Identification, Expression, and Interaction Network Analyses of the CDPK Gene Family Reveal Their Involvement in the Development, Ripening, and Abiotic Stress Response in Banana

Histone modification is an important epigenetic modification that controls gene transcriptional regulation in eukaryotes. Histone methylation is accomplished by histone methyltransferase and can occur on two amino acid residues, arginine and lysine. JumonjiC (JmjC) domain-containing histone demethylase regulates gene transcription and chromatin structure by changing the methylation state of the lysine residue site and plays an important role in plant growth and development. In this study, we carried out genome-wide identification and comprehensive analysis of JmjC genes in the allotetraploid cotton species Gossypium hirsutum. In total, 50 JmjC genes were identified and in G. hirsutum, and 25 JmjC genes were identified in its two diploid progenitors, G. arboreum and G. raimondii, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis divided these JmjC genes into five subfamilies. A collinearity analysis of the two subgenomes of G. hirsutum and the genomes of G. arboreum and G. raimondii uncovered a one-to-one relationship between homologous genes of the JmjC gene family. Most homologs in the JmjC gene family between A and D subgenomes of G. hirsutum have similar exon-intron structures, which indicated that JmjC family genes were conserved after the polyploidization. All G. hirsutumJmjC genes were found to have a typical JmjC domain, and some genes also possess other special domains important for their function. Analysis of promoter regions revealed that cis-acting elements, such as those related to hormone and abiotic stress response, were enriched in G. hirsutum JmjC genes. According to a reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis, most G. hirsutumJmjC genes had high abundance expression at developmental stages of fibers, suggesting that they might participate in cotton fiber development. In addition, some G. hirsutumJmjC genes were found to have different degrees of response to cold or osmotic stress, thus indicating their potential role in these types of abiotic stress response. Our results provide useful information for understanding the evolutionary history and biological function of JmjC genes in cotton.

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Genome-Wide Analysis of the IQM Gene Family in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants10091949 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 1949

Author(s):

Tian Fan ◽

Tianxiao Lv ◽

Chuping Xie ◽

Yuping Zhou ◽

Changen Tian

Keyword(s):

Abiotic Stress ◽

Stress Response ◽

Gene Family ◽

Expression Profiles ◽

Expression Patterns ◽

Abiotic Stress Response ◽

Biotic And Abiotic Stress ◽

Yeast Two Hybrid ◽

Iq Motif ◽

Two Hybrid

Members of the IQM (IQ-Motif Containing) gene family are involved in plant growth and developmental processes, biotic and abiotic stress response. To systematically analyze the IQM gene family and their expression profiles under diverse biotic and abiotic stresses, we identified 8 IQM genes in the rice genome. In the current study, the whole genome identification and characterization of OsIQMs, including the gene and protein structure, genome localization, phylogenetic relationship, gene expression and yeast two-hybrid were performed. Eight IQM genes were classified into three subfamilies (I–III) according to the phylogenetic analysis. Gene structure and protein motif analyses showed that these IQM genes are relatively conserved within each subfamily of rice. The 8 OsIQM genes are distributed on seven out of the twelve chromosomes, with three IQM gene pairs involved in segmental duplication events. The evolutionary patterns analysis revealed that the IQM genes underwent a large-scale event within the last 20 to 9 million years. In addition, quantitative real-time PCR analysis of eight OsIQMs genes displayed different expression patterns at different developmental stages and in different tissues as well as showed that most IQM genes were responsive to PEG, NaCl, jasmonic acid (JA), abscisic acid (ABA) treatment, suggesting their crucial roles in biotic, and abiotic stress response. Additionally, a yeast two-hybrid assay showed that OsIQMs can interact with OsCaMs, and the IQ motif of OsIQMs is required for OsIQMs to combine with OsCaMs. Our results will be valuable to further characterize the important biological functions of rice IQM genes.

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An abscisic acid-responsive protein interaction network for sucrose non-fermenting related kinase1 in abiotic stress response

Communications Biology ◽

10.1038/s42003-020-0866-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carina Steliana Carianopol ◽

Aaron Lorheed Chan ◽

Shaowei Dong ◽

Nicholas J. Provart ◽

Shelley Lumba ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abscisic Acid ◽

Abiotic Stress ◽

Stress Response ◽

Stress Responses ◽

Energy Homeostasis ◽

Plant Stress ◽

Interaction Network ◽

Abiotic Stress Response ◽

Functional Studies ◽

Transcriptional Changes

AbstractYeast Snf1 (Sucrose non-fermenting1), mammalian AMPK (5′ AMP-activated protein kinase) and plant SnRK1 (Snf1-Related Kinase1) are conserved heterotrimeric kinase complexes that re-establish energy homeostasis following stress. The hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a crucial role in plant stress response. Activation of SnRK1 or ABA signaling results in overlapping transcriptional changes, suggesting these stress pathways share common targets. To investigate how SnRK1 and ABA interact during stress response in Arabidopsis thaliana, we screened the SnRK1 complex by yeast two-hybrid against a library of proteins encoded by 258 ABA-regulated genes. Here, we identify 125 SnRK1- interacting proteins (SnIPs). Network analysis indicates that a subset of SnIPs form signaling modules in response to abiotic stress. Functional studies show the involvement of SnRK1 and select SnIPs in abiotic stress responses. This targeted study uncovers the largest set of SnRK1 interactors, which can be used to further characterize SnRK1 role in plant survival under stress.

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Rice Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Gene Family and Its Role in Biotic and Abiotic Stress Response

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology ◽

10.1111/j.1744-7909.2007.00501.x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 49 (6) ◽

pp. 751-759 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

Jai S. Rohila ◽

Yinong Yang

Keyword(s):

Abiotic Stress ◽

Stress Response ◽

Protein Kinase ◽

Gene Family ◽

Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽

Abiotic Stress Response ◽

Biotic And Abiotic Stress ◽

Kinase Gene ◽

Mitogen Activated Protein ◽

Protein Kinase Gene

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Genome-wide Identification and Abiotic Stress Response Pattern Analysis of NF-Y Gene Family in Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea L.)

Tropical Plant Biology ◽

10.1007/s12042-021-09295-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Qian Wan ◽

Lu Luo ◽

Xiurong Zhang ◽

Yuying Lv ◽

Suqing Zhu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abiotic Stress ◽

Stress Response ◽

Gene Family ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Expression Patterns ◽

Regulatory Region ◽

Amino Acid Sequences ◽

Start Codon ◽

Abiotic Stress Response ◽

Specific Expression

AbstractThe nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) transcription factor (TF) family consists of three subfamilies NF-YA, NF-YB and NF-YC. Many studies have proven that NF-Y complex plays multiple essential roles in stress response in Arabidopsis and other plant species. However, little attention has been given to these genes in peanut. In this study, thirty-three AhNF-Y genes were identified in cultivated peanut and they were distributed on 16 chromosomes. A phylogenetic analysis of the NF-Y amino acid sequences indicated that the peanut NF-Y proteins were clustered in pairs at the end of the branches and showed high conservation with previous reported plant NF-Ys. Evolutionary history analysis showed that only segmental duplication contributed to expansion of this gene family. Analysis of the 1500-bp regulatory regions upstream the start codon showed that, except for AhNF-YB6, peanut NF-Ys contained at least one abiotic stress response element in their regulatory region. Expression patterns of peanut NF-Ys in 22 tissues and developmental stages were analyzed. A few NF-Ys showed universal expression patterns, while most NF-Ys showed specific expression patterns. Through RNA-seq and qRT-PCR analyses, expression of six AhNF-Y genes was induced under salt stress in leaves or roots. In addition, AhNF-YA4/8/11, NF-YB4 and NF-YC2/8 also responded to osmotic stress, ABA (abscisic acid) and salicylic acid (SA) treatment.

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Identification of the Golden-2-like transcription factors gene family in Gossypium hirsutum

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.12484 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. e12484

Author(s):

Zilin Zhao ◽

Jiaran Shuang ◽

Zhaoguo Li ◽

Huimin Xiao ◽

Yuling Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Transcription Factors ◽

Abiotic Stress ◽

Stress Response ◽

Gossypium Hirsutum ◽

Gene Family ◽

Expression Patterns ◽

Regulatory Elements ◽

Abiotic Stress Response ◽

Qrt Pcr

Background Golden2-Like (GLK) transcription factors are a type of transcriptional regulator in plants. They play a pivotal role in the plant physiological activity process and abiotic stress response. Methods In this study, the potential function of GLK family genes in Gossypium hirsutum was studied based on genomic identification, phylogenetic analysis, chromosome mapping and cis-regulatory elements prediction. Gene expression of nine key genes were analyzed by qRT-PCR experiments. Results Herein, we identified a total of 146 GhGLK genes in Gossypium hirsutum, which were unevenly distributed on each of the chromosomes. There were significant differences in the number and location of genes between the At sub-genome and the Dt sub-genome. According to the phylogenetic analysis, they were divided into ten subgroups, each of which had very similar number and structure of exons and introns. Some cis-regulatory elements were identified through promoter analysis, including five types of elements related to abiotic stress response, five types of elements related to phytohormone and five types of elements involved in growth and development. Based on public transcriptome data analysis, we identified nine key GhGLKs involved in salt, cold, and drought stress. The qRT-PCR results showed that these genes had different expression patterns under these stress conditions, suggesting that GhGLK genes played an important role in abiotic stress response. This study laid a theoretical foundation for the screening and functional verification of genes related to stress resistance of GLK gene family in cotton.

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Unraveling the role of tomato Bcl-2-associated athanogene (BAG) proteins during abiotic stress response and fruit ripening

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-01185-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Irfan ◽

Pankaj Kumar ◽

Irshad Ahmad ◽

Asis Datta

Keyword(s):

Abiotic Stress ◽

Stress Response ◽

Subcellular Localization ◽

Plant Development ◽

Fruit Ripening ◽

Interaction Network ◽

In Planta ◽

Abiotic Stress Response ◽

Specific Expression

AbstractB-cell lymphoma2 (Bcl-2)-associated athanogene (BAG) family proteins are evolutionary conserved across all eukaryotes. These proteins interact with HSP70/HSC70 and function as co-chaperones during stress response and developmental pathways. Compared to the animal counterpart, the BAG proteins in plants are much less studied and primarily Arabidopsis BAG proteins have been identified and characterized for their role in programmed cell death, homeostasis, growth and development, abiotic and biotic stress response. Here, we have identified BAG protein family (SlBAGs) in tomato, an economically important and a model fruit crop using genome-wide scanning. We have performed phylogenetic analysis, genes architecture assessment, chromosomal location and in silico promoter analysis. Our data suggest that SlBAGs show differential tissue specific expression pattern during plant development particularly fruit development and ripening. Furthermore, we reported that expression of SlBAGs is modulated during abiotic stresses and is regulated by stress hormones ABA and ethylene. In planta subcellular localization reveals their diverse subcellular localization, and many members are localized in nucleus and cytoplasm. Like previous reports, our protein–protein interaction network and yeast two-hybrid analysis uncover that SlBAGs interact with HSP70. The current study provides insights into role of SlBAGs in plant development particualry fruit ripening and abiotic stress response.

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Genome-wide analysis of the serine carboxypeptidase-like protein family in Triticum aestivum reveals TaSCPL184-6D is involved in abiotic stress response

BMC Genomics ◽

10.1186/s12864-021-07647-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Xiaomin Xu ◽

Lili Zhang ◽

Wan Zhao ◽

Liang Fu ◽

Yuxuan Han ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Abiotic Stress ◽

Stress Response ◽

Salt Tolerance ◽

Gene Family ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Structural Characteristics ◽

Expression Profiles ◽

Abiotic Stress Response ◽

Serine Carboxypeptidase ◽

Drought And Salt Tolerance

Abstract Background The serine carboxypeptidase-like protein (SCPL) family plays a vital role in stress response, growth, development and pathogen defense. However, the identification and functional analysis of SCPL gene family members have not yet been performed in wheat. Results In this study, we identified a total of 210 candidate genes encoding SCPL proteins in wheat. According to their structural characteristics, it is possible to divide these members into three subfamilies: CPI, CPII and CPIII. We uncovered a total of 209 TaSCPL genes unevenly distributed across 21 wheat chromosomes, of which 65.7% are present in triads. Gene duplication analysis showed that ~ 10.5% and ~ 64.8% of the TaSCPL genes are derived from tandem and segmental duplication events, respectively. Moreover, the Ka/Ks ratios between duplicated TaSCPL gene pairs were lower than 0.6, which suggests the action of strong purifying selection. Gene structure analysis showed that most of the TaSCPL genes contain multiple introns and that the motifs present in each subfamily are relatively conserved. Our analysis on cis-acting elements showed that the promoter sequences of TaSCPL genes are enriched in drought-, ABA- and MeJA-responsive elements. In addition, we studied the expression profiles of TaSCPL genes in different tissues at different developmental stages. We then evaluated the expression levels of four TaSCPL genes by qRT-PCR, and selected TaSCPL184-6D for further downstream analysis. The results showed an enhanced drought and salt tolerance among TaSCPL184-6D transgenic Arabidopsis plants, and that the overexpression of the gene increased proline and decreased malondialdehyde levels, which might help plants adapting to adverse environments. Our results provide comprehensive analyses of wheat SCPL genes that might work as a reference for future studies aimed at improving drought and salt tolerance in wheat. Conclusions We conducte a comprehensive bioinformatic analysis of the TaSCPL gene family in wheat, which revealing the potential roles of TaSCPL genes in abiotic stress. Our analysis also provides useful resources for improving the resistance of wheat.

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