Genome-Wide Identification of Gramineae Brassinosteroid-Related Genes and Their Roles in Plant Architecture and Salt Stress Adaptation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification of BR-Related Genes in Gramineae
2.2. Multiple Sequence Alignment, Secondary Structure, and Phylogenetic Analyses of BR-Related Proteins
2.3. Transmembrane Structure, Synteny, Gene Structure, Promoter, and Protein-Protein Interaction Network Analyses
2.4. Expression Analysis of Maize BR-Related Genes in Regulating PH
2.5. Transcriptome Analysis of Wheat BR-Related Genes in Regulating LA and PH
2.6. Expression Analyses of Wheat BR-Related Genes in Response to Salt Stress
3. Discussion
3.1. Comparison of BR-Related Genes among Gramineae Species
3.2. Putative Functions of Maize and Wheat BR-Related Genes in Plant Architecture and Salt Adaptation
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Identification, Chromosomal Location, Chemical Characterization, Subcellular Localization, Multiple Sequence Alignment, and Protein Structure Analyses of BA-Related Genes
4.2. Phylogeny, Transmembrane Helices, Synteny, Gene Structure, Cis-Acting Elements in Promoters, Protein-Protein Interaction Networks, and Trend and Gene Co-Expression Network Analyses
4.3. Plant Materials, BR Treatment, and Transcriptome Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
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Huang, J.; Ma, S.; Zhang, K.; Liu, X.; Hu, L.; Wang, W.; Zheng, L. Genome-Wide Identification of Gramineae Brassinosteroid-Related Genes and Their Roles in Plant Architecture and Salt Stress Adaptation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 5551. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105551
Huang J, Ma S, Zhang K, Liu X, Hu L, Wang W, Zheng L. Genome-Wide Identification of Gramineae Brassinosteroid-Related Genes and Their Roles in Plant Architecture and Salt Stress Adaptation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(10):5551. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105551
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Jinyong, Shengjie Ma, Kaiyan Zhang, Xiaohan Liu, Linlin Hu, Wenming Wang, and Liwei Zheng. 2022. "Genome-Wide Identification of Gramineae Brassinosteroid-Related Genes and Their Roles in Plant Architecture and Salt Stress Adaptation" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 10: 5551. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105551