Genome-Wide Characterization of WRKY Transcription Factors Revealed Gene Duplication and Diversification in Populations of Wild to Domesticated Barley
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Genome-Wide Identification of WRKYs in Wild and Cultivated Barley
2.2. Classification and Domain Composition of WRKY Proteins
2.3. The Duplication Events in Barley HvWRKYs
2.4. Sequence Diversity of WRKYs in Wild and Cultivated Barley
2.5. Selection of WRKY9 in Wild and Cultivated Barley
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Data Resources
4.2. Identification of WRKYs in Wild and Cultivated Barley
4.3. Tissue and Temporal Expression
4.4. Diversity Analysis in Wild and Cultivated Barley Populations
4.5. Subcellular Localization in N. benthamiana
4.6. Transcriptional Activation in Yeast
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Kan, J.; Gao, G.; He, Q.; Gao, Q.; Jiang, C.; Ahmar, S.; Liu, J.; Zhang, J.; Yang, P. Genome-Wide Characterization of WRKY Transcription Factors Revealed Gene Duplication and Diversification in Populations of Wild to Domesticated Barley. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 5354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105354
Kan J, Gao G, He Q, Gao Q, Jiang C, Ahmar S, Liu J, Zhang J, Yang P. Genome-Wide Characterization of WRKY Transcription Factors Revealed Gene Duplication and Diversification in Populations of Wild to Domesticated Barley. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(10):5354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105354
Chicago/Turabian StyleKan, Jinhong, Guangqi Gao, Qiang He, Qian Gao, Congcong Jiang, Sunny Ahmar, Jun Liu, Jing Zhang, and Ping Yang. 2021. "Genome-Wide Characterization of WRKY Transcription Factors Revealed Gene Duplication and Diversification in Populations of Wild to Domesticated Barley" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 10: 5354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22105354