Genome-Wide Characterization of the BTB Gene Family in Poplar and Expression Analysis in Response to Hormones and Biotic/Abiotic Stresses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Chromosomal Location and Homologous Gene Analysis of PtrBTB Genes
2.2. Evolution Relationship of BTB Genes in Various Species
2.3. Gene Structure and Conserved Motif Analysis of PtrBTB Genes
2.4. Cis-Acting Element Prediction of PtrBTB Genes
2.5. Collinear Analysis of the PtrBTB Gene Family in Different Species
2.6. Expression Patterns of PtrBTB Genes in Different Tissues
2.7. Expression Patterns of Poplar BTB Genes in Response to Exogenous Hormones
2.8. Expression Patterns of Poplar BTB Genes in Response to Different Biotic/Abiotic Stress
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Materials and Treatment
4.2. Identification and Annotation of BTB Proteins in P. trichocarpa
4.3. Chromosomal Location and Collinearity Analysis
4.4. Analysis of Domains, Gene Structures, Motifs and Cis-Acting Elements
4.5. Expression Pattern Analysis of PtrBTB Genes
4.6. RNA Isolation and Quantitative Real-Time PCR
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yue, J.; Dai, X.; Li, Q.; Wei, M. Genome-Wide Characterization of the BTB Gene Family in Poplar and Expression Analysis in Response to Hormones and Biotic/Abiotic Stresses. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 9048. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25169048
Yue J, Dai X, Li Q, Wei M. Genome-Wide Characterization of the BTB Gene Family in Poplar and Expression Analysis in Response to Hormones and Biotic/Abiotic Stresses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(16):9048. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25169048
Chicago/Turabian StyleYue, Jing, Xinren Dai, Quanzi Li, and Mingke Wei. 2024. "Genome-Wide Characterization of the BTB Gene Family in Poplar and Expression Analysis in Response to Hormones and Biotic/Abiotic Stresses" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 16: 9048. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25169048