Table 2 Selected differentially regulated genes in ERF8-OE transgenic Arabidopsis plants 8 h after DEX treatment

Salicylic acid signaling

NPR1

AT1G64280

+ 4.2

5.13E-038

PR1

AT2G14610

+ 18.3

2.49E-009

PR5

AT1G75040

+ 45.5

1.98E-161

ICS1/SID2

AT1G74710

+ 873.7

1.34E-238

EDS1

AT3G48090

+ 26.1

4.50E-165

PAD4

AT3G52430

+ 105.8

3.16E-175

RIN4

AT2G17660

+ 18.2

0.017913

MAP kinase signaling in defense

MEKK1

AT4G08500

+ 4.9

7.27E-040

MKK4

AT1G51660

+ 17.4

1.13E-099

MKK5

AT3G21220

+ 9.4

7.46E-081

MEK1/MKK1

AT4G26070

+ 5

4.26E-035

MKK2

AT4G29810

+ 6.2

3.07E-070

MPK4

AT4G01370

+ 4.9

5.73E-049

MPK11

AT1G01560

+ 214.5

1.98E-166

MPK3

AT3G45640

+ 16.1

8.97E-069

MPK6

AT2G43790

+ 3.5

8.14E-031

WRKY33

AT2G38470

+ 23.1

5.04E-017

ERF104

AT5G61600

+ 4.6

2.21E-006

Cell death-related genes

Bax inhibitor 1

AT5G47120

+ 13.7

2.12E-113

Metacaspase 2

AT4G25110

+ 33.7

1.56E-100

Metacaspase 5

AT1G79330

+ 66.8

2.79E-006

Metacaspase 6

AT1G79320

+ 278.6

1.83E-021

Metacaspase 7

AT1G79310

+ 11.2

7.43E-007

Metacaspase 8

AT1G16420

+ 227.9

6.34E-128

BAG2

AT5G62100

+ 10.2

5.25E-034

BAG6

AT2G46240

+ 2.4

5.83E-013

ACD11

AT2G34690

−3.0

9.60E-023

LSD1

AT1G62830

−2.3

9.75E-008

DND1

AT5G15410

−55.3

1.51E-155

DND2

AT5G54250

−24.4

9.10E-103

ABA signaling: ABA marker genes

RD29A

AT5G52310

−5.2

1.78E-015

RD29B

AT5G52300

+ 5.9

2.20E-007

RAB18

AT1G43890

+ 3.3

1.26E-029

KIN1

AT1G14370

+ 3.3

9.78E-026

ABA receptors

PYL1

AT5G46790

+ 3.2

2.85E-025

PYL4

AT2G38310

+ 5.9

2.44E-025

PYL6

AT2G40330

+ 41.5

3.58E-067

SnRK kinases

SnRK3.15

AT5G01820

+ 2.3

1.57E-013

SnRK3.14

At4g30960

−7.4

7.44E-060

PP2Cs

ABI1

AT4g26080

NS

–

HAB1

At1g72770

NS

–

HAI1

AT5g59220

NS

–

AHG3

AT3G11410

−4.3

2.06E-031

ABA biosynthesis

ABA1

At5g67030

−5.9

5.56E-024

AAO3

AT2G27150

+ 3.0

5.34E-021

NCED3

At3g14440

−3.6

3.90E-016

NCED5

AT1G30100

+ 8.7

2.65E-015

Transcription factors

ABF3

AT4g27410

−17.3

3.18E-007

CIR1

At5g37260

−19.7

5.69E-044

At-HB12

At3g61890

−28.8

1.95E-018

RGL3

AT5G17490

−4.7

1.00E-006

NAC72 (RD26)

At4g27410

−3.0

3.18E-007

NAC18

At1g52880

−2.6

3.62E-008

Myb77

At3g50060

−2.2

0.007121

Ethylene signaling

ACS7

AT4G26200

+ 1297

2.73E-245

ACS2

AT1G01480

+ 4.5

0.003495

ACS6

AT4G11280

+ 5.8

1.48E-005

ERS1

AT2G40940

+ 2.1

1.80E-012

EIN4

AT3G04580

+ 6.6

1.14E-067

EIN3

AT3G20770

NS

5.08E-012

ERF1

AT3G23240

+ 369.5

2.37E-209

ERF4

AT3G15210

−28.8

1.36E-028

ERF8

AT1G53170

+ 127

2.07E-278

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AT5G44420

NS

–

CHI-B

AT3g12500

NS

–