Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of MADS-Box Family Genes in Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and Their Involvement in Floral Sex Determination
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification and Characterization of MADS-Box Genes in Litchi
2.2. Phylogenetic Analysis of Litchi MADS-Box Genes
2.3. Identification of Gene Domain, Structure, and Conserved Motif
2.4. Expression Profiles of Litchi MADS-Box Genes in Different Floral Organ Tissues
2.5. Gene Expression of Litchi MADS-Box Genes during Flower Development
2.6. Prediction of Promoter Elements in Litchi MADS-Box Genes
2.7. Expression of MADS-Box Genes in Response to the Treatment of Hormones
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Whole-Genome Identification of MADS-Box Genes
4.2. Phylogenetic Analysis of MADS-Box Genes and Mapping on Chromosomes
4.3. Gene Domain, Structure, and Conserved Motif Analysis
4.4. Cis-Element Enrichment Analysis
4.5. Plant Materials
4.6. Analysis of Gene Expression by RNA-Sequencing and Quantitative Real-Time PCR
4.7. Statistical Analysis
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Guan, H.; Wang, H.; Huang, J.; Liu, M.; Chen, T.; Shan, X.; Chen, H.; Shen, J. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of MADS-Box Family Genes in Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and Their Involvement in Floral Sex Determination. Plants 2021, 10, 2142. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102142
Guan H, Wang H, Huang J, Liu M, Chen T, Shan X, Chen H, Shen J. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of MADS-Box Family Genes in Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and Their Involvement in Floral Sex Determination. Plants. 2021; 10(10):2142. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102142
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuan, Hongling, Han Wang, Jianjun Huang, Mingxin Liu, Ting Chen, Xiaozhen Shan, Houbin Chen, and Jiyuan Shen. 2021. "Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of MADS-Box Family Genes in Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and Their Involvement in Floral Sex Determination" Plants 10, no. 10: 2142. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102142