Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: GhMLP28
• Gene Name: Major Latex Protein 28
• Genome: TM1_NBI
• Species: Gossypium hirsutum

Functional Descriptions:

• Cotton Major Latex Protein 28 (GhMLP28) Functions as a Positive Regulator of the Ethylene Responsive Factor 6 (GhERF6) in Defense against Verticillium dahliae.
• Identified a defense-related major latex protein (MLP) from upland cotton (designated GhMLP28) and investigated its functional mechanism. GhMLP28 transcripts were ubiquitously present in cotton plants, with higher accumulation in the root.
• Expression of the GhMLP28 gene was induced by Verticillium dahliae inoculation and was responsive to defense signaling molecules, including ethylene, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid.
• Knockdown of GhMLP28 expression by virus-induced gene silencing resulted in increased susceptibility of cotton plants to V. dahliae infection, while ectopic overexpression of GhMLP28 in tobacco improved the disease tolerance of the transgenic plants.
• These results demonstrate that GhMLP28 acts as a positive regulator of GhERF6, and synergetic actions of the two proteins may contribute substantially to protection against V. dahliae infection in cotton plants.

Function-related keywords:

• root ,  disease ,  defense ,  tolerance ,  ethylene ,  salicylic-acid ,  jasmonic ,  jasmonic-acid ,  virus ,  protein

Literature:

• Cotton major latex protein 28 functions as a positive regulator of the ethylene responsive factor 6 in defense against Verticillium dahliae.   DOI:  10.1016/j.molp.2014.11.023 ;  PMID:  25704161

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: DQ123838.1
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