Feature Papers in Plant Molecular Biology

A topical collection in Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This collection belongs to the section "Plant Molecular Biology".

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Institute of Crop Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Interests: molecular physiology of abiotic stress tolerance in crops; gene expression; gene regulation; gene network inference; microbe-induced plant tolerance to abiotic stresses; plant biology and biotechnology; molecular ecology; sustainable agriculture phytoremediation
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School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, and Waite Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, PMB 1, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
Interests: abiotic stress; drought/water stress; salt stress/salinity; bioinformatics; calcium signaling/transport; evolution/evolutionary genetics of grasses; hormones; ABA/abscisic acid; ion transport; molecular evolution; retrograde pathway
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College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Interests: efficient management and amelioration of acidified farmland; molecular mechanisms of plant acid tolerance; nitrogen fixation optimization; plant-rhizobia molecular interactions; acid-tolerant rhizobia collections; gene expression; sugarcane molecular physiology; signal transduction in stress response; molecular regulation of crop adaptation; plant biology and biotechnology; sustainable agriculture; molecular ecology of soil-plant systems

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Collection of “Feature Papers in Plant Molecular Biology”, which is dedicated to showcasing high-quality research articles, short communications, and reviews that advance our understanding of plant molecular biology. We encourage our Section Editorial Board Members and the broader scientific community to contribute cutting-edge work or invite experts to share their latest breakthroughs.

This collection focuses on fundamental and applied research addressing key biological questions of broad interest, spanning the following topics:

  • Molecular biology, genetics, and genomics;
  • Bioinformatics, computational biology, and systems biology;
  • Proteomics, transcriptomics, and multi-omics approaches;
  • Biochemical/regulatory networks and biotechnology;
  • Molecular physiology, plant breeding, and epigenetics;
  • Primary/secondary metabolism and plant phylogeny;
  • Forensic molecular botany and molecular evolution.

We welcome both experimental and theoretical studies, provided they meet rigorous scientific standards. Submissions should align closely with the themes above; work outside this scope may not be considered.

Prof. Dr. Feibo Wu
Prof. Dr. Zhong-Hua Chen
Dr. Ziting Wang
Collection Editors

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Keywords

  • molecular biology
  • genetics and genomics
  • bioinformatics
  • molecular evolution
  • proteomics
  • computational and system biology
  • biochemical and regulatory networks
  • biotechnology
  • molecular physiology and plant breeding
  • epigenetics
  • transcriptomics
  • primary and secondary metabolism
  • forensic molecular botany
  • plant phylogeny
  • other -omics

Published Papers (1 paper)

2025

27 pages, 7012 KB  
Article
Genome-Wide Identification of Natural Resistance-Associated Macrophage Protein (NRAMP) and Expression Analysis Under Heavy Metal Stress in Sorghum bicolor L.
by Xiaopan Hu, Xiaoxue Li, Bin Zhu, Lei Gu, Tuo Zeng, Feng Yu, Lang Liu, Hongcheng Wang and Xuye Du
Plants 2025, 14(17), 2660; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants14172660 - 26 Aug 2025
Abstract
The NRAMP (Natural Resistance-Associated Macrophage Protein) family plays a pivotal role as membrane transporters in plants’ responses to heavy metal stress. This study identified 12 NRAMP genes in Sorghum bicolor (sorghum) and performed a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. The SbNRAMP genes are distributed across [...] Read more.
The NRAMP (Natural Resistance-Associated Macrophage Protein) family plays a pivotal role as membrane transporters in plants’ responses to heavy metal stress. This study identified 12 NRAMP genes in Sorghum bicolor (sorghum) and performed a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. The SbNRAMP genes are distributed across seven sorghum chromosomes. In-depth analyses of gene structure, conserved motifs, collinearity, and phylogeny indicated that the SbNRAMP family is divided into three subfamilies, each exhibiting unique structural and motif characteristics. Collinearity analysis suggested that large-fragment duplications, rather than tandem duplications, were responsible for the expansion of the SbNRAMP family, resulting in a greater number of genes compared to Arabidopsis thaliana and rice. Transcriptome analysis of the aboveground and underground parts of sorghum seedlings under saline–alkali stress revealed that SbNRAMP5 is a key hub gene exhibiting tissue-specific expression. Furthermore, qRT-PCR analysis following exposure to Cd, Mn, or Zn treatments revealed differential expression among the SbNRAMP genes. Subcellular localization predictions indicated that all twelve NRAMPs are primarily located in the plasma membrane, with nine to twelve transmembrane domains, consistent with their function in metal ion transport. Experimental evidence confirmed that SbNRAMP6 is localized in the plasma membrane. These findings establish a foundation for a deeper understanding of the structure and function of the sorghum NRAMP gene family. Full article
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