Table 1 The representative DEGs involved in citrus defense response in OE-5 transgenic plant compared to WT control

Hormone metabolism

 Cs_ont_5g033020

NCED3, a key enzyme for abscisic acid biosynthesis

-2.00

6.73

 Cs_ont_2g025170

GRAM domain family protein

-1.92

1.63

 Cs_ont_1g027050

CsSAMT1 methylating salicylic acid

-2.35

-6.98

 Cs_ont_2g022650

UDP-Glycosyltransferase affecting auxin homeostasis

1.07

4.83

 Cs_ont_2g033670

LOX2 for jasmonic acid accumulation

-1.86

-5.95

 Cs_ont_7g001050

HXXXD-type acyl-transferase family protein

1.33

-2.03

Cell wall

 Cs_ont_7g027340

UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase family protein

-1.47

2.38

 Cs_ont_5g012770

Xyloglucan galactosyltransferase

-2.67

1.21

 Cs_ont_5g007250

A protein similar to a beta-xylosidase

2.00

-1.20

 Cs_ont_4g026360

Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase-related protein

-1.90

1.34

 Cs_ont_3g025070

Beta-d-xylosidase

1.18

-2.67

Redox glutaredoxin

 Cs_ont_2g027370

Regulation of protein redox state

-1.94

2.38

 Cs_ont_4g017280

Glutathione transferases

-1.33

3.00

 Cs_ont_7g025640

Early-responsive to dehydration 9 (erd9)

-1.34

1.75

Signaling

 Cs_ont_6g012480

Calcium-binding allergen Bet v 3 (Bet v III)

-1.58

-2.22

 Cs_ont_3g000240

Calmodulin like 37 (CML37)

-2.15

2.27

 Cs_ont_4g012420

Calcium-binding EF-hand family protein

-2.56

1.34

 Cs_ont_3g011780

A Rho GTPase-activating protein

-2.41

1.55

MAPK

 Cs_ont_8g000450

Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 14 (MAPKKK14)

-1.69

4.70

Defense gene

 Cs_ont_5g034570

Kunitz family trypsin and protease inhibitor protein

1.86

-2.40

Heat shock protein

 Cs_ont_7g003880

Heat shock cognate protein 70–1 (HSC70-1)

-2.82

1.26

 Cs_ont_1g010380

Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70b)

1.51

4.50