Table 7 Overview of DEGs involved in functional and regulatory proteins during drought stress
Functional proteins | Number | Regulatory proteins | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
Protection factors of macromolecules | Ion signaling | Â | |
 Heat shock protein | 24 |  Calcium signaling pathway | 21 |
 Flavonoids biosynthesis | 10 |  |  |
 LEA protein | 5 | Protein kinase, phosphatases for osmotic stress | |
 Universal stress protein | 4 |  MAPK signaling pathway | 44 |
 Osmotin | 3 |  Protein phosphatase | 40 |
Water channels, Transporters | Â | Osmotic stress-activated phospholipid signaling | Â |
 Transporter | 20 |  Diacylglycerol | 6 |
 Aquaporin | 12 |  Phospholipase C | 4 |
Osmolyte biosynthesis | Â | Detoxification signaling | Â |
 Proline | 20 |  Heavy Metal Transport/Detoxification Protein | 4 |
 Trehalose | 3 |  |  |
 Sucrose | 2 | Transcription factor |  |
 Raffinose | 1 |  C3HC4-type RING finger | 19 |
 Betaine | 1 |  MYB | 11 |
 Mannitol | 1 |  bZIP | 9 |
|  |  |  NAC | 8 |
Detoxification enzymes group |  |  CBF/NF-Y | 7 |
 Glutathione S-transferase | 22 |  C2H2-type RING finger | 7 |
 Superoxide dismutase | 4 |  PHD-finger | 7 |
 Soluble epoxide hydrolase | 2 |  WRKY | 4 |
 Catalase | 1 |  bHLH | 4 |
 Ascorbic peroxidase | 1 |  ERF/AP2 | 1 |