Table 3 Successful examples of fiber quality improvement through biotechnology
Gene | Accession no | Annotation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Fiber length | |||
GhE6 | BM356398 | Fiber protein E6, fiber elongation, and secondary wall biosynthesis | John et al. (1996) |
pGhEX1 | AF043284 | Found abundantly in cotton fiber cells and regulated during fiber elongation | Orford et al. (1998) |
GhTUB1 | AF487511 | Plays a role in polar elongation of cotton fiber | Zhang et al. (2003) |
Exp1 | DQ204495 | Alpha expansin1, cell wall extension and effect on length and quality of fiber | Zhu et al. (2012) |
ACT 1 | AY305723 | Actin1, plays a major role in fiber elongation | Zhu et al. (2012) |
Pel | DQ073046 | Pectate lyase, degradation of de-esterified pectin and helps in normal fiber elongation | Zhu et al. (2012) |
Ghir_D10 | G025770 | Hypothetical protein | Prasad et al. (2022) |
Fiber strength and fineness | |||
GhCESA1 | U58283 | Upregulated at the onset of secondary wall synthesis | Pear et al. (1996) |
GhGlcAT1 | AY346330 | Glucuronosyl transferase-like protein involved in the synthesis of non-cellulosic cell wall components during fiber elongation | Wu et al. (2006) |
CelA1 | GHU58283 | Cellulose synthase | Zhu et al. (2012) |
Ghir_D05 | G003410 | Serine threonine-protein kinase transcript | Prasad et al. (2022) |
BG | DQ103699 | Beta 1,4-glucanase, loosening of primary wall and promotion of secondary cell wall synthesis | Zhu et al. (2012) |
LTP3 | AF228333 | Lipid transfer protein-encoding gene, cutin synthesis during fiber primary cell wall synthesis stage | Zhu et al. (2012) |
Ghir_A09 | G012990 | Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and bifunctional epoxide hydrolase 2-like transcripts | Prasad et al. (2022) |
WLIM1a | JX648310 | Fiber elongation and secondary wall synthesis in developing fibers | Han et al. (2013) |
GbEXPATR | DQ912951 | Enhances cotton fiber elongation through reorganizing secondary cell wall synthesis | Li et al. (2016) |
Ghir_A02G012730, Ghir_A02G012790, and Ghir_A02G012830 | - | Cellulose and cell wall biosynthesis | Chang et al. (2023) |