Identification and Characterization of AP2/ERF Transcription Factors in Yellow Horn
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification and Classification of AP2/ERF
2.2. Phylogenetic Analysis
2.3. Gene Structure and Conserved Motif Analysis
2.4. Chromosome Distribution and Duplication
2.5. Analysis of Cis-Regulatory Elements (CRE)
2.6. Expression Pattern
2.6.1. The Expression Using RNA-Seq
2.6.2. The Expression Levels by RT-qPCR
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Identification and Classification
4.2. Phylogenetic Analysis
4.3. Gene Structure and Conserved Motif
4.4. Chromosome Distribution and Duplication
4.5. Cis-Acting Elements Analysis of AP2/ERF Superfamily Genes
4.6. Plant Materials and Stress Treatments
4.6.1. Transcriptome Analysis of AP2/ERF
4.6.2. Real-Time Quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) of XsAP2/ERF
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hu, F.; Zhang, Y.; Guo, J. Identification and Characterization of AP2/ERF Transcription Factors in Yellow Horn. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 14991. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314991
Hu F, Zhang Y, Guo J. Identification and Characterization of AP2/ERF Transcription Factors in Yellow Horn. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):14991. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314991
Chicago/Turabian StyleHu, Fang, Yunxiang Zhang, and Jinping Guo. 2022. "Identification and Characterization of AP2/ERF Transcription Factors in Yellow Horn" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 14991. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314991