The RopGEF Gene Family and Their Potential Roles in Responses to Abiotic Stress in Brassica rapa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification of RopGEF Genes and Analysis of the Physical–Chemical Properties and Subcellular Localization of Their Encoded Proteins
2.2. Chromosomal Mapping Analysis of BrRopGEF Genes in B. rapa
2.3. Analysis of Promoter Cis-Regulatory Elements of RopGEFs in B. rapa
2.4. Analysis of BrRopGEF Gene Structure and the Domain Distribution of Their Encoded Proteins
2.5. Gene Ontology (GO) Annotation Analysis of BrRopGEFs
2.6. Gene Expression Analysis of BrRopGEFs
2.6.1. Analysis of the Organ-Specific Expression of BrRopGEF Genes in Organs
2.6.2. Analysis of BrRopGEFs Involved in Responses to Abiotic Stress
2.7. Analysis of the Protein Secondary and Tertiary Structures of BrRopGEFs
2.8. Protein–Protein Interaction (PPI) Network Analysis of BrRopGEFs
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Identification of RopGEF Genes and Analysis of the Physical-Chemical Properties and Subcellular Localization of Their Encoded Proteins
4.2. Chromosome Localization, Multiple Sequence Alignment, and Phylogenetic Analysis
4.3. Analysis of CAREs
4.4. Motif Analysis and GO
4.5. Expression Profiling of BrRopGEF Genes
4.6. Total RNA Extraction and RT-qPCR
4.7. Analysis of Protein Secondary Structure, Tertiary Structure, and PPI Networks
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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Gene Name | Gene ID | Chromosome | pI | MW (Da) | Protein Length (aa) | Subcellular Location | A. thaliana ID | A. thaliana Name |
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BrRopGEF1 | Bra021162 | A01:23638077-23639663 | 5.82 | 49,216.11 | 434 | nucleus | AT3G16130 | AtRopGEF13 |
BrRopGEF2 | Bra020048 | A02:4812438-4815205 | 5.56 | 565,501 | 494 | nucleus | AT5G19560 | AtRopGEF10 |
BrRopGEF3 | Bra006510 | A03:3845994-3848462 | 7.75 | 56,166.59 | 488 | nucleus cytosol | AT5G19560 | AtRopGEF10 |
BrRopGEF4 | Bra000971 | A03:14185129-14186999 | 4.98 | 53,899.85 | 478 | nucleus | AT4G00460 | AtRopGEF3 |
BrRopGEF5 | Bra013249 | A03:19623928-19627223 | 5.66 | 58,016.66 | 518 | nucleus | AT3G24620 | AtRopGEF8 |
BrRopGEF6 | Bra004945 | A05:2591812-2594623 | 4.95 | 51,723.86 | 460 | nucleus | AT2G45890 | AtRopGEF4 |
BrRopGEF7 | Bra005322 | A05:4825068-4826940 | 6.06 | 44,107.32 | 391 | nucleus | AT1G31650 | AtRopGEF14 |
BrRopGEF8 | Bra005323 | A05:4825068-4826943 | 6.6 | 56,592.05 | 501 | nucleus | AT1G31650 | AtRopGEF14 |
BrRopGEF9 | Bra030396 | A05:10855878-10857882 | 5.61 | 60,575.65 | 536 | nucleus | AT1G52240 | AtRopGEF11 |
BrRopGEF10 | Bra027189 | A05:19599734-19601858 | 5.68 | 60,452.88 | 530 | nucleus | AT3G16130 | AtRopGEF13 |
BrRopGEF11 | Bra018956 | A06:1021072-1023077 | 5.64 | 60,598.73 | 536 | nucleus | AT1G52240 | AtRopGEF11 |
BrRopGEF12 | Bra015068 | A07:3804713-3807050 | 5.65 | 58,233.8 | 521 | nucleus | AT3G24620 | AtRopGEF8 |
BrRopGEF13 | Bra015010 | A07:4301480-4303430 | 5.84 | 60,516.64 | 547 | nucleus | AT4G38430 | AtRopGEF1 |
BrRopGEF14 | Bra003536 | A07:13678585-13681092 | 5.5 | 57,786.29 | 513 | nucleus cytosol | AT1G79860 | AtRopGEF12 |
BrRopGEF15 | Bra037342 | A09:971667-973569 | 5.03 | 53,733.8 | 477 | nucleus cytosol | AT4G00460 | AtRopGEF3 |
BrRopGEF16 | Bra036671 | A09:5723788-5725881 | 5.86 | 56,589.91 | 505 | chloroplast | AT3G24620 | AtRopGEF8 |
BrRopGEF17 | Bra023198 | A09:20826415-20833784 | 6.41 | 106,720.03 | 941 | cytosol | AT1G31650 | AtRopGEF14 |
BrRopGEF18 | Bra007183 | A09:27809243-27812082 | 8.86 | 63,303.85 | 571 | cytosol | AT3G55660 | AtRopGEF6 |
BrRopGEF19 | Bra002246 | A10:10684361-10686961 | 6.65 | 59,090.48 | 517 | chloroplast | AT5G19560 | AtRopGEF10 |
BrRopGEF20 | Bra009152 | A10:15438568-15440923 | 9.12 | 66,383.94 | 595 | nucleus | AT5G05940 | AtRopGEF5 |
BrRopGEF21 | Bra009621 | A10:17469516-17471749 | 5.61 | 63,438.88 | 521 | nucleus | AT5G02010 | AtRopGEF7 |
Motif | Motif Consensus |
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Motif1 | EMMKERFAKLLLGEDMSGGGKGVCSALALSNAITNLAASVFGEQWRLZPL |
Motif2 | FPGJPQSSLDISKIQYNKDVGKAILESYSRVLESLAYTILSRIEDVLYAD |
Motif3 | QKDSVNQVLKAAMAINAQVLSEMEIPESYJDSLPKNGKASLGDSIYKMJT |
Motif4 | QQTNKBGTSTEIMTTRQRSDLLMNJPALRKLDSMLJDTLDS |
Motif5 | EMFDPDQFLSSLDLSSEHKALDLKNRIEASIVIWKRKMVZK |
Motif6 | QRNDEKWWLPVVKVPPNGLSEESRKFLQS |
Motif7 | RWRREMDWLLSVTDHIVEFVP |
Motif8 | SPWGSAVSLEKRELFEERAETJLVLLKQR |
Motif9 | KDQTEFWYVERDSEE |
Motif10 | PTKSPRVTPKKLSYLEKLENMRSPTARH |
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Zhang, M.; Wu, X.; Chen, L.; Yang, L.; Cui, X.; Cao, Y. The RopGEF Gene Family and Their Potential Roles in Responses to Abiotic Stress in Brassica rapa. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 3541. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063541
Zhang M, Wu X, Chen L, Yang L, Cui X, Cao Y. The RopGEF Gene Family and Their Potential Roles in Responses to Abiotic Stress in Brassica rapa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(6):3541. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063541
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Meiqi, Xiaoyu Wu, Luhan Chen, Lin Yang, Xiaoshuang Cui, and Yunyun Cao. 2024. "The RopGEF Gene Family and Their Potential Roles in Responses to Abiotic Stress in Brassica rapa" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 6: 3541. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063541