a 2 day NaCl stress

Roy and Wu, 2002

6252

SAMDC

S-adenosylmethioninedecarboxylase (polyamine synthesis)

Tobacco

drought, salinity, Verticillium and Fusarium wilts resistance

Waie and Rajam, 2003

6538

SAMDC

S-adenosylmethioninedecarboxylase (polyamine synthesis)

Rice

Improved recovery from drought

Peremarti et al., 2009

9906

SMT

selenocysteine methyltransferase

Arabidopsis, Indian Mustard

Selenium hyperaccumulation tolerance

LeDuc et al., 2004

7175

SPE

Spermidine synthase

Arabidopsis

Chilling, freezing, salinity, drought hyperosmosis

Kasukabe et al., 2004

7277

spe1-1; spe2-1

Spermidine non-accumulating

Arabidopsis

Decreased salt tolerance

Kasinathan and Astrid, 2004

7089

AtSPMS

Spermine synthase

Arabidopsis

salt tolerance

Alet et al., 2012

11424

SST/FFT

Fructan accumulation

Potato

Reduced proline accumulation at low water status

Knipp and Honermeier, 2006

8144

MdSPDS1

Spermidine synthesis

Pear

Antisense cause salt and Cadmium semsitivity

Wen et al., 2011

10997

Bp6-SFT

Fructan accumulation

Pichia & tobacco

Freezing tolerance

del Viso et al., 2011

10831

TaCRT

Ca2+-binding protein

Tobacco

Better water status, WUE and membrane stability

Xiao-Yun Jia et al., 2008

9254

TPP1

Trehalose synthesis

Rice

Salt and cold tolerance

Ge et al., 2008

9376

TPS; TPP

Trehalose synthesis

Arabidopsis

Drought, freezing, salt and heat tolerance

Miranda et al., 2007

9094

OsTPS1

Trehalose synthesis

Rice

Drought, salt and cold resistance

Li et al., 2011

11430

TPS1

Trehalose synthesis

Alfalfa

Drought, freezing, salt, and heat tolerance.

Suárez et al., 2009

10004

TPS1

Trehalose synthesis

Tomato

Drought, salt and oxidative stress tolerance

Cortina & Culiáñez-Macià, 2005

7788

TPS1

Trehalose synthesis

Potato

Delayed wilting under drought

Stiller et al., 2008

9146

TPS1 & TPS2

Trehalose synthesis

Tobacco

Maintenance of water status under drought stress

Karim et al., 2007

8913

TPSP

Trehalose synthesis

Rice

Drought, salt and cold tolerance expressed by chlorophyll fluorescence

In-Cheol Jang et al., 2003

6389

WCOR15

Cold induced gene

Tobacco

Increased freezing tolerance

Shimamura et al. 2006

8067

 

Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) related genes          (To top)

Gene

Gene Action

Species

Phenotype

Reference

ID*

DQ663481

Lea gene

Tobacco

Drought resistance via cell membrane stability

Wang et al., 2006

8510

AtLEA4

Group 4 LEA proteins

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Olvera-Carrillo et al., 2010

10602

HVA1

Group 3 LEA protein gene

Oat

Delayed wilting under drought stress

Maqbool et al., 2002

6146

HVA1

Group 3 LEA protein gene

Oat

Salinity tolerance in yield/plant

Oraby et al., 2005

7971

HVA1

Group 3 LEA protein gene

Rice

Dehydration avoidance and cell membrane stability

Babu et al., 2004

7030

HVA1

Group 3 LEA protein gene

Rice

Drought and salinity tolerance

Rohila et al. 2002

6185

HVA1

Group 3 LEA protein gene

Wheat

Increased biomass and WUE under stress

Sivamani et al. 2000

4781

HVA1

Group 3 LEA protein gene

Wheat

Improved plant water status and yield under field drought conditions

Bahieldin et al., 2005

7618

HVA1

Group 3 LEA protein gene

Wheat

Drought resistance in germination, seedling growth and biomass accumulation

Chauhan and Khurana, 2011

10898

HVA1

Group 3 LEA protein gene

mulberry

Salinity and drought resistance

Lal et al. 2008

9429

BhLEA1, LEA2

LEA proteins

Tobacco

Dehydration tolerance

Liu et al., 2008

9586

LEA

LEA proteins

Blueberry

Cold tolerance

Zhao et al., 2011

10789

OsLEA3-1

Lea protein

Rice

Drought resistance for yield in the field

Xiao et al., 2007

8926

ME-leaN4

LEA protein

Lettuce

Enhanced growth and delayed wilting under drought. Salt resistance

Park et al., 2005

7671

ME-leaN4

LEA protein

Chinese cabbage

Drought and salt resistance

Park et al., 2005

7794

Rab17

LEA protein

Arabidopsis

Resistance to osmotic and salinity stress

Figueras et al., 2004

7204

SpERD15

Solute accumulation and more

Tobacco

Drought resistance

Ziat et al., 2011

11045

 

Various regulatory genes                  (To top)

Gene

Gene Action

Species

Phenotype

Reference

ID*

--

Overexpression of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase - inducing cis-unsaturation of chloroplast phosphatidylglycerol

Tobacco

Chilling

Sakamoto et al., 2004

6916

--

Overexpression of nicotianamine synthase

Tobacco & Arabodopsis

Heavy metal tolerance by chelation

Kim et al., 2005

8006

AB13

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Enhanced freezing tolerance

Tamminen et al. 2001

5217

ABF3

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought resistance

Oh et al., 2005

7780

ABP9     

ABRE binding protein9

Arabidopsis

Regulation of plant photosynthesis under stress

Zhang et al., 2008

9256

ABP9     

ABRE binding protein9

Arabidopsis

drought, salt, freezing and oxidative stress resistance

Zhang et al., 2011

10902

ADH1

alcohol dehydrogenase

Rice

Submergence tolerance

Rahman et al. (001 

5688

ADH1

alcohol dehydrogenase

Arabidopsis

No effect on hypoxic stress survival

Ismond et al. 2003

6669

ADH1; ADH2

alcohol dehydrogenase

Maize

Chilling tolerance

Peters and Frenkel, 2004

7468

AhPDF

Defensin

Arabidopsis

Zinc toxicity tolerance

Mirouze et al., 2006

8404

AHK1

Regulatory gene

Arabidopsis

Down-regulation of stress responsive genes

Phan Tran et al., 2007

9164

AlSAP

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Drought, salinity, heat and freezing resistance

Ben Saad et al., 2010

10190

ALDH3

aldehyde dehydrogenase

Arabidopsis

Tolerance to dehydration, NaCl, heavy metals (Cu2+ and Cd2+), MV, and H2O2

Sunkar et al. 2003

6715

ALDH3I1 & ALDH7B4

aldehyde dehydrogenase

Arabidopsis

Salt, dehydration and oxidative stress tolerance

Kotchoni et al. 2006

8303

ZmALDH22A1

aldehyde dehydrogenase

Tobacco

Salt & dehydration tolerance

Huang et al., 2008

9529

Alx8

High APX2 and ABA

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Rossel et al, 2006

8164

AnnAt1

Annexin  synthesis

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Konopka-Postupolska et al., 2009

9979

AnnBj1

Annexin  synthesis

Cotton

Salt and osmotic resistance

Divya et al. 2010

10413

AP37

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought resistance in yield

Oh et al., 2009

9977

AREB1

ABA hypersensitivity

Arabidopsis

Dehydration survival

Fujita et al. 2005

8099

S|AREB1

ABA-responsive element binding protein

Tomato

Salinity and drought resistance

Orellana et al., 2010

10707

ArsC

Arsenate reductase

Tobacco

Cadmium tolerance

Dhankher et al. 2003

6638

ARS5

Thiol synthesis

Arabidopsis

Arsenic tolerance

Sung et al., 2009

10086

ars4;ars5

Thiol synthesis

Arabidopsis

Arsenic tolerance

Sung et al., 2007

8729

ASR1

Undetermined

Tobacco

Decreased water loss; salt tolerance

Kalifa et al., 2004

7462

AtAOX1

alternative oxidase (AOX) pathway of plant mitochondria

Arabidopsis

Cold acclimation

Fiorani et al. 2005

8085

AtATM3

Regulating nonprotein thiols (NPSH) levels

Arabidopsis

Cadmium tolerance

Kim et al. 2006

8253

AZI1

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Xu et al., 2011

11064

AtBCB

Blue copper-binding protein

Arabidopsis

Suppress aluminum root absorption

Ezaki et al. 2001

5664

CBF1 & CBF4

Induced expression of COR genes

Arabidopsis

Different effects of the two for stress resistance

Siddiqua and Nassuth, 2011

11074

AtCBF1-3

Induced expression of COR genes

potato

Promoter driven freezing tolerance in yield

Pino et al., 2007

9022

AtCBF1

Induced expression of COR genes

Potato

Cold tolerance

Pino et al., 2008

9266

CBF1

Induced expression of COR genes

Tomato

Cold tolerance under low irradiance

Zhang et al., 2011

10846

CBF1

Induced expression of COR genes

Apple

Cold tolerance

Wisniewski et al., 2011

10972

CBF3

Induced expression of COR genes

Tobacco

Chilling tolerance

Yang et al., 2011

11152

HvCBF4

Induced expression of COR genes

Rice

Drought resistance

Lourenço et al., 2011

11437

EguCBF1a/b

Transcription factor

Eucalyptus

Cold resistance and plant morphology

Navarro et al., 2011

10776

AtCML9

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Drought ans salt tolerance

Magnan et al., 2008

9606

AtCPK23

serine/threonine kinase

Arabidopsis

Stomatal regulation

Ma and Wu, 2007

9082

AtCPK6

calcium-dependent protein kinase

Arabidopsis

Salt and drought tolerance

Xu et al. 2010

10420

OsCPK21

calcium-dependent protein kinase

Rice

Salt tolerance

Asano et al., 2011

10792

AtGluR2

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Calcium utilization under ionic stress

Kim et al. 2001

5172

AtGSK1

Homologue of GSK3/shaggy-like protein kinase

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance in whole plant and root growth

Piao et al., 2001

5526

ATHB6      

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Cell division and /or differentiation in developing organs

Soderman et al. 1999  

5617

ATHB6      

Transcription factor

Tomato

Drought resistance

Mishra et al., 2012

11422

ath-miR399d

Transcription factor

Tomato

Enhanced soil P uptake

Gao et al., 2010

10583

AtMT2a

AtMT3

Metallothioneins synthesis in guard cells

Faba bean

Cadmium tolerance through antioxidative action

Lee et al., 2004

7417

AtMt2b and AtHMA4

Metallothioneins synthesis

Tobacco

Cadmium and zinc toxicity tolerance

Grispen et al., 2011

10942

AtMYB102 & more

Chimeric repressors

Arabidopsis, rice

Salt tolerance

Mito et al. 2011

11160

CcMT1

Metallothioneins synthesis

Arabidopsis

Cadmium and copper toxicity tolerance

Sekhar et al., 2011

10996

GhMT3a

Metallothionein synthesis and ROS scavenging

Tobacco

Drought, salt, cold tolerance

Xue et al., 2009

9762

AtNOA1

Nitric Oxide synthesis

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Zhao et al., 2007

8866

AtNOA1

Nitric Oxide synthesis

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Qiao et al., 2009

9649

AtPAP15

Acid phosphatase

Soybean

Phosphorus-use efficiency

Wang et al., 2009

10081

AtPAP26

Acid phosphatase

Arabidopsis

Orthophosphate metabolism

Hurley et al., 2010

10504

AtPCS1

Phytochelatin synthesis

Arabidopsis

Paradoxically showed hypersensitivity to Cd stress

Lee et al., 2003

6387

AtPCS1

Phytochelatin synthesis

Arabidopsis

Arsenic tolerance and cadmium hypersensitivity

Li et al., 2004

7513

AtPCS1

Phytochelatin synthesis

Arabidopsis

Cadmium tolerance

Brunetti et al., 2011

11373

AtPCS1

Phytochelatin synthesis

Tobacco

Cadmium tolerance

Pomponi et al. 2006

8092

AtPCS1

Phytochelatin synthesis

Indian mustard

As and Cd tolerance

Gasic et al., 2007

8912

AtPCS1

Phytochelatin synthesis

Tobacco

Variable Cadmium responses

Wojas et al., 2008

9387

AtPCS1 & CePCS

Phytochelatin synthesis

Tobacco

Arsenic accumulation and tolerance

Wojas et al. 2010

10220

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Phytochelatin synthesis (3 genes)

Tobacco

Cadmium tolerance

Wawrzyski et al., 2006

8372

ATP-PRT

Free His accumulation

Alyssum

Nickel tolerance

Ingle et al., 2005

7812

OsPR4

Transcription factor

rice

Drought resistance

Wang et al., 2011

11378

AtPCS1

Phytochelatin synthesis

Indian

Mustard

Cadmium and zinc tolerance

Gasic and Korban, 2007

8815

AtRabG3e

Intracellular vesicle trafficking

Arabidopsis

Salt and osmotic stress tolerance

Mazel et al., 2004

6975

atRZ-1a

Zinc finger glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins

Arabidopsis

Negative effect on germination and seedling growth under salt stress

Kim et al., 2007

9026

ATTS244 and ATTS405

FtsH protease protecting photosystem

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Chen et al. 2006

8472

AZF1, AZF2, AZF3,

and STZ

Cys2/His2-Type Zinc-Finger Proteins

Arabidopsis

Reduced growth and drought resistance

Sakamoto et al., 2004

7351

GhDi19-1 GhDi19-2

Cys2/His2-Type Zinc-Finger Proteins

Arabidopsis

Salt and ABA sensitivity

Li et al., 2010

10651

atRZ-1a

zinc finger-containing glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins (GR-RBPs)

Arabidopsis

Freezing tolerance

Kim et al., 2005

7773

AtSZF1 & AtSZF2

CCCH-type zinc finger proteins, involved in salt stress responses

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Sun et al., 2007

9025

StZFP1

TFIIIA-type zinc finger protein

Tobacco

Salt tolerance

Tian et al., 2010

10585

AtSPX1-4

Phosphate signaling

Arabidopsis

Possible phosphate efficiency

Duan et al. 2008

9367

OsSPX1

Phosphate signaling

Arabidopsis Tobacco

Cold tolerance

Zhao et al., 2009

9967

At-SRO5

Antioxidative action

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Rabajani et al., 2009

9672

BnPtdIns-PLC2

Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C

Canola

Drought resistance, early flowering

Georges et al., 2009

10128

BNCBF5- and 17 17

CBF/DREB1-like transcription factors

Brassica

napus

Freezing tolerance and photosynthetic capacity

Savitch et al., 2005

7926

CAbZIP1

Plant development (dwarf phenotype)

Arabidopsis

Disease, drought and salt tolerance

Lee et al. 2006

8477

AtbZIP17

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Iu et al., 2008

9589

BAX

BCL2-associated x protein as the pro-PCD factor

Tobacco

Drought, salt and heat tolerance

Isbat et al., 2009

10073

bZIP23

Transcription factor

Rice

ABA sensitivity, drought and salt tolerance

Xiang et al., 2008

9694

ZIP72

Transcription factor

Rice

ABA sensitivity and drought resistance

Lu et al., 2009

9701

ThbZIP1

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Salt tolerance and antioxidant activity

Wang et al. 2010

10222

cad 1-3

Phytochelatin deficiency

Arabidopsis

Cadmium sensitivity, low photosynthesis, low nutrient status

Larsson  et al., 2001

5382

cad 1-3

Phytochelatin deficiency

Arabidopsis

Cadmium sensitivity

Larsson et al. 2002

5873

Cad 1-3 ; cad 1-6

Phytochelatin deficiency

Arabidopsis

Zinc sensitivity

Tennstedt et al., 2009

9796

CAP2

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Drought and salt tolerance

Shukla et al. 2006

8470

CaPF1

Transcription factor

Virginia pine

Antioxidant activity and metal tolerance

Tang et al., 2005

8022

CaPIF1

Cys-2/His-2 zinc finger protein

Tomato

Chilling and disease resistance

Seong et al., 2007

8716

CBF1    

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Jaglo-Ottosen et al. 1998

5611

CBF1                

Transcription factor

Tomato

Chilling tolerance, antioxidative action

Tsai-Hung Hsieh et al. 2002

6124

CBF1                

Transcription factor

Populus spp.

Cold tolerance

Benedict et al. 2006

8344

CBF1; CBF3                       

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Novillo et al., 2004

7114

CBF2

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Reduced ethylene sensitivity and delayed leaf senescence?

Sharabi-Schwager et al., 2010

10511

CBF3

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought and salt resistance

Oh et al., 2005

7780

CBF4

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Drought and freezing tolerance (via activation of C-repeat/dehydration responsive element) 

Haake et al., 2002

6232

CBF/DREB1

Transcription factor

B. oleracea

Frost resistance

Hadi et al., 2011

11320

Wcbf2

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Freezing tolerance

Takumi et al., 2008

9208

CBL1    

Ca sensing protein

Arabidopsis

Salt and drought tolerance & cold sensitivity

Cheong et al. 2003

6707

CBL1    

Ca sensing protein

Arabidopsis

Salt and drought resistance – reduced transpiration

Albrecht et al., 2003

6823

CBL1    

Ca sensing protein

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Wang et al., 2007

9136

CBP20

cap binding complex

Arabidopsis

Loss of function (recessive) induces drought resistance

Papp et al., 2004

7420

CcHyPRP

A hybrid-proline-rich protein encoding gene

Arabidopsis

Heat, salt and osmotic resistance

Priyanka et al., 2010

10185

CGS

Cystathionine--synthase

Indian Mustard

Selenium tolerance due to enhanced Se Volatilization

Van Huysen et al., 2003

6888

CIT1

Mitochondrial citrate synthase

Canola

Increased root citrate exudation and Al tolerance

Anoop et al. 2003

6720

CjCS

Mitochondrial citrate synthase

Nicotiana benthamiana

Aluminum tolerance

Deng et al., 2009

9994

CpMYB10

Glucose sensitive and ABA hypersensitive

Arabidopsis

Desiccation and salinity tolerance

Villalobos et al. 2004

7173

cpSL

Selenocysteine lyase (mouse)

Brassica juncea

Selenium tolerance

Garifullina et al. 2003

6702

CRYOPHYTE/ LOS4

RNA helicase

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance and heat sensitivity

Gong et al., 2004

7509

Ctb1

F-box protein

Rice

Sustained fertility under chilling stress

Saito et al., 2010

10469

CUP1

metallothionein accumulation

Tobacco

Arbuscular mycorrhiza decreases cadmium phytoextraction in transgenic

Janoukova et al., 2005

7764

Cys

Enhanced cysteine synthase activity

Tobacco

Tolerance to sulfur containing pollutants

Masaki Noji et al., 2001

5429

desC

Acyl-lipid 9-desaturase

Tobacco

Increased fatty acid unsaturation and chilling tolerance

Orlova et al., 2003

6519

DREB

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Increased tolerance to cold, drought and salinity

Kasuga et al. 1999

4534

DREB

Transcription factor     

Arabidopsis

Saliity tolerance

Xu et al., 2009

9660

CgDREBa

Transcription factor       

Chrysanthemum

Drought and salinity tolerance

Chen et al.,

11282

GhDREB1

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

freezing, salt and osmotic tolerance

Huang et al., 2009

9970

DREB1A

Transcription factor

Paspalum grass

Salinity and dehydration tolerance

James et al., 2008

9167

DREB1A

Transcription factor

Peanut

High Transpiration efficiency

Bhatnagar-Mathur et al., 2009

9949

DREB1A

Transcription factor

Peanut

Effects on transpiration efficiency and associated traits

Devi et al., 2011

11144

DREB1 or OsDREB1

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought, salt and cold tolerance with reduced growth under non-stress

Ito et al. 2006

8176

DREB1A           

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Drought and cold tolerance

Kasuga et al., 2004

7091

DREB1A           

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Salinity tolerance and dwarfing

Cong et l., 2008

9162

DREB1A           

Transcription factor

wheat

Delayed wilting under drought stress

Pellegrineschi et al., 2004

7443

DREB1A           

Transcription factor

Chrysanthemum

Heat tolerance

Hong et al., 2009

9905

DREB1A; DREB2A

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Drought-cold tolerance

Maruyama et al., 2009

10047

DREB2A

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Sakuma et al. 2006

8302

DREB2

Transcription factor

Rice

Improve yield under limited water supply

Bihani et al., 2011

10805

DREB1B

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Osmotic and freezing tolerance

Gutha et al., 2008

9595

LbDREB

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Copper tolerance

Ban et al., 2011

10829

MbDREB1

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Cold drought and salt tolerance

Yang et al., 2011

10858

SiDREB2

Transcription factor

Foxtail millet

Salinity and osmotic stress resistance

Lata et al., 2011

11091

TaDREB2-3

Transcription factor

Wheat, barley

Drought and frost resistance

Morran et al., 2011

10780

EhCaBP

Calcium binding protein

Tobacco

Enhanced germination and seedling growth under salinity

Pandey et al. 2002

5753

ERA1

Farnesyltransferase

Canola

Antisense promote drought resistance in the field

Wang et al., 2005

7775

ERA1

Farnesyltransferase

Canola

When downregulated promotes drought resistance

Wang et al. 2009

10203

FAD3 & FAD8

Increased fatty acid desaturation

Tobacco

Drought resistance

Zhang et al., 2005

8020

FAD7

Increased fatty acid desaturation under COR15a

Tobacco

Cold tolerance

Khodakovskaya et al. 2006

8260

LeFAD3

omega-3 fatty acid desaturase

Tomato

chilling tolerance

Yu et al., 2009

10181

FER

Root development and physiology

tomato

Possibly, enhance iron nutrition

Ling et al., 2002

6235

Ferritin

Iron storage protein

rice

Increased iron and zinc accumulation in grain

Vasconcelos et al., 2003

6393

FLD

Flavodoxin expression in chloroplasts

Tobacco

Resistance to heat, high irradiation, water deficit, UV

Tognettia et al. 2006

8446

FLD      

Flavodoxin from bacteria expressed in chloroplasts

Tobacco

Iron deficiency tolerance

Tognetti et al., 2007

8993

FLD      

Flavodoxin overexpression

Medicago truncatula

Salinity tolerance

Peña et al., 2010

10695

FRO2

Ferric chelate reductase

Arabidopsis

Chilling tolerance/ antioxidant

Einset et al., 2008

9496

FRO2

Ferric chelate reductase responsible for reduction of iron at the root surface.

Arabidopsis

Iron deficiency tolerance

Connolly et al., 2003

6884

FRO7

Ferric reductase oxidase

Arabidopsis

Chloroplast iron acquisition, Iron deficiency tolerance

Jeong et al. 2008

9426

FTL1/DDF1

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Resistance to cold, drought and heat

Kang et al., 2011

10915

Gal

Raffinose hydrolysis

Petunia

Antisense expressed increased freezing tolerance

Pennycooke et al., 2003

6825

GASA4

Chaperone?

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Ko et al., 2007

9084

GASA5

Under expressed heat shock proteins?

Arabidopsis

Heat susceptibility

Zhang et al., 2011

11300

Gli1

Mutant lack glycerol catabolism

Arabidopsis

Accumulated glycerol confers dehydration resistance

Eastmond, 2004

6974

GhDREB1

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Chilling tolerance, negatively regulated by gibberellic acid

Shan et al., 2007

9012

GhDBP1

Repression transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Induces salt sensitivity

Dong et al. 2010

10217

GPAT

glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase of chloroplasts

Rice

Chilling tolerance.

Ariizumi et al., 2002

6190

LeGPAT

glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase of chloroplasts

tomato

Salt tolerance

Sun et al., 2010

10640

GR-RBP4

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

No effect on cold tolerance

Kwak et al., 2005

7989

GsCBRLK

Calcium/calmodulin-independent kinase

Arabidopsis

Salt and ABA tolerance

Yang et al., 2010

10438

GSH1

Encode γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase and glutathione synthetase

Poplar

Heavy metal tolerance for 3 years in field

Ivanova et al., 2011

11035

HAL1

Promote K+/Na+ selectivity

Tomato

Salt tolerance in growth and fruit production

Rus et al., 2001

5483

HAL1

Promote K+/Na+ selectivity

Watermelon

Salt tolerance in growth

Ellul et al. 2003

6775

HAL2

Promote K+/Na+ selectivity

Tomato

Salt tolerance in calli and rooting

Arrillaga et al. 1998

4537

HAL I or HAL II

Promote K+/Na+ selectivity

Tomato

Salt tolerance

Safdar et al., 2011

11033

Hardy

AP2/ERF (APETALA2/ethylene responsive element binding factors) transcription factor

Clover

Drought ans salt resistance

Abogadallah et al., 2011

11053

Hb

hemoglobin

Alfalfa

Modulation of NO under hypoxia?

Dordas et al. 2003

6758

HIT1-1

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance via cell membrane stability

Wang et al., 2011

11094

HMA5

Cu-transporting P-type ATPase

Arabidopsis

Copper tolerance

Andrés-Colás et al. 2006

8081

HMA4 and PCS1

Transcription factor

Poplar

Zinc toxicity tolerance

Adams et al., 2011

11097

AtHMA3      

Heavy metal transport

Arabidopsis

Vacuolar heavy metal sequestration

Morel et al., 2009

9794

AtHMA3      

Heavy metal transport

Tobacco

Metal tolerance

Siemianowski et al., 2011

10777

HOS9

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance, growth

Zhu et al., 2004

7289

HOS10

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance, growth

Zhu et al., 2005

7806

HOS15

A WD40-repeat protein

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Zhu et al., 2008

9316

HOT2

Encode a chitinase-like protein

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Kwon et al., 2007

8640

Hrf1        

Harpin protein

rice

Drought resistance via ABA signaling and antioxidants

Zhang et al., 2011

11148

Hrf1        

Harpin protein

rice

Drought resistance via ABA increase and antioxidants

Zhang et al., 2011

11217

HsfA2

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Resistance to environmental stresses

Nishizawa et al., 2006

8534

HsfA2

Heat-inducible transactivator

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Charng et al., 2007

8645

HSFA9

Transcription factor (seed)

Tobacco

Desiccation tolerance in vegetative tissues

Prieto-Dapena et al. 2008

9368

HvCBF4

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought, salt chilling tolerance

Oh et al., 2007

9023

HvMAP

Methionine (Met) aminopeptidase acitity

Arabidopsis

Freezing tolerance

Jeong et al., 2010

10725

ICE1

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Cold signaling and tolerance

Miura et al., 2011

11125

InsP3

Human type Inositol-(1,4,5)-trisphosphate

Tomato

Drought resistance

Khodakovskaya et al. 2010

10240

IMPDH

Root Inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenases

Soybean

Reduced Al uptake in root

Ermolayev et al., 2003

6853

ISPS

Isoprene synthesis

Poplar trees

Silencing the gene cause susceptibility to heat

Behnke et ak., 2007

8983

ISPS

Isoprene synthesis

Poplar trees

Overexpression induce heat tolerance

Sasaki et al., 2007

9027

ITN1

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Sakamoto et al., 2008

9605

GmERF3

Jasmonate and ethylene-responsive factor 3

Tobacco

Drought, salt and disease resistance

Zhang et al., 2009

10074

JERF3

Jasmonate and ethylene-responsive factor 3

Tobacco

Salinity tolerance

Wang et al., 2004

7419

SodERF3

Ethylene-responsive factor 3

Tobacco

Drought resistance

Trujillo et al., 2008

9298

JERF1

Jasmonate and ethylene-responsive factor 1

Tobacco

Salinity tolerance

Zhang et al., 2004

7472

JERF1

Jasmonate and ethylene-responsive factor 1

Tobacco

Salt and cold tolerance

Wu et al., 2007

9036

JERF1

Jasmonate and ethylene-responsive factor 1

Rice

Drought resistance

Zhang et al., 2010

10607

JERF1

Jasmonate and ethylene-responsive factor 1

Wheat

Multiple stress tolerance

Xu et al., 2007

9135

JERF3

Jasmonate and ethylene-responsive factor 3

Tobacco

Drought, salt and freezing tolerance

Wu et al., 2008

9695

TSRF1

Ethylene-responsive factor 1

Rice

Drought resistance

Quan et al. 2010

10405

TERF2/LeERF2

Ethylene-responsive factor

Tomato

Tobacco

Freezing tolerance

Zhang and Huang 2010

10411

KAPP

Kinase-associated protein phosphatase

Arabidopsis

Salt (Na+) tolerance

Manabe et al., 2008

9204

LeGPAT

Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase

Tomato

Photosystem chilling tolerance

Sui et al., 2007

9038

lew2

Wilting allele; cellulose synthesis complex

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Chen et al. 2005

7774

LIP19

Regulator of Cor/Lea genes

Tobacco

Freezing tolerance

Kobayashi et al., 2008

9257

LOS5

Regulates ABA biosynthesis

Tobacco

Drought resistance

Yue et al., 2011

11254

LTN1

Transcription factor

Rice

Regulates phosphorus starvation signalling

Hu et al., 2011

11103

MBF1c

Transcriptional coactivator multiprotein bridging factor

Arabidopsis

Tolerance to bacterial infection, heat, osmotic stress

Suzuki et al., 2005

8028

MCM6

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Salinity tolerance

Dang et al., 2011

11042

ME

NADP-malic enzyme which converts malate and NADP to pyruvate, NADPH, and CO2

Tobacco

Reduced stomatal conductance

Laporte et al. 2002

5895

NADP-ME 2

NADP-malic enzyme

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Liu et al., 2007

8864

MerA MerB

Mercuric ion reductase

Plants

Mercury tolerance 

Bizily et al., 2003

6383

MerA; MerB

mercuric ion reductase and organomercurial lyase respectively

Plants

Mercury tolerance

Ruiz et al. 2003

6670

MerA9; MerA18

mercuric ion reductase

Populus deltoides

Mercury tolerance

Che et al. 2003

6706

merApe9

mercuric ion reductase

Tobacco

Mercury tolerance by mercury volatilization

He et al. 2001

5692

MH1

DNA helicase

Arabidopsis

Drought and salt resistance due to antioxidative action

Luo et al., 2009

9751

MIZ1

Hydrotropism of root

Arabidopsis

Dehydration avoidance?

Kobayashi et al., 2007

8816

MKK9

MAP Kinase

Arabidopsis

Salt resistance in germination

Alzwiya et al., 2007

8979

GhMPK2

MAP Kinase

Tobacco     

Salt and drought resistance

Zhang et al., 2011

11236

PtrMAPK

MAP Kinase

Tobacco

Drought resistance

Huang et al., 2011

11297

ZmMKK4

MAP Kinase

Arabidopsis

Salt and cold resistance

Kong et al., 2011

11073

MsPRP2

Transcription factor

Alfalfa

Increased salinity tolerance

Winicov and Bastola 1999

5622

MYBS3

Transcription factor

Rice

Cold tolerance

Su et al. 2010

10415

MT

Metallothionein encoding

Arabidopsis

Copper and zinc tolerance

Guo et al., 2008

9306

na

Nicotianamine synthase- metal chelating

tobacco

Nickel tolerance

Douchkov et al., 2005

7576

naat

Nicotianamine aminotransferase activity

Rice

Fe efficiency, high phytosiderophores secretion, grain yield

Takahashi et al., 2001

5384

GmNAC11 ;GmNAC20

Transcription factors

Arabidopsis

Salt and cold tolerance

Hao et al., 2011

11314

NDPK1

nucleoside diphosphate kinase 2

Potato

Multiple stress resistance

Tang et al. 2008

9430

NEK6

NIMA-related kinase

Arabidopsis

Salinity tolerance

Zhang et al., 2011

11390

NFYB2

Transcription factor

Maize

Drought resistance

Nelson et al., 2007

9612

NahG

salicylate hydroxylase expression

Arabidopsis  

Reduced leaf necrosis under salt stress

Borsani et al., 2001

5432

NPK1

mitogen-activated protein kinase

Maize

Frost tolerance without hardening

Shou et al., 2004

7045

NPK1

mitogen-activated protein kinase

Maize

Drought resistance of photosynthesis

Shou et al., 2004

7156

NtC7

Trans-membrane protein, osmotic adjustment

Tobacco

Resistance to osmotic stress

Tamura et al., 2003

6385

NtGDI1

GDP dissociation inhibitor

Arabidopsis

Promote Al release from roots

Ezaki et al. 2001

5664

OSAKR1

Aldo–keto reductase

Tobacco

Tolerance to oxidative stress and heat

Turóczy et al., 2011

10904

OsCDPK7

Transcription factor

Rice

Increased cold salinity and drought tolerance

Saijo et al. 2000

4866

OsCIPK01–OsCIPK30

Calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinases

Rice

Cold salt and drought tolerance

Xiang et al., 2007

8984

OsCIPK03

Calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinase

Rice

Salt tolerance

Rao et al., 2011

11006

CIPK6

Calcineurin B-like protein-interacting protein kinase

Tobacco

Salt tolerance

Tripathi et al., 2009

9904

OrbHLH2

helix-loop-helix (bHLH) encoding gene

Arabidopsis

Salt and osmotic tolerance

Zhu et al., 2009

10016

OsCOIN

RING finger protein

Rice

Cold, salt and drought tolerance and overexpression of P5CS

Liu et al., 2007

9037

OsHsfA2e

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Yokotani et al. 2008

9313

OsIRO2

Transcription factor

Rice

Ethylene production signal and iron homeostasis

Wu et al., 2011

10760

OCPI1

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought resistance in yield

Huang et al., 2007

8873

ocp3

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Ramirez et al., 2009

9903

OPBP1

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Salinity and disease tolerance

Guo et al., 2004

7418

OsENOD93-1

Early Nodulin gene

Rice

Nitrogen-use efficiency

Bi et al., 2009

10131

OsGL1-1 to  OsGL1-11

Glossy leaf (epicuticular wax)

Rice

Wax synthesis and drought resistance

Islam et al., 2009

9976

OsSbp

Calvin cycle enzyme sedoheptulose-1,7- bisphosphatase

Rice

Tolerance of photosynthesis to salt

Feng et al., 2007

9005

OsDREB1A

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Drought, salt, freezing tolerance

Dubouzet et al., 2003

6429

OsDREB2A

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought resistance

Cui et al., 2011

11406

OsMYB3R-2

MYB homeodomain, and zinc finger proteins

Arabidopsis

Drought, salt, freezing tolerance

Dai et al., 2007

8803

OsiSAP8

Stress/zinc finger protein

Rice

Salt drought and cold tolerance

Kanneganti and Gupta, 200

9181

OsNAC5

Transcription factor

Rice

Salt tolerance

Song et al., 2011

11177

OsNAC10

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought resistance in the field

Jeong et al. 2010

10416

OsPHR

Phosphate starvation signaling

Rice

Phosphate deficiency resistance

Zhou et al., 2008

9305

OsPRP3

Cell wall Proline rich protein

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Gothandam et al., 2010

10189

OsPTF1

Transcription factor

Rice

Phosphate deficiency resistance

Yi et al., 2005

7861

ZmPTF1

Transcription factor

Maize

Phosphate deficiency resistance

Li et al., 2011

11051

OsUGE-1

Raffinose synthesis

Arabidopsis

Resistance to abiotic stresses

Liu et al., 2007

9071

P6

Ferritin

Tabacco

Iron Deficiency tolerance

Robin et al., 2006

8397

PARP1; PARP2

Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase

Arabidopsis; Brassica

Silencing induces drought and heat tolerance

Block et al., 2004

7514

PDH45

DNA helicase 45

Pea

Salinity tolerance in yield

Sanan-Mishra et al., 2005

7526

PeSCL7

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Salt and drought tolerance

Ma et al., 2010

10630

RceIF5A

Unclear

Arabidopsis

Heat ans osmotic stress tolerance

Xu et al., 2011

10791

RD2

Caleosin with unclear function

Arabidopsis

Assumed drought resistance because of stomatal closure

Aubert et al., 2011

10787

PLD?1

Modulation of COR genes

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Rajashekar et al., 2006

8456

PLD

Phospholipase D

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Bargmann et al., 2009

9678

PP2C

Protein phosphatase type-2c

Arabidopsis

Drought and salt susceptibility

Liu et al., 2009

9754

PRD

Phosphate Root Development

Arabidopsis

Regulates root architectural responses to Pi starvation.

Camacho-Cristóbal et al. 2008

9424

RGS1

Regulation of G-protein signalling

Arabidopsis

ABA mediated root elongation and drought resistance

Chen et al. 2006

8331

S851

Encodes 8 sphingolipid desaturase in cell membranes

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance

Ryan et al., 2007

9029

SacB

Fructan synthesis

Tonacco

Freezing tolerance

Parvanova et al., 2004

7334

SBP1

Selenium binding protein

Arabidopsis

Cadmium toxicity tolerance

Dutilleul et al., 2008

9371

SCABP8

Interacts with SOS2

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Quan et al., 2007

8908

SCOF-1

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis, Tobacco 

Increased cold tolerance

Kim et al. 2001a

5218

SCOF-1

Transcription factor

Sweet potato

Cold tolerance

Kim et al., 2011

11409

ShMTP1

CDF Mn+2 sequestering protein

Arabidopsis

Mn+2 tolerance

Delhaize et al. 2003

6551

See2

Senescence-associated legumain gene

Maize

Role in N-use under N-deficiency

Donnison et al., 2007

8630

shn

Increased epicuticular wax

Arabidopsis

High cuticular resistance

Aharoni et al., 2004

7363

SL

Se-Cys lyase

Arabidopsis

Selenium tolerance

Pilon et al., 2003

6472

smGTP

Encode small guanosine triphosphate binding protein

Lolium temulentum

Salt & dehydration resistance

Dombrowski et al., 2008

9291

SlNAGS1

Ornithine accumulation

Arabidopsis

Drought and salt tolerance

Kalamaki et al., 2009

9767

SIZ1

SUMO E3 ligase

Arabidopsis

Basal heat tolerance

Yoo et al., 2006

8577

SIZ1

SUMO E3 ligase

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Miura et al., 2011

11431

SIZ1

SUMO E3 ligase

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Chen et al., 2011

11173

SNAC1

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought and salt tolerance

Hu et al., 2006

8447

SNAC2

Transcription factor

Rice

Cold, salinity, dehydration tolerance

Hu et al., 2008

9303

SnRK2s

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Osmotic stress resistance

Fujii et al., 2011

10860

TaSnRK2.7

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Multi-abiotic stress resistance

Zhang et al., 2011

10837

ONAC063

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Yokotani et al., 2009

9819

SQE1

Squalene epoxidase enzyme

Arabidopsis

Root sterol biosynthesis  and rought resistance

Posé et al., 2009

9974

SPS

sucrose phosphate synthase

Arabidopsis

Increased sucrose synthesis and freezing tolerance

Strand et al., 2003

6525

OsRDCP1

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought resistance

Bae et al., 2011

10970

SRK2C

Protein kinase

Arabidopsis

Osmotic stress/drought resistance

Umezawa et al., 2004

7475

OsSDIR1

RING-finger containing E3 ligase

Rice

Drought resistance

Gao et al., 2011

11043

StMYB1R-1

MYB-Like Domain Transcription Factor

Potato

Drought resistance via reduced water loss

Shin et al., 2011

10795

STO

Protein binds to a Myb transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Ngaoka and Takano 2003

6736

STOP1

Zinc finger protein     

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance

Luchi et al., 2007

8925

STOP1

Zinc finger protein     

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance

Sawaki et al., 2009

9908

Sto1

Reduced ABA accumulation

Arabidopsis

Better growth under salt stress

Ruggiero et al., 2004

7355

SUB1A ; SUB1C

ERF transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Flowering inhibition and Submergence tolerance

Peña-Castro et al., 2011

11166

Sub1A

ERF transcription factor

Rice

Submergence tolerance

Fukao and Bailey-Serres, 2008

9599

SUC

Sucrose transporter

Arabidopsis

Regulates phosphorus deficiency signaling

Lei et al., 2011

11104

TaABC1

Protein kinase

Arabidopsis

Drought salt and cold resistance

Wang et al., 2011

10838

TaCHP

Cysteine, histidine, and proline rich zinc finger protei

Arabidopsis

Promotion of CBF3 and DREB2A expression and salt tolerance

Li et al., 2010

10600

TaPP2Ac-1

catalytic subunit (c) of protein phosphatase 2A

Tobacco

Drought resistance; maintain RWC and membrane stability

Xu et al., 2007

8658

TaSTK

serine/threonine protein kinase

Wheat

Salt tolerance

Ge et al., 2007

8923

TaSrg6

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Tong et al., 2007

8870

TERF1

ERF transcription activator

Tobacco

ABA sensitivity and drought resistance

Zhang et al., 2005

8033

ThIPK2

Inositol polyphosphate kinase

Brassica

Salt and drought resistance

Zhu et al., 2009

9964

Tsi1

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Increase osmotic stress tolerance

Park et al. 2001

5350

uvi1

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

UV-B tolerance due photoreactivation of CPDs and dark repair of (6-4) photoproducts,

Tanaka et al., 2002

6024

VuNCED1

Involved in ABA biosynthesis

Creeping

bent grass

Salinity and drought resistance

Aswath et al., 2005

8019

WAB15

Transcription factor

Tobacco

Freezing, osmotic and salt tolerance

Kobayashi et al., 2008

9492

WIN1/SHN1

Wax inducer

Arabidopsis

Epicuticular wax, stomata number & drought resistance

Yang et al., 2011

11410

GmWNK1

(With No Lysine K) serine–threonine kinase

Arabidopsis

Seedling salt tolerance

Wang et al., 2011

11379

WRKY25 & WRKY33

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Jiang and Deyholos, 2009

9596

WRKY34

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Enhance cold sensitivity of pollen (wrky34 improves viability)

Zou et al., 2010

10629

WRKY25, WRKY26, WRKY33

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Li et al., 2011

11052

WRKY45

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Qiu and Yu, 2009

9647

OsWRKY45

Transcription factor

Rice

Drought and cold resistance

Tao et al., 2011

11294

AtWRKY63

Transcription factor

Arabidopsis

ABA response and drought tolerance

Ren et al., 2010

10591

WXP1

Epicuticular wax accumulation

Alfalfa

Drought resistance in maintained leaf water status and delayed wilting

Zhang et al., 2005

7772

WXP1

Epicuticular wax accumulation

White clover

Drought resistance

Jiang et al. 2010

10279

WXP1;WXP2

Epicuticular wax accumulation

Arabidopsis

Drought and freezing tolerance

Zhang et al., 2007

8865

wft1, wft2

Fructan synthesis

Ryegrass

Freezing tolerance

Hisanoa et al., 2004

7271

wft1, wft2

Fructan synthesis

Rice

Chilling tolerance

Kawakami et al., 2008

9255

WRSI5

Protease inhibitors

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Shan et al. 2008

9417

Protease inhibitors

Tobacco

Salt tolerance

Srinivasan et al., 2009

9784

ZIF1

Zn sequestration

Arabidopsis

Zinc tolerance

Haydon and Cobbett, 2007

8802

ZmDREB2A

Encodes HSP & LEA proteins

Arabidopsis

Drought and heat tolerance

Qin et al., 2007

8829

ZmPLC1

Phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C

Maize

High RWC, osmotic adj, photosynthesis, yield

Wang et al., 2008

9314

ThZFL

zinc finger protein

Tobacco

Salinity tolerance

An et al., 2011

11380

ZPT2-3

Encodes a Cys2/His2-type zinc finger protein

Petunia

Dehydration tolerance

Sugano et al., 2003

6920

MtZpt2

zinc finger protein

Medicao

Recover Root growth under salt stress

Merchan et al., 2007

8911

 

Hormone regulating genes                    (To top)

Gene

Gene Action

Species

Phenotype

Reference

ID*

ABI1, ABI2

ABA regulation

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Larkindale et al., 2005

7783

ABA2

ABA regulation

Arabidopsis

Tolerance to various prolonged stresses?

Lin et al., 2007

8734

ABA27

ABA hypersensitivity

Wheat

Freezing tolerance

Kobayashi et al., 2008

9155

hab1 group

ABA hypersensitivity

Arabidopsis

Dehydration avoidance

Saez et al., 2006

8435

ACC

ACC deaminase

Tobacco

Increased flooding (waterlogging) tolerance

Grichko and Glick 2001

5214

ACS7

ACC synthase

Tobacco

Salt, osmotic, and heat resistance

Dong et al., 2011

11295

AtDWF4

Brassinosteroids in seed

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Divi &Krishna, 2010

10764

AtMYB44

ABA sensitivity

Arabidopsis

Stomatal closure

Jung et al., 2008

9205

AtNCED3

Increased ABA synthesis

Arabidopsis

Reduced transpiration and drought resistance

Iuchi et al., 2001

5527

AtPP2CA

Reduce ABA sensitivity

Arabidopsis

Induce cold sensitivity

Tahtiharju and Palva, (2001)

5437

bri1

brassinosteroid-insensitive mutant

Dwarfism and cold tolerance

Kim et al. 2010

10230

EIN2

Ethylene and ABA signaling pathways

Arabidopsis

Salt and osmotic stress responsees

Wang et al., 2007

8975

EIN2

Ethylene and ABA signaling pathways

Arabidopsis

Lead toxicity resistance

Cao et al., 2009

9803

Eto 1-1

Ethylene over-production

Arabidopsis

Reduced ABA sensitivity and greater transpiration

Tanaka et al., 2005

7859

CYP707A3

Regulate ABA levels

Arabidopsis

Dehydration and rehydration responses

Umezawa et al. 2006

8245

LE-ACS6

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase (tomato)

Tobacco

Responsible for visible Ozone damage symptoms

Nakajima et al., 2002

6007

LLA23

Reduced ABA sensitivity

Arabidopsis

Drought and salt resistance

Yang et al., 2005

8026

NTHK1

Ethylene receptor

Arabidopsis

Salt sensitivity

Cao et al., 2007

8733

NCED

ABA synthesis enzyme (9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase)

Tobacco

Drought and salt tolerance via stomatal closure and enhanced SOD

Zhang et al., 2008

9355

IPT

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Agrostis stolonifera

Heat tolerance

Xu et al., 2010

10568

IPT

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Creeping bentgrass

Drought resistance

Merewitz et al., 2011

11371

IPT

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Tomato

Grafting WT on IPT rootstock enhanced salt tolerance

Ghanem et al. 2010

10688

PSAG12-IPT

Over production of cytokinins

Petunia

Delayed leaf senescence (not tested under stress)

Clark et al., 2004

6904

PSARK::IPT

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Tobacco

Delayed senescence and photosynthesis protection

Rivero et al., 2009

9980

PLD alpha

Phospholipase D (alpha) expression

Arabidopsis

Increase sensitivity to ABA and reduce transpiration

Sang et al. 2001

5635

rolD

ACC deaminase

Canola

Lower ethylene and Nickel tolerance

Stearns et al., 2005

7929

SAG12:ipt

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Arabidopsis

Flooding tolerance and recovery

Huynh et al., 2005

7659

SAG12-ipt

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Creeping bentgrass

Delayed senescence & heat tolerance

Xu et al., 2009

9788

SAG-IPT

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Creeping bentgrass

Drought resistance

Merewitz et al., 2010

10691

IPT

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Tobacco

Delayed senescence and yield under drought

Rivero et al., 2007

9149

IPT

Increased cytokinin biosynthesis

Rice

Delayed senescence and yield under drought

Peleg et al., 2011

11161

sp12 and sp5

ABA overproduction

Tomato

High water-use efficiency, low transpiration and greater root hydraulic conductance

Thompson et al., 2007

8805

TaABA8′OH1

ABA hydroxylase

Rice

Reduced sterility under cold stress

Ji et al., 2011

11048

tos1

Increased ABA sensitivity

tomato

Hypersensitive to osmotic stress and exogenous ABA

Borsani et al., 2002

6330

ZmACS6

Ethylene synthesis

Maize

Non-functional mutant expressed drought induced senescence

Young et al., 2004

7471

35S::ZOG1

Trans-zeatin O-glucosyltransferase gene

Tobacco

High cytokinin in root under drought stress

Havlova et al., 2008

9200

 

Oxidative stress related genes                          (To top)

Gene

Gene Action

Species

Phenotype

Reference

ID*

2-Cys Prx

Antioxidative enzyme 2-cysteine peroxiredoxin

Potato

Antioxodative action and heat tolerance

Kim et al., 2011

11170

‘AO’

Ascorbate oxidase

Tobacco & Arabidpsis

Salt sensitivity in germination, photosynthesis, & seed yield

Yamamoto et al., 2005

7744

ALR      

Aldose/aldehyde reductase

Tobacco

Drought and UV-B tolerance

Hideg et al., 2003

6524

ALR      

Aldose/aldehyde reductase

Tobacco

Cold and cadmium stress tolerance

Hegedüs et al., 2004

7098

'AO'

Ascorbate oxidase  

Tobacco

Reduced redox state of ascorbate and increased ozone susceptibility

Sanmartin et al., 2003

6545

ApGPX2 and AcGPX2

Glutathione peroxidase (GPX)-like proteins

Arabidopsis

Oxidative stress, drought and salt resistance

Gaber et al. 2006

8466

Apx

Ascorbate peroxidase      

Cotton

Photoprotection under chilling stress

Kornyeyev et al. 2003

6769

PpAPX

Ascorbate peroxidase    

Tobacco

Drought and salt resistance

Li et al., 2009

10043

Apx

Ascorbate peroxidase    

Tomato

Chilling and salt tolerance

Wang et al., 2005

7630

Apx1

Ascorbate peroxidase

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Shi et al. 2001

5715

APX2

Ascorbate peroxidase

Arabidopsis

High light and drought tolerant mutant

Rossel et al. 2006

8164

Apx3

Ascorbate peroxidase

Tobacco

Increased protection against oxidative stress

Wang et al. 1999

4531

Apx3

Ascorbate peroxidase    

Tobacco

Drought resistance in photosynthesis

Yan et al. 2003

6614

TtAPX

Ascorbate peroxidase    

Tobacco

High and low temperature tolerance

Sun et al., 2010

10616

AtMDAR1

Monodehydroascorbate reductase; Ascorbate regeneration

Tobacco

Ozone, salt and polyethylene glycol tolerance

Eltayeb et al., 2007

8814

At5PTase7

PtdIns 5-phosphatases

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance, ROS regulation

Kaye et al., 2011

11250

CAT

Wheat catalase

Rice

Reduction in rice H2O2 under chilling stress

Matsumura et al., 2002

6218

DHAR

regeneration of ascorbate

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Ushimaru et al., 2006

8492

DHAR

regeneration of ascorbate

Tobacco

tolerance to ozone, drought, salt, and PEG

Eltayeb et al. 2006

8297

Gly1; gly2

Glutathione-based detoxification of methylglyoxal.

Tobacco

Salt tolerance

Singla-Pareek et al. 2006

8261

GmPAP3

Purple acid phosphatases

Tobacco

Enhancing ROS scavenging

Li et al., 2008

9259

AtPAP10

Purple acid phosphatases

Arabidopsis

Ameliorate phosphate starvation

Wang et al., 2011

11414

GmTP55

Antiquitin-like protein

Soyban Tobacco

Resistance to drought, salt and oxidative stress

Rodrigues et al. 2006

8330

GPX

Glutathione peroxidase

Tobacco

Chilling and salt resistance

Yashimura et al., 2004

6921

GST

glutathione S-transferase overexpression

Arabidopsis

No whole-plant salt resistance despite antioxidant activity

Katsuhara et al., 2005

7793

GST

glutathione S-transferase overexpression

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Huang et al., 2009

9720

GST

glutathione S-transferase overexpression

Cotton

No whole-plant salt resistance and no antioxidant activity

Light et al., 2005

8032

GST

glutathione S-transferase overexpression

Rice

Salt and chilling resistance

Zhao and Zhang, 2006

8555

GST/GPX  

Glutathione S-transferase with Glutathione peroxidase

Tobacco

Increased stress tolerance

Roxas et al. 2000

5046

katE

Escherichia coli catalase

Tobacco

Salt tolerance by hydrogen peroxide scavenging

Al-Taweel et al., 2007

9030

MdSPDS1

Spermidine synthase

Pear

Aluminum tolerance

Wen et al., 2009

9943

MsFer

Ferritin (iron storage)

Tobacco

Increased tolerance to oxidative damage caused by excess iron

Deak et al. 1999

5608

ndhCKJ

NAD(P)H dehydrogenase

Tobacco

Photosystem function under heat stress

Wang et al. 2006

8353

Nt107

Glutathione S-transferase

Tobacco

Sustained growth under cold and salinity stress

Roxas et al. 1997

5616

NtPox

Gluthathione peroxidase

Arabidopsis

Protect against Al toxicity and oxidative stress

Ezaki et al. 2001

5664

OXS3

Oxidative stress resistance

Arabidopsis

Heavy metal tolerance

Blanvillain et al., 2009

9826

parB

Glutathione S-transferase

Arabidopsis

Protect against Al toxicity and oxidative stress

Ezaki et al. 2000

4728

parB

Glutathione S-transferase

Arabidopsis

Protect against Al toxicity and oxidative stress

Ezaki et al. 2001

5664

PPR40

mitochondrial pentatricopeptide repeat domain protein affecting respiration

Arabidopsis

Salinity tolerance and antioxidant activity

Zsigmond et al., 2012

11423

PvGRX5

Fern glutaredoxin production

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Sundaram and Rathinasabapathi, 2010

10249

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Alfalfa

tolerance to freezing stress

McKersie et al. 1993

5615

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Alfalfa

tolerance to water deficit

McKersie et al. 1996

3345

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Alfalfa

winter survival

McKersie et al. 1999

3894

SOD     

Mn/Fe superoxide dismutase

Alfalfa

Background dependent increased photosynthesis under drought stress

Rubio  et al., 2002

6103

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Wang et al., 2004

7266

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Im et al., 2009

10144

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Canola

aluminum tolerance

Basu et al., 2001

5684

SOD+CAT

Mn superoxide dismutase +

Chinese cabbage

Salt tolerance

Tsenga et al., 2007

9086

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Rice

Reduced injury and sustained photosynthesis under PEG stress

Wang et al., 2005

7724

SOD+APX

Mn superoxide dismutase +

Tal fescue

Heavy metals tolerance

Lee et al., 2007

9122

SOD

Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase

Tobacco

Retained photosynthesis under chilling and heat stress

Gupta et al. 1993

5609

SOD

Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase

Tobacco

enhanced tolerance to salt, water, and PEG stresses,

Badawi et al., 2004

7033

SOD

Fe superoxide dismutase  

Tobacco

Protected plants from ozone damage

Van Camp et al. 1994

5621

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Tobacco

Reduced cellular damage under oxidative stress

Bowler et al. 1991

5606

SOD

Mn superoxide dismutase

Tobacco

tolerance to Mn deficiency

Yu et al. 1999

4512

SOD

Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase  

Tobacco, Tomato

No protection seen against superoxide toxicity

Tepperman and Dunsmuir 1990

5619

SOD1

Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase

Rice

Salt tolerance

Prashanth et al., 2008

9324

SOS6

Encodes a cellulose synthase-like protein

Arabidopsis

Involves regulation of ROS under stress

Zhu et al., 2010

10514

swpa4

Peroxidases activity

Tobacco

Resistance to various stresses

Kim et al., 2008

9312

TFT7

A 14-3-3 protein with antioxidative function?

Tomato

Salinity tolerance

Wu and Shi, 2008

9189

TIL1

Temperature-induced lipocalins

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance via reduced lipid peroxidation

Chi et al., 2009

9897

vtc-1

Ascorbate deficient mutant

Arabidopsis

Sensitivity to salinity stress

Huang et al., 2005

7990

vtc1, vtc2, npq1, cad2

reactive oxygen metabolism mutants

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance/sensitivity

Larkindale et al., 2005

7783

XPO1A

Protect against heat induced oxidative stress

Arabidopsis

General growth under moderate heat stress

Wu et al., 2010

10445

 

Genes encoding for molecular chaperones and other proteins           (To top)

Gene

Gene Action

Species

Phenotype

Reference

ID*

ACBP6

0-kD acyl-coenzyme A-binding protein

Arabidopsis

Freezing tolerance

Chen et al., 2008

9531

AChE

Acetylcholinesterase

Maize

Heat tolerance

Yamamoto et al., 2011

11223

AnnBj1

Annexin

Tobacco

dehydration, salt & Cd tolerance

Jami et al., 2008

9582

ApDnaK

Binding protein

Poplar

Salt, drought & cold tolerance

Takabe et al., 2008

9594

APG6

Chloroplast structure

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Myouga et al. 2006

8474

AtCaM3

Calmodulin production

Aradidopsis

Heat tolerance

Zhang et al., 2009

9799

AtDjA2 & atDjA3

J-domain molecular chaperone family

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Li et al., 2007

9034

AtEF1

Elongation factor/ molecular chaperone?

Arabidopsis

Salinity tolerance

Shin et al., 2009

9986

AtFes1A

May prevent cytosolic Hsp70 degradation

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Zhang et al., 2010

10478

AtPP5

chaperone activity of serine/threonine protein phosphatase 5

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Park et al., 2011

11153

AtMTP3

Metal tolerance protein

Arabidopsis

Zinc tolerance

Arrivault et al. 2006

8307

Atsbp1

Selenium binding protein

Arabidopsis

Selenium tolerance

Agalou et al., 2005

7899

atRZ-1a

RNA chaperone protein

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Kim and Kang 2006

8338

BiP

Endoplasmic reticulum binding protein (BiP)

Tobacco

Maintenance of plant water status under drought stress and antioxidative defence

Alvim et al., 2001

5433

BiP

Endoplasmic reticulum binding protein (BiP)

Soybean, tobacco

Drought resistance and delayed senescence

Valente et al., 2009

9763

CaHSP26

Chloroplast (CP)-localized small heat shock protein

Tobacco

Protection of PSII and PSI during chilling

Guo et al. 2007

8673

CspA, CspB

Molecular chaperones

Maize

Drought resistance in yield under field conditions

Castiglioni et al., 2008

9609

CSDP1 ; CSDP2

Cold shock proteins

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Park et al., 2009

9785

GhCyp1

An immunophilin protein

Tobacco

Salinity tolerance

Zhu et al., 2011

11318

hs

Heat shock transcription factor

Arabidopsis

Increased thermotolerance in transgenic plants

Lee et al. 1995

5612

PpDHNA

Dehydrin protein accumulation

Moss

Salt and osmotic stress tolerance

Saavedra et al. 2006

8082

RcDhn5

Dehydrin protein accumulation  

Arabidopsis

Freezing tolerance

Peng et al., 2008

9581

DHN-5

Dehydrin protein accumulation  

Arabidopsis

Antioxidative effects

Brini et al., 2011

10962

MusaDHN-1

Dehydrin protein accumulation

Banana

Drought and salt resistance

Singh Shekhawat et al.2011

11429

ZmDHN2b

Dehydrin protein accumulation

tobacco

Chilling tolerance

Xing et al., 2011

11234

GmEXPB2

Expansin, a cell wall protein

Arabidopsis & soybean

Root, root-hair growth and enhanced P uptake

Guo et al., 2011

10960

HSC70-1

heat shock cognate

Arabidopsis

Dwarfism, salinity and mineral toxicity resistance

Cazalé wt al, 2009

9954

HSG1, HSG4, HSG14, HSG19

Smal heat shock proteins

Grapevine

Heat tolerance

Kobayashi et al. 2010

10397

Hsp101

Heat shock protein

Arabidopsis

Decreased Thermotolerance in Hsp101 deficient (hot1) mutant

Hong and Vierling 2000

5363

Hsp101

Heat shock protein

Arabidopsis

Manipulated themotolerance in transgenic plants

Queitsch et al. 2000

4733

Hsp101

Heat shock protein

Rice

Heat tolerance in plant growth

Katiyar-Agarwal et al. 2003

6430

Hsp17.7

Heat shock protein

Carrot

Increased or decreased thermotolerance

Malik et al. 1999

4526

Hsp26

Heat shock protein

Arabidopsis

Freezing tolerance

Xue et al., 2009

9757

HSP26

Heat shock protein

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Xue et al., 2010

10262

Hsp70

Heat shock protein

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Montero-Barrientos et al. 2010

10394

LpIRI-a LpIRI-b

Ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) proteins accumulation

Arabidopsis

Seedling survival under freezing stress

Zhang et al., 2010

10470

LeGR

Chloroplast glutathione reductase gene

Tmato

Chilling tolerance antioxidant activity

Shu et al., 2011

11249

LeHSP100/ ClpB

Chloroplast HSP

Tomato

Heat tolerance

Yang et al. 2006

8468

LeVDE

Regulates violaxanthin de-epoxidase

Tomato

Alleviate photoinibition during chilling stress

Han et al. 2010

10221

mHSP22

Mitochondrial small HSP

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance (high leaf mass after heat stress)

Rhoads et al., 2005

7619

OsCEST

Photo-oxidative preventing Chloroplast protein

Arabidopsis

Stress resistance

Yokotani et al., 2011

10757

OsMSR2

Calmodulin gene

Arabidopsis

ABA sensitivity abd salt tolerance

Xu et al., 2011

11175

OsMT1a

Type 1 metallothionein

Rice

Zinc homeostasis and drought tolerance

Yang et al., 2009

9793

OsRMC

Apoplastic proteins

Rice

Salt tolerance

Zhang et al., 2009

9795

P5CR

Inducible heat shock promoter (IHSP)  

Soybean

Increased proline accumulation

de Ronde et al. 2000

4936

pBE2113/ hiC6

Overexpressed HIC6 cryoprotective protein

Tobacco

Freezing tolerance; reduced membrane injury

Honjoh et al., 2001

5531

RD29A ; RD29B

Protective proteins

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Msanne et al., 2011

11176

ROF1

Small HSP

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Meiri and Breiman, 2009

10052

ROF2

Interacts with ROF1

Arabidopsis

Heat tolerance

Meiri et al., 2010

10191

S1pt::ECS

glutamylcysteine synthetase

Arabidopsis

Metal tolerance

Li et al. 2006

8310

SFR1

“Sensitive-to-freezing protein”

Arabidopsis

Cold protection of chloroplast

Fourrier et al. 2008

9427

SFR1

“Sensitive-to-freezing protein”

Arabidopsis

Cold protection of chloroplast

Fourrier et al., 2008

9536

Thkel1

kelch-repeat protein

Arabidopsis

Salt and osmotic stress resistance and reduction in ABA level

Hermosa et al., 2011

11014

TLHS1

Overexpressed class I cytosolic small HSP

Tobacco

Seedling thermotolerance

Park and Hong 2002

5811

WCOR410

Dehydrin

strawberry

Freezing tolerance

Houde et al., 2004

7362

wx

Control amylose synthesis

Rice

Increased amylose content at low temperature

Hirano and Sano 1998

5610

Ta-Ub2

Mono-ubiquitin

Tobacco

Drought tolerance

Guo et al., 2008

9565

ZmPP2C2

Serine/threonine protein phosphatase

Arabidopsis

Cold tolerance

Hu et al., 2010

10564

 

Genes encoding proton pumps, antiporters, ion transporters and aquaporins                       (To top)

Gene

Gene Action

Species

Phenotype

Reference

ID*

AhHMA4

Low Cd & Zn in cytoplasm

Arabidopsis

Cadmium & Zinc tolerance

Courbot et al., 2007

8917

ALMT1

aluminum-activated malate transporter

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance

Hoekenga et al. 2006

8362

ALMT1

aluminum-activated malate transporter

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance

Kobayashi et al., 2007

9138

ALMT1

aluminum-activated malate transporter

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance

Liu et al., 2008

9705

ALMT1

aluminum-activated malate transporter

Barley

Aluminum tolerance

Delhaize et al., 2004

7428

ALMT1

aluminum-activated malate transporter

Wheat/tobacco

Aluminum tolerance

Sasaki et al., 2004

7024

ALMT1

aluminum-activated malate transporter

Wheat

Aluminum tolerance

Pereira et al., 2010

10486

ALMT1

aluminum-activated malate transporter

Barley

Acid soil tolerance

Delhaize et al., 2009

9893

ALS1

Encodes an ABC transporter-like protein

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance; Al transport & sequestration

Larsen et al., 2007

8872

ALS3

Encodes an ABC transporter-like protein

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance

Larsen et al., 2005

7515

ALS3

Encodes an ABC transporter-like protein

Arabidopsis

Aluminum tolerance

Gabrielson et al. 2006

8219

AqpL1

Aquaporin

Tobacco

Enhance osmotic water uptake by leaf cells

Ding et al., 2004

6970

NtAQP1

Aquaporin

Tomato

Productivity and WUE

Sade et al. 2010

10247

AtABCC1-2

Phytochelatin transporters

Arabidopsis

Arsenic tolerance

Song et al., 2011

10803

AtABCG22

ABC transporter – ABA transport/signaling

Arabidopsis

Drought susceptibility

Kuromori et al., 2011

11235

AtCAX2;

AtCAX4

Vacuolar Ca2+/H+ transporters

Tobacco

Cadmium, zinc, manganese resistance

Korenkov et al., 2007

9093

CAX1 and CAX3

Vacuolar Ca2+/H+ transporters

Arabidopsis

Phosphate signaling and deficiency resistance

Liu et al., 2011

11107

CAXcd

Cadmium transporter

Petunia

Cd toxicity tolerance

Wu et al., 2011

10767

AtABCG36/ AtPDR8

ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance due to sodium exclusion

Kim et al., 2010

10454

Atchx21

Putative Na+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

Sodium concentrations in plant, root growth, plant size

Hall et al. 2006

8231

AtCNGC10

plasma membrane cation transport

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Guo et al., 2008

9579

AtCLC

Chloride channel

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Jossier et al., 2010

10709

AtHKT1

Reduction in Sodium in root

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Horie et al. 2006

8335

AtHKT1

Sodium and Potassium transporter

cells

Reduced sodium accumulation

Sunarpi et al. 2005

8080

GmHKT1

Sodium and Potassium transporter

Tobacco

Salinity tolerance

Chen et al., 2011

10773

HKT2;1

Sodium and Potassium transporter

Barley

Salinity tolerance

Mian et al., 2011

11315

AtMGT1

Mg++ transporter protein

Nicotiana benthamiana

Magnesium deficiency tolerance

Deng et al., 2006

8568

AtMRP4

Stomatal guard cell plasma membrane ABCC-type ABC transporter,

Arabidopsis

Drought susceptibility due to loss of stomatal control

Markus et al., 2004

7252

AtMTP11

Encode proteins of the cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) family

Arabidopsis

Manganese tolerance

Delhaize et al., 2007

8981

AtNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Yokoi et al., 2002

6120

AtNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Brassica

napus

Salt tolerance, growth, seed yield and seed oil quality

Zhang et al., 2001

5596

AtNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Buckwheat

Salt tolerance

Chen et al., 2008

9168

AtNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Cotton

Salt tolerance in  photosynthesis and yield

He et al., 2005

8007

AtNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Tall fwscue

Salt tolerance

Zhao et al., 2007

9070

AtNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Tomato

Salt tolerance, growth, fruit yield

Apse et al., 1999

5523

AtNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Wheat

Salt tolerance for grain yield in the field

Xue et al., 2004

7270

AtNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Sugar beet

Salt tolerance, sugar accumulation

Liu et al., 2008

9519

AtNHX3

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

Possible K+ deficiency resistance

Liu et al., 2010

10705

LnNHX2

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

K+ accumulation, salt tolerance

Rodríguez-Rosales et al. 2008

9406

AtNHX5

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Torenia

Salt tolerance

Shi et al. 2008

9286

AtNHX5

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Paper Mulberry

Salt and drought resistance

Li et al., 2011

10979

AtNHX2 AtNHX5

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporters

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Yokoi et al., 2002

6120

AtPcr1

Membrane protein

Arabidopsis

Cadmium tolerance (exclusion?)

Song et al., 2004

7256

AtPDR12

ABC transporter

Arabidopsis

Lead tolerance

Lee et al., 2005

7781

AtPDR8

Plasma membrane efflux pump

Arabidopsis

Cadmium and lead tolerance (exclusion)

Kim et al., 2007

8830

AtTSB1

tryptophan synthesis

Tomato

Cd tolerance & ion trafficking?

Hsiao et al., 2008

9416

AtZIP1

Zinc transporter

Barley

Increased grain zinc & iron content

Ramesh et al., 2004

7254

AVP1

vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase (H+-PPase) gene

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance in growth and sustained plant water status

Gaxiola et al., 2001

5597

AVP1

vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase (H+-PPase) gene

Alfalfa

Drought and salt tolerance

Bao et al., 2009

9673

AVP1

vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase (H+-PPase) gene

Agrostis stolonifera L

Salt tolerance

Li et al. 2010

10246

AVP1

vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase (H+-PPase) gene

Cotton

Drought and salt resistance and yield in the field

Pasapula et al., 2011

10778

MdVHP1

vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase (H+-PPase) gene

Tomato

Drought and salinity resistance

Dong et al., 2011

11301

AVP1 + PgNHX1

H+-PPase  +  Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Tomato

Salinity tolerance

Bhaskaran & Savithramma 2011

11374

TsVP

H+-PPase gene

Cotton

Drought resistance (yield)

Lv et al., 2009

9817

BOR1

Boron transporter

Arabidopsis

Boron deficiency tolerance

Miwa et al. 2006

8352

CAX

Tonoplast localized transporter

Tobacco

Cation transport selectivity

Koren’kov et al., 2007

8591

CAX1

Vacuolar Ca2+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

Freezing tolerance after cold acclimation

Catalá et al., 2003

6871

CAX4

Vacuolar cation exchanger

Arabidopsis

Heavy metal tolerance

Mei et al., 2009

9888

CDT1

Cytoplasmic membranes and cell walls localized

Arabidopsis

Cadmium toxicity tolerance

Kuramata et al., 2009

9679

cdr3-1D

Cd/Pb excluding pump and other effects

Arabidopsis

Cadmium and lead tolerance

Wang et al., 2011

10920

cNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Citrus

Possibly, heat-induced chilling tolerance response

Porat et al., 2002

6127

GhNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis (cotton)

Salt tolerance

Wu et al., 2004

7179

GmCAX1

Cation/proton antiporter

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Luo et al., 2005

8023

HKT1

Potassium transporter

Wheat

Salt tolerance in growth and improved K+/Na+ ratio

Laurie et al., 2002

6229

HvAACT1

Citrate transporter

Tobacco

Aluminum tolerance

Furukawa et al., 2007

9024

HvPIP2;1

PIP2 plasma membrane aquaporin Over-expression

Rice

Increased susceptibility to salt stress

Katsuhara et al., 2004

6918

HvNIP2;1

Nodulin-26-like intrinsic protein (NIP)

Rice

Boron toxicity tolerance

Schnurbusch et al., 2010

10597

IRT1

Divalent cation transporter

Arabidopsis

Iron uptake by root and elimination of iron deficiency

Vert et al., 2002

6117

IRT1

Divalent cation transporter

Rice

Enhanced metal transport

Lee and An, 2009

9779

MTP1

vacuolar membrane Zn2+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

Zinc toxicity tolerance

Kawachi et al., 2009

9971

NRT2.1

Nitrate transporter

Arabidopsis

Root architecture and nitrate uptake under N stress

Remans et al. 2006

8252

NtAQP1

PIP1 plasma membrane aquaporin

Tobacco

High root hydraulic conductance and reduced plant water deficit under drought stress

Siefritz et al., 2002

6116

NIP5;1

Boric acid transporter BOR1

Arabidopsis

Boron deficiency tolerance

Kato et al., 2009

9677

NtPT1

Phosphate transporter

Rice

Phosphate acquisition

Park et al., 2007

8810

OsARP

Antiporter-regulating protein

Tobacco

Salt tolerance by Na+ compartmentation

Uddin et al., 2006

9364

OsNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Rice

Salt tolerance

Fukuda et al., 2004

7017

OsSOS1

Plasma membrane Na+/H+ exchanger

Rice

Salt tolerance

Martínez-Atienza et al., 2007

8735

OVP1

Vacuolar H+-translocating inorganic pyrophosphatase

Rice

Cold tolerance

Zhang et al., 2011

10797

SISOS1

Plasma membrane Na+/H+ exchanger

Tomato

Salt tolerance

Olias et al., 2009

9898

PcSrp

Serine rich protein (enhancing ion homeostasis?)

Finger millet

Salt tolerance

Mahalakshmi et al. 2006

8359

PgTIP1

Tonoplast intrinsic protein

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance; root dependant drought tolerance

Peng et al., 2007

8992

Pht1, Pht1;4

Phosphate acquisition by roots

Arabidopsis

Phosphate efficiency

Shin et al., 2004

7253

OsPht1;8

Phosphate transporter

Rice

Phosphate deficiency resistance

Jia et al., 2011

11106

OsYSL6

A Yellow Stripe-Like protein metal transporter

Rice

Manganese detoxification

Sasaki et al., 2011

11416

PpENA1

Plasma membrane Na+ pumping ATPase

Rice

Salt tolerance

Jacobs et al., 2011

11225

PIP

Plasma membrane aquaporin overexression

Soybean, lettuce

Downregulated by arbuscular mycorrhisa causing water conservation

Porcel et al. 2006

8246

PIP1 (VfPIP1)

Plasma membrane aquaporin overexression

Arabidopsis

Faster growth, stomatal closure under drought stress

Cui et al., 2008

9247

PIP1;4 & PIP2;5

Plasma membrane aquaporin overexression

Tobacco

Excessive water loss and retarded seedling growth under drought stress

Jang et al., 2007

8974

PIP1b

Plasma membrane aquaporin overexression

Tobacco

No effect under salt and negative effect under drought stress

Aharon et al. 2003

6659

PIP1bn

Plasma membrane aquaporin overexression

Tobacco

Tolerance to osmotic stress

Yu et al., 2005

7863

PIP1;3

Plasma membrane aquaporin overexression

Rice

Chilling tolerance

Matsumoto et al., 2009

9781

PIP2;2 

Plasma membrane aquaporin knockout

Arabidopsis

Reduced hydraulic conductivity of root cortex cells

Javot et al., 2003

6382

PIP2;7 

Plasma membrane aquaporin overexression

Rice

Enhanced transpiration and chilling tolerance

Matsumoto et al., 2009

9781

TdPIP1;1 or TdPIP2;1

Plasma membrane aquaporin overexression

Tobacco

Salt and osmotic tolerance

Ayadi et al., 2011

11243

SAT32

Enhanced vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase (H+-PPase

Arabidopsis

Alt tolerance

Park et al., 2009

9774

SlTIP2;2

Tonoplast aquaporin

Tomato

Enhanced transpiration anf yield under drought and control

Sade et al., 2009

9662

GsTIP2;1

Tonoplast aquaporin

Arabidopsis

Over expression reduced drought and salt resistance

Wang et al., 2011

11011

RWC3

Aquaporin overexpression

Rice

Maintenance of leaf water potential and transpiration under 10 h PEG stress

Lian et al., 2004

7177

SOD2

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance; higher plant K/Na ratio

Gao et al., 2004

6924

SOD2

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Rice

Salt tolerance

Zhao et al. 2006

8088

SOS1

Na+-H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

Protect K+ permeability during salt stress

Qi and Spalding, 2004

7350

SOS3

Sodium accumulation in roots

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Horie et al. 2006

8335

SOS4

Involved in the synthesis of pyridoxal-5-phosphate which modulates ion transporters

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance through Na+/K+ homeostasis

Shi et al., 2002

5931

SsNHX1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Rice

Salt tolerance

Zhao et al. 2006

8216

SsVP-2

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Guo et al. 2006

8166

SULTR1;2

High affinity root sulfate transporter

Arabidopsis

Selenate sensitivity

El Kassis et al., 2007

8800

TNHX1 and H+-PPase TVP1

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Arabidopsis      

Salt tolerance

Brini et al. 2007

8697

TaVB

H+-ATPases (V-ATPase) subunit B

Arabidopsis      

Salt tolerance

Wang et al., 2011

11174

TsVP

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Tobacco

Salt tolerance

Gao et al., 2006

8462

TsVP

Vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter

Cotton

Salt tolerance

Lv et al., 2008

9499

YCF1

Sequester glutathione-chelates of heavy metals into vacuoles

Arabidopsis

Heavy metal and salt tolerance

Koh et al. 2006

8172

ZntA

Regulation of Cd, PB and Zn pump

Arabidopsis

Cd and Pb resistance; reduced metal accumulation

Lee et al., 2003

6824

 

  Others             (To top)

Gene

Gene Action

Species

Phenotype

Reference

ID*

4CL

Lignin synthesis

Poplar

Downregulation caused reduced hydraulic conductance

Voelker et al., 2011

10900

AlaAT

Alanine aminotransferase

Rice

Improved nitrogen assimilation

Shrawat et al., 2008

9506

Als1

Aluminum sensitivity

rice

Reduced growth under Al stress

Ma et al., 2005

7865

Calcineurin (mouse)

Ca2+- and calmodulin-dependent serine/threonine phosphatase

Rice

salt stress tolerance via controlled Na+ accumulation

Ma et al., 2005

7776

dgd1-2

Inability to accumulate digalactosyldiacylglycerol

Arabidopsis

Heat sensitive

Chen et al. 2006

8345

eibi1

Wilty mutant, defective cuticle

Wild barley

Drought susceptible

Chen et al., 2004

7282

gsr

 

Periwinkle

Salinity tolerance and a modified morphology

Rai et al., 2003

6349

GDH

Bacterial Glutamate dehydrogenase expression

Tobacco

Maintaining high leaf water potential under drought stress

Mungur et al., 2006

8575

GDH

Bacterial Glutamate dehydrogenase expression

Maize

Drought resistance

Lightfoot et al., 2007

8899

HO-1

Heme oxygenases

B. napus

Mercury toxicity tolerance

Shen et al., 2011

10957

HO

Heme oxygenases

Arabidopsis

Salt tolerance

Xie et al., 2011

10959

PHY1 ; PAP1

Phytase; purple acid phosphatase

White clover

Organic phosphorus utilization to avoid P deficiency

Ma et al., 2009

9805

LeFAD7

chloroplast omega-3 fatty acid desaturase

Tomato

Heat tolerance

Liu et al., 2010

10451

LeGPAT

Increased unsaturated fatty acid contents

Tomato

Chilling tolerance

Sui et al., 2007

8961

OsRAN2

Regulates cell division

Rice

Cold tolerance

Chen et al., 2011

10783

OsSMCP1

Arabidopsis

Drought resistance

Yokotani et al. 2009

10138

Rf1

Fertility restorer

Rice

Improved fertility at low temperature

Komori and Hidemasa, 2005

7605

sfr4

Low sugar content in cells?

Arabidopsis

Freezing susceptible mutant

Uemura et al., 2003

6534

SGR

Stay-green

Rice

Chlorophyll retention

Jiang et al., 2007

9089

TaSTRG

Various possible effects

Rice

Drought and salt resistance

Zhou et al., 2009

10072

 

Thaumatin gene

Tobacco

Salt and disease tolerance

Rajam et al., 2007

8766

 

Fructan accumulation

Potato

Increased proline accumulation under drought stress

Knipp et al. 2006

8144

 

Overexpression of Glyoxalase Pathway Enzymes

Tobacco

Zinc toxicity and other metal tolerance

Singla-Pareek et al. 2006

8169

 

Co-suppression of fatty acid desaturase - increased dienoic fatty acids

Rice

Heat tolerance

Sohn and Back, 2007

8770

7 candidate genes

Various

Rice

Drought resistance in yield

Xiao et al., 2009

10075

TsVP and BetA

Two pyramidized genes

Maize

Drought resistance in yield

Wei et al., 2011

10779

Desaturase

gene

Fatty acid unsaturation

Tobacco

Cold tolerance

Craig et al., 2008

9540

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