biostudies-literatureUnknown13Zheng Y<i>Zoysia matrella</i> is a salt-tolerant turfgrass grown in areas with high soil salinity irrigated with effluent water. Previous studies focused on explaining the regulatory mechanism of <i>Z. matrella</i> salt-tolerance at phenotypic and physiological levels. However, the molecular mechanism associated with salt tolerance of <i>Z. matrella</i> remained unclear. In this study, a high-efficient method named FOX (full-length cDNA overexpression) hunting system was used to search for salt-tolerant genes in <i>Z. matrella</i>. Eleven candidate genes, including several known or novel salt-tolerant genes involved in different metabolism pathways, were identified. These genes exhibited inducible expression under salt stress condition. Furthermore, a novel salt-inducible candidate gene <i>ZmGnTLFrontiers in plant science1063436https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9714509biostudies-literatureMining for salt-tolerant genes from halophyte <i>Zoysia matrella</i> using FOX system and functional analysis of <i>ZmGnTL</i>.PMC9714509Zheng YLiu JWang RChen JGuo HChen YZong JKong WfalseMining for salt-tolerant genes from halophyte <i>Zoysia matrella</i> using FOX system and functional analysis of <i>ZmGnTL</i>.<i>Zoysia matrella</i> is a salt-tolerant turfgrass grown in areas with high soil salinity irrigated with effluent water. Previous studies focused on explaining the regulatory mechanism of <i>Z. matrella</i> salt-tolerance at phenotypic and physiological levels. However, the molecular mechanism associated with salt tolerance of <i>Z. matrella</i> remained unclear. In this study, a high-efficient method named FOX (full-length cDNA overexpression) hunting system was used to search for salt-tolerant genes in <i>Z. matrella</i>. Eleven candidate genes, including several known or novel salt-tolerant genes involved in different metabolism pathways, were identified. These genes exhibited inducible expression under salt stress condition. Furthermore, a novel salt-inducible candidate gene <i>ZmGnTL2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-06-01T01:57:19.256Z2024-11-14T17:39:49.76ZS-EPMC97145093646628710.3389/fpls.2022.1063436