School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Quality Improvement and Efficient Nutrient Use for Main Economic Crops, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Aug 6;23(15):8762. doi: 10.3390/ijms23158762.
Phytohormone-related transcription factors (TFs) are involved in regulating stress responses and plant growth. However, systematic analysis of these in Brassicaceae is limited, and their functions in stress adaptation and plant height (PH) regulation remain unclear. In this study, 2115 hormone-related were identified in nine Brassicaceae species. Specific domains were found in several Brassicaceae hormone-related TFs, which may be associated with diverse functions. Syntenic analysis indicated that expansion of these genes was mainly caused by segmental duplication, with whole-genome duplication occurring in some species. Differential expression analysis and gene co-expression network analysis identified seven phytohormone-related (, , , , , , and ) as possible key genes for cadmium (Cd) toxicity, salinity stress, and potassium (K) and nitrogen (N) deficiencies. Furthermore, and may play essential roles in plant height. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) identified 15 phytohormone-related and their potential target genes regulating stress adaptation and plant height. Among the above genes, and responded to four different stresses simultaneously, and was identified in two dwarf rapeseeds. In summary, several candidate genes for stress resistance ( and ) and plant height () were identified. These findings should help elucidate the biological roles of Brassicaceae hormone-related , and the identified candidate genes should provide a genetic resource for the potential development of stress-tolerant and dwarf oilseed plants.
植物激素相关转录因子(TFs)参与调控植物的应激反应和生长。然而,拟南芥科中这些 TF 的系统分析还很有限,它们在应激适应和株高(PH)调节中的功能尚不清楚。在本研究中,从 9 个拟南芥科物种中鉴定出了 2115 个激素相关 TF。在几种拟南芥科激素相关 TF 中发现了特定的结构域,这些结构域可能与多种功能相关。共线性分析表明,这些基因的扩张主要是由于片段重复引起的,而在一些物种中发生了全基因组重复。差异表达分析和基因共表达网络分析鉴定出 7 个与镉(Cd)毒性、盐胁迫以及钾(K)和氮(N)缺乏相关的植物激素相关 TF(、、、、、和)可能是关键基因。此外,和可能在株高方面发挥重要作用。加权基因共表达网络分析(WGCNA)鉴定出 15 个植物激素相关 TF 及其潜在的靶基因,这些基因可能参与调控植物的应激适应和株高。在上述基因中,和同时对四种不同的胁迫做出响应,而在两个矮油菜品种中鉴定到了。综上所述,鉴定到了一些与应激抗性(和)和株高()相关的候选基因。这些发现应该有助于阐明拟南芥科激素相关 TF 的生物学功能,同时鉴定到的候选基因也应该为潜在的耐应激和矮化油籽植物的开发提供遗传资源。