Research Article

Toward Coalescing Gene Expression and Function with QTLs of Water-Deficit Stress in Cotton

Table 5

Cotton QTLs with Arabidopsis syntenic regions and associated orthologous stress related genes.

Cotton QTL regionaArabidopsis syntenic segmentsbArabidopsis genesGene function

C, FF
(Chr. 2; 64–77.6 cM)
D05.99AT1G23130Defense response

OP, Ch-a
(Chr. 4; 29–93.5 cM)
D03.92AT1G09250Regulation of transcription
D06.26AT1G31930G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
D08.54AT3G21240Response to UV, response to wounding
D11.56AT2G45070Protein transporter activity

BW, DM, SC, HI
(Chr. 5; 36.7–106.2 cM)
D05.114AT1G77760Response to light stimulus
D15.111AT3G16940Calmodulin binding, transcription regulator activity
D23.119AT5G09800Protein ubiquitination
D01.119AT4G00720Kinase activity
D01.121AT1G23740Zinc ion binding
D02.120AT2G32250Response to red or far red light, zinc ion binding
D10.124AT2G17290Abscisic acid mediated signaling, regulation of stomatal movement
D11.122AT2G35890Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity
D12.116AT5G28000Response to biotic stimulus, defense response
D12.121AT3G05530Calmodulin binding, ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
DS07.115AT5G23420Regulation of transcription
DS07.115AT5G23540Ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process

FS
(Chr. 7; 91.2–131.4 cM)
D01.150AT1G03010Response to light stimulus, signal transducer activity
D11.66AT2G37250Nucleotide kinase activity
D11.66AT2G37710Kinase activity
D12.153AT3G02940Response to salicylic acid stimulus, regulation of transcription
D23.149AT5G64330Signal transducer activity
D23.33AT5G65020Calcium-dependent phospholipid binding

SC, HI, BW, OP
(Chr. 7; 167–217 cM)
D02.67AT2G31750Abscisic acid glucosyltransferase activity
D03.143AT1G12270Response to stress
D09.70AT5G41360Response to UV-B
D09.70AT5G42020Response to heat
D15.164AT4G14130Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase-related protein
D15.164AT3G23830Response to osmotic stress, response to salt stress
DS02.34AT3G26700Kinase activity
DS02.69AT3G26700Kinase activity

Ch-a, Chl-b, δ13C
(Chr. 8; 44.9–52.3 cM)
D06.183AT1G31930G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway
D06.29AT1G32640Response to desiccation, response to abscisic acid stimulus
D10.73AT2G22800Regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
D21.17AT5G47030ATP synthesis coupled proton transport

OP, SC, CT, HI
(Chr. 10; 77.5–122.2 cM)
D10.232AT4G37930Oxygen and reactive oxygen species metabolic process
D10.232AT5G20720Response to cold, calmodulin binding
D17.231AT2G43220Zinc ion binding
D07.243AT4G09460 (MYB2.1)Response to abscisic acid stimulus, response to salt stress, response to ethylene stimulus
D11.165AT3G61150Regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent

BW, HI, SC
(Chr. 12; 0–25.5 cM)
D10.175AT4G37930Oxygen and reactive oxygen species metabolic process
D17.269AT3G43810Calcium-mediated signaling

HI, SC
(Chr. 13; 42.6–50.7 cM)
D03.88AT1G08810Stomatal movement, response to water deprivation, abscisic acid stimulus, salt stress, salicylic acid stimulus
D12.292AT5G18100Oxygen and reactive oxygen species metabolic process copper, zinc superoxide dismutase activity

OP
(Chr. 13; 131.5–149.7 cM)
D10.303AT4G37930Oxygen and reactive oxygen species metabolic process
D10.303AT4G38230Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity
D10.304AT2G21510Heat shock protein binding
D11.187AT2G37290Regulation of Rab GTPase activity

Chromosome and location of QTLs are shown in brackets.
bArabidopsis duplicates [16].