Genome-Wide Analysis of the ERF Family and Identification of Potential Genes Involved in Fruit Ripening in Octoploid Strawberry
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification and Characterization of FaERFs
2.2. Gene Structure and Conserved Motif of FaERFs
2.3. Chromosomal Location and Synteny Analysis of FaERFs
2.4. Expression Profiles Analysis of FaERF Genes
2.5. Regulatory Mechanism Analysis in the Promoter Regions of FaERF118 and FaERF316
2.6. Protein–Protein Network Analysis of FaERF118 and FaERF316
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Materials, RNA Extraction, cDNA Synthesis
4.2. Identification of FaERF Genes in Strawberry
4.3. Sequence Analysis of FaERF Genes
4.4. Gene Structure and Conserved Motif Analysis of FaERF Genes
4.5. Chromosomal Mapping and Synteny Analyses of FaERF Genes
4.6. Expression Profile Analysis of FaERF Genes
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Promoter | Transcription Factor Gene Family |
FaERF118-pro | bHLH (BIM1, PIF3), Trihelix (ASIL2), NAC, TCP (TCP19, TCP20, TCP15), C2H2 (ZAT10, TFIIIA), ARF (ARF6, ARF5), MIKC_MADS (AGL22), GRAS (RGA1), CPP (SOL2), BBR-BPC (BPC6, BPC2), CAMTA (CMTA5), bZIP (AREB1, AREB3), DOF (DOF2.4, DOF1.5, DOF 5.1, DOF 1), MYB (MYB50, MYB60), G2-like (GLK1) |
FaERF316-pro | bZIP (bZIP53, GBF3, bZIP42, bZIP44), Trihelix (ASR3), GRAS (RGA 1), ERF (ERF005, ABI4), BBR-BPC (BPC6, BPC2), MYB (MYB121, MYB50, MYB27, MYB83, MYB84), C2H2 (JKD, TFIIIA) DOF (DOF2.4, DOF 5.1, DOF 5.4), LBD (ASL4, AS2) |
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Zhang, Y.; Guo, C.; Deng, M.; Li, S.; Chen, Y.; Gu, X.; Tang, G.; Lin, Y.; Wang, Y.; He, W.; et al. Genome-Wide Analysis of the ERF Family and Identification of Potential Genes Involved in Fruit Ripening in Octoploid Strawberry. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 10550. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810550
Zhang Y, Guo C, Deng M, Li S, Chen Y, Gu X, Tang G, Lin Y, Wang Y, He W, et al. Genome-Wide Analysis of the ERF Family and Identification of Potential Genes Involved in Fruit Ripening in Octoploid Strawberry. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(18):10550. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810550
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yunting, Chenhui Guo, Meiyi Deng, Shanlin Li, Yingying Chen, Xianjie Gu, Guohao Tang, Yuanxiu Lin, Yan Wang, Wen He, and et al. 2022. "Genome-Wide Analysis of the ERF Family and Identification of Potential Genes Involved in Fruit Ripening in Octoploid Strawberry" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 18: 10550. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810550