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Table 1 Effect of Selected Rice Genes on Abiotic Stress Tolerance

From: Toward Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Abiotic Stress Responses in Rice

Gene (Product)

Phenotype (approach)

Reference

Component of signal transduction pathway

OsCIPK3 (calcineurin B-like-interacting protein kinase)

Cold tolerance (o)

[180]

OsCIPK12 (calcineurin B-like-interacting protein kinase)

Drought tolerance (o)

[180]

OsCIPK15 (calcineurin B-like-interacting protein kinase)

Salt tolerance (o)

[180]

OsCDPK7 (Ca2+-dependent protein kinase)

Cold, drought and salt tolerance (o)

[145]

OsCDPK13 (Ca2+-dependent protein kinase)

Cold tolerance (o)

[1]

OsMAP1/OsMAPK5 (mitogen-activated protein kinase)

Cold, drought and salt tolerance (o); Cold, drought and salt sensitivity (r)

[182]

Transcription factor

OsDREB1A, OsDREB1B (DRE-binding protein)

Cold, drought and salt tolerance (o)

[31, 70]

OsABI5 (bZIP transcription factor)

Salt tolerance (a); Salt sensitivity (o)

[194]

SNAC1 (stress-responsive NAC 1)

Drought and salt tolerance (o)

[60]

SNAC2 (stress-responsive NAC 2)

Cold and salt tolerance (o)

[59]

Sub1A-1 (ethylene-response-factor)

Submergence tolerance (n, o)

[39, 185]

Functional protein

OsAPX1, OsAPX2 (ascorbate peroxides)

Salt tolerance (o)

[104]

DHAR1 (rice dehydroascorbate reductase)

Salt tolerance (o)

[176]

OsTPP1 (trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase)

Cold and salt tolerance (o)

[46]

OsSOS1 (plasma membrane Na+/H+ antiporter)

Salt tolerance (o)

[112]

OsNHX1 (tonoplast Na+/H+ antiporter)

Salt tolerance (o)

[41]

SKC1 (rice HKT-type Na+ transporter)

Salt tolerance (n, o)

[137]

  1. a anti-sense expression, n near-isogenic line, o overexpression, r RNA interference