Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of U-Box Gene Family Members and Analysis of Their Expression Patterns in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under Cold Stress

Wang, Jiawei; Liu, Zhiyuan; She, Hongbing; Xu, Zhaosheng; Zhang, Helong; Fang, Zhengwu; Qian, Wei

doi:10.3390/ijms25147968

Open AccessArticle

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of U-Box Gene Family Members and Analysis of Their Expression Patterns in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under Cold Stress

by

Jiawei Wang

^1,2,†,

Zhiyuan Liu

^2,†,

Hongbing She

²,

Zhaosheng Xu

²,

Helong Zhang

²,

Zhengwu Fang

^1,*

and

Wei Qian

^2,*

¹

MARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China

²

State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China

^*

Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

^†

These authors contributed equally to this work.

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(14), 7968; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147968

Submission received: 21 June 2024 / Revised: 18 July 2024 / Accepted: 19 July 2024 / Published: 21 July 2024

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)

Download

Browse Figures

Review Reports Versions Notes

Abstract

The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an economically important food crop grown worldwide; however, its production is affected by various environmental stresses, including cold, heat, and drought stress. The plant U-box (PUB) protein family participates in various biological processes and stress responses, but the gene function and expression patterns of its members in the common bean remain unclear. Here, we systematically identified 63 U-box genes, including 8 tandem genes and 55 non-tandem genes, in the common bean. These PvPUB genes were unevenly distributed across 11 chromosomes, with chromosome 2 holding the most members of the PUB family, containing 10 PUB genes. The analysis of the phylogenetic tree classified the 63 PUB genes into three groups. Moreover, transcriptome analysis based on cold-tolerant and cold-sensitive varieties identified 4 differentially expressed PvPUB genes, suggesting their roles in cold tolerance. Taken together, this study serves as a valuable resource for exploring the functional aspects of the common bean U-box gene family and offers crucial theoretical support for the development of new cold-tolerant common bean varieties.

Keywords: Phaseolus vulgaris L.; U-box genes; RNA-seq analysis; cold stress expression

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Wang, J.; Liu, Z.; She, H.; Xu, Z.; Zhang, H.; Fang, Z.; Qian, W. Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of U-Box Gene Family Members and Analysis of Their Expression Patterns in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under Cold Stress. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 7968. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147968

AMA Style

Wang J, Liu Z, She H, Xu Z, Zhang H, Fang Z, Qian W. Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of U-Box Gene Family Members and Analysis of Their Expression Patterns in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under Cold Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(14):7968. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147968

Chicago/Turabian Style

Wang, Jiawei, Zhiyuan Liu, Hongbing She, Zhaosheng Xu, Helong Zhang, Zhengwu Fang, and Wei Qian. 2024. "Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of U-Box Gene Family Members and Analysis of Their Expression Patterns in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under Cold Stress" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 14: 7968. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147968

APA Style

Wang, J., Liu, Z., She, H., Xu, Z., Zhang, H., Fang, Z., & Qian, W. (2024). Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of U-Box Gene Family Members and Analysis of Their Expression Patterns in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under Cold Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(14), 7968. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147968

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Menu

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of U-Box Gene Family Members and Analysis of Their Expression Patterns in Phaseolus vulgaris L. under Cold Stress

Abstract

Share and Cite

Article Metrics

Article Access Statistics

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI