Li Qingfei, Zhang Li, Chen Peiwen, Wu Chunhui, Zhang Huaixia, Yuan Jingping, Zhou Junguo, Li Xinzheng
College of Horticulture and Landscape, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China.
Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Horticultural Plant Resource Utilization and Germplasm Enhancement, Xinxiang, China.
Front Plant Sci. 2022 Mar 15;13:847754. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.847754. eCollection 2022.
(), a plant-specific transcription factor (TF) family, plays an essential role in the growth and development of plants, and in their response to biotic and abiotic stresses. However, information on in (pumpkin), an edible and medicinal vegetable used worldwide, is scarce. A total of 212 genes were identified in the genome (). Based on phylogenetic analysis, they were divided into four groups-28 AP2s, 92 ERFs, 86 dehydration-responsive element-binding (DREB) factors, and 6 ABI3/VPs (RAV). The 212 genes were unevenly distributed on the 20 chromosomes of . The results of structural analysis showed the absence of introns on 132 . Four pairs of tandem duplication and 155 pairs of segmental duplication events were identified, which indicated that segmental duplications might be the main reason for the expansion of the CmoAP2/ERF family. The analysis of -regulatory elements (CREs) showed that most of the contained hormone response elements (ABREs, EREs) in their promoters, suggesting that AP2/ERFs could contribute to the processes regulated by ethylene and abscisic acid. By comparing the transcriptome of ethephon-treated and control plants, we found that 16 were significantly upregulated after ethephon treatment. Furthermore, we determined the expression patterns of these genes at different developmental stages of female and male flowers. This study provides insights into the identification, classification, physicochemical property, phylogenetic analysis, chromosomal location, gene structure, motif identification, and CRE prediction of the AP2/ERF superfamily in . Sixteen genes were identified as ethylene-inducible genes. The results of this study will be valuable for understanding the roles of in ethylene response and should provide a foundation for elucidating the function of AP2/ERF TFs in .
AP2/ERF(乙烯应答元件结合蛋白/乙烯应答因子)是一个植物特有的转录因子(TF)家族,在植物的生长发育以及对生物和非生物胁迫的响应中发挥着重要作用。然而,关于南瓜(一种全球广泛种植的食用和药用蔬菜)中AP2/ERF的信息却很少。在南瓜基因组中共鉴定出212个AP2/ERF基因。基于系统发育分析,它们被分为四组:28个AP2基因、92个ERF基因、86个脱水响应元件结合(DREB)因子和6个ABI3/VP(RAV)基因。这212个AP2/ERF基因不均匀地分布在南瓜的20条染色体上。结构分析结果显示,132个AP2/ERF基因没有内含子。鉴定出四对串联重复和155对片段重复事件,这表明片段重复可能是南瓜AP2/ERF家族扩张的主要原因。对顺式作用元件(CREs)的分析表明,大多数AP2/ERF基因的启动子中含有激素响应元件(ABREs、EREs),这表明AP2/ERFs可能参与乙烯和脱落酸调控的过程。通过比较乙烯利处理和对照植株的转录组,我们发现乙烯利处理后有16个AP2/ERF基因显著上调。此外,我们还测定了这些基因在雌花和雄花不同发育阶段的表达模式。本研究为南瓜AP2/ERF超家族的鉴定、分类、理化性质、系统发育分析、染色体定位、基因结构、基序鉴定和顺式作用元件预测提供了见解。16个AP2/ERF基因被鉴定为乙烯诱导基因。本研究结果对于理解南瓜在乙烯应答中的作用具有重要价值,并为阐明AP2/ERF转录因子在南瓜中的功能提供了基础。