Table 1 Names and characteristics of fiber development-related genes
Gene | Accession code | Potential function |
|---|---|---|
14-3-3L | DQ402076 | 14-3-3-like, may participate in the regulation of fiber elongation. |
CAP | AB014884 | adenylyl cyclase associated protein, may play a functional role during early stages of cotton fiber development. |
CEL | AY574906 | endo-1,4-beta-glucanase, necessary for plant cellulose biosynthesis. |
CelA1 | GHU58283 | cellulose synthase |
CelA3 | AF150630 | cellulose synthase catalytic subunit |
CIPK1 | EF363689 | calcineurin B-like (CBL) protein-interacting protein kinases, was highly expressed in the elongating phase in developing fiber |
Exp1 | DQ204495 | alpha-expansin 1. |
Exp | DQ060250 | Expansin, directly modify the mechanical properties of cell walls, enable turgor-driven cell extension, and likely affect length and quality of cotton fibers. |
ACT1 | AY305723 | actin1, plays a major role in fiber elongation. |
BG | DQ103699 | β-1,4-glucanase, plays an important role in the loosing of the primary cell wall and in the promotion of secondary cell wall synthesis. |
ManA2 | AY187062 | beta-mannosidase, glycosyl hydrolase |
Pel | DQ073046 | pectate lyase, exclusively degrade the de-esterified pectin, may play an important role in the process of normal fiber elongation in cotton. |
POD2 | AY074794 | bacterial-induced peroxidase |
RacA | DQ667981 | small GTPase gene, might play an important role in the early stage of fiber development. |
RacB | DQ315791 | small GTPase gene, might play an important role in the early stage of fiber development. |
Sus1 | U73588 | sucrose synthase, play an important role in the initiation and elongation of cotton fiber by influencing carbon partitioning to cellulose synthesis. |
LTP3 | AF228333 | Lipid transfer protein gene, involved in cutin synthesis during the fiber primary cell wall synthesis stage |