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Genome-Wide Identification, Classification and Expression Analysis of the HSP Gene Superfamily in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis)

College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(9), 2633; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19092633
Received: 7 August 2018 / Revised: 28 August 2018 / Accepted: 3 September 2018 / Published: 5 September 2018
(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) function as molecular chaperones. These proteins are encoded by a multigene family whose members play crucial roles in plant growth, development and stress response. However, little is known about the HSP gene superfamily in tea plant. In this study, a total of 47 CsHSP genes were identified, including 7 CsHSP90, 18 CsHSP70, and 22 CssHSP genes. Phylogenetic and composition analyses showed that CsHSP proteins in the same subfamily have similar gene structures and conserved motifs, but significant differences exist in the different subfamilies. In addition, expression analysis revealed that almost all CsHSP genes were specifically expressed in one or more tissues, and significantly induced under heat and drought stress, implying that CsHSP genes play important roles in tea plant growth, development, and response to heat and drought stress. Furthermore, a potential interaction network dominated by CsHSPs, including HSP70/HSP90 organizing protein (HOP) and heat shock transcription factor (HSF), is closely related to the abovementioned processes. These results increase our understanding of CsHSP genes and their roles in tea plant, and thus, this study could contribute to the cloning and functional analysis of CsHSP genes and their encoded proteins in the future. View Full-Text
Keywords: tea plant; HSP; heat stress; drought stress; expression profile tea plant; HSP; heat stress; drought stress; expression profile
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Chen, J.; Gao, T.; Wan, S.; Zhang, Y.; Yang, J.; Yu, Y.; Wang, W. Genome-Wide Identification, Classification and Expression Analysis of the HSP Gene Superfamily in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 2633. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19092633

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Chen J, Gao T, Wan S, Zhang Y, Yang J, Yu Y, Wang W. Genome-Wide Identification, Classification and Expression Analysis of the HSP Gene Superfamily in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2018; 19(9):2633. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19092633

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Chen, Jiangfei, Tong Gao, Siqing Wan, Yongheng Zhang, Jiankun Yang, Youben Yu, and Weidong Wang. 2018. "Genome-Wide Identification, Classification and Expression Analysis of the HSP Gene Superfamily in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19, no. 9: 2633. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19092633

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