biostudies-literatureUnknown13Sun CNatural Science Foundation of Zhejiang ProvinceNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaSaline stress is a significant factor that caused crop growth inhibition and yield decline. SHORT INTERNODES/STYLISH (SHI/STY) and SHI-RELATED SEQUENCE (SRS) transcription factors are specific to plants and share a conserved RING-like zinc-finger domain (CX₂CX₇CX₄CX₂C₂X₆C). However, the functions of <i>SHI</i>/<i>STY</i> and <i>SRS</i> genes in cotton responses to salt stress remain unclear. In this study, 26 <i>GhSRSs</i> were identified in <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i>, which further divided into three subgroups. Phylogenetic analysis of 88 <i>SRSs</i> from8 plant species revealed independent evolutionary pattern in some of <i>SRSs</i> derived from monocots. Conserved domain and subcellular location predication of GhSRSs suggeFrontiers in plant science1078083https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9846857biostudies-literatureGenome-wide characterization of the <i>SHORT INTER-NODES/STYLISH</i> and <i>Shi-Related Sequence</i> family in <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i> and functional identification of <i>GhSRS21</i> under salt stress.PMC9846857Wang MYu LSun CZhang SGu QfalseGenome-wide characterization of the <i>SHORT INTER-NODES/STYLISH</i> and <i>Shi-Related Sequence</i> family in <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i> and functional identification of <i>GhSRS21</i> under salt stress.Saline stress is a significant factor that caused crop growth inhibition and yield decline. SHORT INTERNODES/STYLISH (SHI/STY) and SHI-RELATED SEQUENCE (SRS) transcription factors are specific to plants and share a conserved RING-like zinc-finger domain (CX₂CX₇CX₄CX₂C₂X₆C). However, the functions of <i>SHI</i>/<i>STY</i> and <i>SRS</i> genes in cotton responses to salt stress remain unclear. In this study, 26 <i>GhSRSs</i> were identified in <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i>, which further divided into three subgroups. Phylogenetic analysis of 88 <i>SRSs</i> from8 plant species revealed independent evolutionary pattern in some of <i>SRSs</i> derived from monocots. Conserved domain and subcellular location predication of GhSRSs sugge2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222026-05-27T22:39:55.1Z2024-11-15T20:05:48.916ZS-EPMC98468573668473510.3389/fpls.2022.1078083