“…In contrast, other genes maintained upregulation patterns for protein processing in ER and ubiquitination ( Derlin , Sec 61 , OS9 , Ubx , p97 , Ufd1 , UbcH5 , HRD1 , SAR1 ) in V. darrowii at 6-h stress, and a few specific genes showed upregulation ( Ubx , Ufd1 , and Sec23/24 , cull ) and downregulation ( eLF2 ) patterns at 9-h stress. Previous studies reported DEGs involved in protein processing in ER such as protein homeostasis (sHSF), luminal chaperon ( NEF, GRP94 ), chaperon binding protein (BiP), protein folding machinery ( CRT , CNX , PDIs , UGGT , HSPs), protein translocation ( Sec 61, 23/24), and ubiquitination ( Derlin , OS9 , Ubx , p97, Ufd1 , UbcH5 , HRD1 , SAR1 ) and other mechanisms involved in the heat stress response in plants [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. The differential expression patterns of protein processing genes in ER suggest a prevalence in differential response and possible protein homeostasis and repair mechanisms under heat stress in blueberry species.…”