Genome-Wide Identification of Trehalose-6-phosphate Synthase (TPS) Gene Family Reveals the Potential Role in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Peach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Identification of PpTPS Gene Family in Peach
2.2. Collinearity Analysis and System Evolution Analysis
2.3. Analysis of Gene Structure and Conserved Domain
2.4. Promoter Element Analysis
2.5. Plant Material Acquisition, RNA Extraction and qRT-PCR
2.6. Determination of T6P Content and SnRK1 Activity
2.7. Transient Overexpression and Silencing in Peach Fruit
3. Results
3.1. Identification of PpTPS Gene Family in Peach
3.2. Gene Collinearity Analysis of PpTPS Genes
3.3. Multiple Sequence Alignment and Phylogenetic Analysis
3.4. Gene Structure and Protein Domain of PpTPS
3.5. Promoter Element Analysis
3.6. Tissue Specific Expression Pattern of PpTPS Genes in Peach
3.7. Expression Profile of PpTPS during Peach Fruit Development
3.8. Functional Validation of PpTPS7a in Peach Fruit
4. Discussion
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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Name | Gene Accession | aa | Chrom | Chr-Start | Chr-End | MW (Da) | pI | GRAVY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PpTPS1a | Prupe.4G071400 | 926 | Chr.4 | 3497894 | 3506676 | 104,186.14 | 6.88 | −0.285 |
PpTPS1b | Prupe.4G155900 | 924 | Chr.4 | 8926783 | 8938050 | 104,373.73 | 6.37 | −0.378 |
PpTPS5 | Prupe.5G031500 | 858 | Chr.5 | 3611189 | 3618103 | 97,218.49 | 5.67 | −0.19 |
PpTPS6 | Prupe.1G334900 | 855 | Chr.1 | 31647574 | 31652271 | 96,726.25 | 5.9 | −0.19 |
PpTPS7a | Prupe.3G113100 | 840 | Chr.3 | 9435987 | 9440491 | 95,686.72 | 6.19 | −0.244 |
PpTPS7b | Prupe.4G067300 | 854 | Chr.4 | 3258754 | 3263493 | 96,553.11 | 5.8 | −0.267 |
PpTPS9a | Prupe.5G176400 | 862 | Chr.5 | 14959038 | 14964334 | 97,797.31 | 6.39 | −0.185 |
PpTPS9b | Prupe.1G095500 | 859 | Chr.1 | 7551683 | 7555029 | 97,549.83 | 6.25 | −0.207 |
PpTPS10 | Prupe.1G256200 | 861 | Chr.1 | 26652471 | 26657279 | 97,224.26 | 5.88 | −0.24 |
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Fan, S.; Wang, Z.; Xiao, Y.; Liang, J.; Zhao, S.; Liu, Y.; Peng, F.; Guo, J. Genome-Wide Identification of Trehalose-6-phosphate Synthase (TPS) Gene Family Reveals the Potential Role in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Peach. Genes 2024, 15, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15010039
Fan S, Wang Z, Xiao Y, Liang J, Zhao S, Liu Y, Peng F, Guo J. Genome-Wide Identification of Trehalose-6-phosphate Synthase (TPS) Gene Family Reveals the Potential Role in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Peach. Genes. 2024; 15(1):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15010039
Chicago/Turabian StyleFan, Shihao, Zhe Wang, Yuansong Xiao, Jiahui Liang, Shilong Zhao, Yihua Liu, Futian Peng, and Jian Guo. 2024. "Genome-Wide Identification of Trehalose-6-phosphate Synthase (TPS) Gene Family Reveals the Potential Role in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Peach" Genes 15, no. 1: 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15010039
APA StyleFan, S., Wang, Z., Xiao, Y., Liang, J., Zhao, S., Liu, Y., Peng, F., & Guo, J. (2024). Genome-Wide Identification of Trehalose-6-phosphate Synthase (TPS) Gene Family Reveals the Potential Role in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Peach. Genes, 15(1), 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes15010039