Department of Field Crops, Food and Agriculture Vocational High School, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri, Turkey.
PeerJ. 2023 Sep 29;11:e16020. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16020. eCollection 2023.
() transcription factor (TF) gene family members play very critical roles in several biological processes like plant-spesific development and growth process, tissue regeneration, different biotic and abiotic stress responses in plant tissues and organs. The genes have been analyzed in various species. Melon ( L.), a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, is economically important and contains important molecules for nutrition and human health such as vitamins A and C, -carotenes, phenolic acids, phenolic acids, minerals and folic acid. However, no studies have been reported so far about genes in melon hence this is the first study for genes in this plant.
In this study, 40 melon TF genes were identified, which were separated into seven groups through phylogenetic analysis. Cis-acting elements showed that these genes were associated with plant growth and development, phytohormone and abiotic stress responses. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis revealed that of genes especially function in regulation and developmental processes. The and qRT-PCR expression patterns demonstrated that and are highly expressed in root and leaf tissues, and displayed a high expression in male-female flower and ovary tissues.
These results may provide important contributions for future research on the functional characterization of the melon gene family and the outputs of this study can provide information about the evolution and characteristics of melon gene family for next studies.
（）转录因子（TF）基因家族成员在植物特有的发育和生长过程、组织再生、植物组织和器官对不同生物和非生物胁迫的反应等多个生物学过程中发挥着非常关键的作用。这些基因在各种物种中都进行了分析。甜瓜（L.）是葫芦科的一员，具有重要的经济价值，含有对营养和人类健康很重要的分子，如维生素 A 和 C、β-胡萝卜素、酚酸、矿物质和叶酸。然而，迄今为止，关于甜瓜中 基因的研究尚未见报道，因此这是该植物中第一个研究 基因的研究。
在这项研究中，鉴定出了 40 个甜瓜 TF 基因，通过系统发育分析将它们分为七个组。顺式作用元件表明，这些基因与植物的生长和发育、植物激素和非生物胁迫反应有关。基因本体论（GO）分析表明，这些基因特别是在调控和发育过程中发挥作用。和 qRT-PCR 表达模式表明，和在根和叶组织中高度表达，和在雌雄花和子房组织中表达水平较高。
这些结果可能为甜瓜 基因家族的功能特征研究提供重要贡献，本研究的结果可为甜瓜 基因家族的进化和特征提供信息，为进一步研究提供参考。
