Zhang Na, Huang Xing, Bao Yaning, Wang Bo, Zeng Hongxia, Cheng Weishun, Tang Mi, Li Yuhua, Ren Jian, Sun Yuhong
Institute of Crop Science, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, Huangpi District, Wuhan, 430345 Hubei Province China.
Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, #4 Xueyuan Road, Longhua District, Haikou, 571101 China.
Physiol Mol Biol Plants. 2017 Jul;23(3):619-628. doi: 10.1007/s12298-017-0442-y. Epub 2017 May 12.
The early auxin responsive SAUR family is an important gene family in auxin signal transduction. We here present the first report of a genome-wide identification of SAUR genes in watermelon genome. We successfully identified 65 and provide a genomic framework for future study on these genes. Phylogenetic result revealed a Cucurbitaceae-specific SAUR subfamily and contribute to understanding of the evolutionary pattern of SAUR genes in plants. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis demonstrates the existed expression of 11 randomly selected SAUR genes in watermelon tissues. was highly expressed in fruit, for which further study might bring a new prospective for watermelon fruit development. Moreover, correlation analysis revealed the similar expression profiles of SAUR genes between watermelon and Arabidopsis during shoot organogenesis. This work gives us a new support for the conserved auxin machinery in plants.
早期生长素响应SAUR家族是生长素信号转导中的一个重要基因家族。我们在此首次报告了对西瓜基因组中SAUR基因进行全基因组鉴定的结果。我们成功鉴定出65个SAUR基因,并为这些基因的未来研究提供了一个基因组框架。系统发育结果揭示了一个葫芦科特有的SAUR亚家族,有助于理解植物中SAUR基因的进化模式。定量RT-PCR分析表明,随机选择的11个SAUR基因在西瓜组织中存在表达。其中一个在果实中高度表达,对此进行进一步研究可能为西瓜果实发育带来新的前景。此外,相关性分析揭示了在茎器官发生过程中,西瓜和拟南芥中SAUR基因的表达谱相似。这项工作为植物中保守的生长素机制提供了新的支持。