College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
Sugarcane Research Institute, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Apr 12;24(8):7102. doi: 10.3390/ijms24087102.
The AP2/ERF transcription factor family is one of the most important gene families in plants and plays a vital role in plant abiotic stress responses. Although is very important in the genetic improvement of sugarcane, there are few studies concerning genes in . Here, we identified 145 genes in the genome. Phylogenetic analysis classified them into five subfamilies. Evolutionary analysis showed that tandem and segmental duplication contributed to the expansion of the EfAP2/ERF family. Protein interaction analysis showed that twenty-eight EfAP2/ERF proteins and five other proteins had potential interaction relationships. Multiple cis-acting elements present in the promoter were related to abiotic stress response, suggesting that may contribute to adaptation to environmental changes. Transcriptomic and RT-qPCR analyses revealed that , , , , , , and responded to cold stress, and responded to drought stress, and , , , , and responded to ABA treatment. These results will be helpful for better understanding the molecular features and biological role of the genes and lay a foundation for further research on the function of genes and the regulatory mechanism of the abiotic stress response.
AP2/ERF 转录因子家族是植物中最重要的基因家族之一,在植物非生物胁迫响应中起着至关重要的作用。虽然在甘蔗的遗传改良中非常重要,但关于 的基因研究很少。在这里,我们在 基因组中鉴定出 145 个 基因。系统发育分析将它们分为五个亚家族。进化分析表明,串联和片段重复导致 EfAP2/ERF 家族的扩张。蛋白相互作用分析表明,28 个 EfAP2/ERF 蛋白和其他五个蛋白具有潜在的相互作用关系。 启动子中存在的多个顺式作用元件与非生物胁迫响应有关,表明 可能有助于适应环境变化。转录组和 RT-qPCR 分析表明, 、 、 、 、 、 和 对冷胁迫有响应, 、 对干旱胁迫有响应, 、 、 、 和 对 ABA 处理有响应。这些结果将有助于更好地理解 基因的分子特征和生物学功能,并为进一步研究 基因的功能和非生物胁迫响应的调控机制奠定基础。