TF Genes Response to/ Regulation Processes involved in Reference
WRKY
AtWRKY12
Up regulated under Cd
Represses GSH1 expression to negatively regulates cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis
Han et al, 2019
AtWRKY13 Up regulated under Cd Activates PDR8 expression to positively regulate cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis Sheng et al., 2019
GmWRKY142 Up regulated under Cd Confers cadmium resistance by upregulating the cadmium tolerance 1-like genes Li et al, 2022
WRKY33 Ubiquitin ligase-ATL31 Upregulation under HM-stress (i.e., Cd) Regulating HM uptake via iron-regulated transporter 1 regulation Zhang et al., 2023
RsWRKY Up regulated under Cd and Pb unknown Karanja et al., 2017
bZIP
ZmbZIP1 Differential regulation in response to various stresses (i.e Cd) Enhances antioxidant enzyme activity Wang et al., 2010
GubZIP Expressed specifically in different tissues under Cd stress Affect protein–protein interaction networks and plays an important role in plant growth and stress responses Han et al., 2021
OsBZIP23 Cultivar dependant Related to the tolerance of rice to Cd stress and affected Cd accumulation in rice grains Pan et al., 2021
BnbZIP2/3 Up regulated under drought and heavy metal Cd stress. Involved in plant growth, development, and stress signalling Huang et al., 2016
AB15 Up regulated under Cd Interacts with MYB49 and prevented its binding to the downstream genes, resulting in inactivation of IRT1 and reduced Cd uptake Zhang et al., 2019
TGA3L Upregulation under Chromate (Cr(VI) Generation of H2S, triggering HM-defence, reducing Cr(VI) accumulation Fang et al., 2017
GmbZIP152A Upregulation under multiple stresses including Cr(VI) Regulation of antioxidant enzyme activity Chai et al., 2022
RSbZIP10 Downregulation under Cr(VI) Oxidative stress responses Fan et al., 2019
MYB
OsMYB45 Downregulation increases Cd sensitivity Maintaining redox homeostasis via antioxidant activity Hu et al., 2017
SbMYB15 Up regulated under Cd Ni Cadmium and nickel tolerance in transgenic tobacco Sapara et al., 2019
AtMYB4 Up regulated under Cd Improves antioxidant defence systems and enhances expression of PCS1 and MT1C under Cd-stress in Arabidopsis Agarwal et al., 2020
JrMYB2 Up regulated under Cd Improve CdCl2 stress tolerance Xu et al., 2018
OsARM1 Upregulation reduces HM (i.e As) tolerance, Downregulation improves tolerance Regulation of shoot to root HM uptake Wang et al., 2017
HSF
SaHSfA4c Up regulated under Cd Enhances Cd tolerance by ROS -scavenger activities and shock proteins expression Chen et al., 2020
TaHsfA4a Up regulated under Cd Upregulates MT gene expression for Cd tolerance Shim et al., 2009.
PvBip1 Up regulated under Cd Participates in the reconstruction of proteins and improves intracellular homeostasis to increase cadmium tolerance. Song et al., 2018
HSF1A Up regulated under Cd Upregulates melatonin biosynthesis to confer cadmium tolerance in tomato plants Cai et al., 2017