Genome-Wide Identification of Papain-Like Cysteine Proteases in Gossypium hirsutum and Functional Characterization in Response to Verticillium dahliae
Cotton, a natural fiber producing crop of huge importance, is often prone to attack of Verticillium dahliae.Papain-like cysteine proteases (PLCPs) constitute a large family in plants and were proposed to involve in plant defense against pathogen attack in a number of studies.However, there is no detailed characterization of PLCP genes in cotton aga