Genome Wide Analysis of U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification of U-Box E3 Genes in the Wheat Genome
2.2. Gene Ontology Analysis of U-Box E3 Genes in the Wheat Genome
2.3. Phylogenetic Analysis and Chromosomal Location of U-Box E3 Genes
2.4. Detection of Homoeologous U-Box E3 Genes with High Sequence Homology between Triticum uratu, Aegilops tauschii, and Wheat
2.5. Synteny Analysis of U-Box E3 Genes in Wheat and Other Plants
2.6. Expression Analysis of U-Box E3 Genes
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Identification and Sequence Analysis of U-Box E3 Genes in the Wheat Genome
4.2. Phylogenetic Analysis and Chromosomal Locations of U-Box E3 Genes
4.3. Genome Distribution with High Sequence Homology and Gene Duplication of U-Box E3 Genes
4.4. Synteny Analysis of U-Box E3 Genes in Wheat and Other Plants
4.5. Expression Analysis of U-Box E3 Genes Using RNA-Seq Data
4.6. Plant Materials and Real-Time Quantitative RT-PCR
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Kim, D.Y.; Lee, Y.J.; Hong, M.J.; Kim, J.H.; Seo, Y.W. Genome Wide Analysis of U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 2699. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052699
Kim DY, Lee YJ, Hong MJ, Kim JH, Seo YW. Genome Wide Analysis of U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(5):2699. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052699
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Dae Yeon, Yong Jin Lee, Min Jeong Hong, Jae Ho Kim, and Yong Weon Seo. 2021. "Genome Wide Analysis of U-Box E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 5: 2699. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052699