Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals key cadmium transport-related genes in roots of two pak choi (Brassica rapa L. ssp. chinensis) cultivars

Table 3 Critical DEGs involved in Cd transport in roots of two pak choi genotypes from this study and their putative roles from the literature

Unigene ID	NR Description	Gene name	log₂Ratio^a	p-adjusted	log₂Ratio^b	p-adjusted	log₂Ratio^c	p-adjusted	Reference
Plasma membrane-localized transporters
c107673_g1	zinc transporter 3	ZIP3	1.5388	0.057222	0.5221	1	−1.4552	0.023467	[28, 41]
c94974_g1	zinc transporter 2	ZIP2	1.7162	9.0557E-09	1.4462	0.00008204	−0.4343	0.59414	[28, 41]
c83324_g1	Fe²⁺ transport protein 1	IRT1	2.5396	0.12262	1.4140	1	−2.8878	0.013235	[42]
c110664_g1	Fe²⁺ transport protein 1	IRT1	1.0774	0.44309	−0.2944	1	−2.3726	0.00015383	[42]
c104564_g2	cadmium/zinc-transporting ATPase HMA2	HMA2	1.0251	0.30443	−0.0342	1	−1.0753	0.046561	[9, 38]
c114436_g2	cadmium/zinc-transporting ATPase HMA4	HMA4	0.0924	1	−0.0435	1	0.6318	0.026928	[34]
Tonoplast-localized transporters
c91919_g2	ABC transporter C family member 7	MRP7	0.1662	1	−0.1586	1	−0.8707	0.033998	[31]
c98477_g1	copper transporter 5	COPT5	−0.1600	1	−0.5146	0.81771	−0.8643	0.0018347	[55]
c103007_g2	vacuolar cation/proton exchanger 4	CAX4	0.3642	1	−0.2353	1	−0.7353	0.02893	[40]
c105132_g2	cadmium/zinc-transporting ATPase HMA3	HMA3	0.2008	1	0.3235	1	1.9350	7.0614E-09	[10]
c103846_g1	metal tolerance protein C3	MTP3	0.7265	0.79549	0.0521	1	−1.4629	0.002138	[53]

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