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Article

A Systematic Investigation of Lipid Transfer Proteins Involved in Male Fertility and Other Biological Processes in Maize

by
Chaowei Fang
†,
Suowei Wu
†,
Ziwen Li
,
Shuangshuang Pan
,
Yuru Wu
,
Xueli An
,
Yan Long
,
Xun Wei
* and
Xiangyuan Wan
*
Zhongzhi International Institute of Agricultural Biosciences, Research Center of Biology and Agriculture, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), Beijing 100096, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(2), 1660; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021660
Submission received: 29 November 2022 / Revised: 15 December 2022 / Accepted: 10 January 2023 / Published: 14 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biotechnology and Crop Breeding)
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Abstract

Plant lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) play essential roles in various biological processes, including anther and pollen development, vegetative organ development, seed development and germination, and stress response, but the research progress varies greatly among Arabidopsis, rice and maize. Here, we presented a preliminary introduction and characterization of the whole 65 LTP genes in maize, and performed a phylogenetic tree and gene ontology analysis of the LTP family members in maize. We compared the research progresses of the reported LTP genes involved in male fertility and other biological processes in Arabidopsis and rice, and thus provided some implications for their maize orthologs, which will provide useful clues for the investigation of LTP transporters in maize. We predicted the functions of LTP genes based on bioinformatic analyses of their spatiotemporal expression patterns by using RNA-seq and qRT-PCR assays. Finally, we discussed the advances and challenges in substrate identification of plant LTPs, and presented the future research directions of LTPs in plants. This study provides a basic framework for functional research and the potential application of LTPs in multiple plants, especially for male sterility research and application in maize.
Keywords: lipid transfer proteins; anther and pollen development; vegetive organ development; seed development; stress response; substrate analysis; maize lipid transfer proteins; anther and pollen development; vegetive organ development; seed development; stress response; substrate analysis; maize

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Fang, C.; Wu, S.; Li, Z.; Pan, S.; Wu, Y.; An, X.; Long, Y.; Wei, X.; Wan, X. A Systematic Investigation of Lipid Transfer Proteins Involved in Male Fertility and Other Biological Processes in Maize. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 1660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021660

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Fang C, Wu S, Li Z, Pan S, Wu Y, An X, Long Y, Wei X, Wan X. A Systematic Investigation of Lipid Transfer Proteins Involved in Male Fertility and Other Biological Processes in Maize. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(2):1660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021660

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Fang, Chaowei, Suowei Wu, Ziwen Li, Shuangshuang Pan, Yuru Wu, Xueli An, Yan Long, Xun Wei, and Xiangyuan Wan. 2023. "A Systematic Investigation of Lipid Transfer Proteins Involved in Male Fertility and Other Biological Processes in Maize" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 2: 1660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021660

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Fang, C., Wu, S., Li, Z., Pan, S., Wu, Y., An, X., Long, Y., Wei, X., & Wan, X. (2023). A Systematic Investigation of Lipid Transfer Proteins Involved in Male Fertility and Other Biological Processes in Maize. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(2), 1660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021660

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