Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of the ABF Transcription Factor Family in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification of Members of the Wheat ABF TF Family
2.2. Phylogenetic Analyses and Classification of Wheat ABF TF
2.3. Conserved Motif and Gene Structure Analyses of Wheat TF
2.4. Expansion Pattern Analyses of TaABF Gene
2.5. Analyses of Cis-Acting Regulatory Element Analyses in TaABF Genes
2.6. Analyses of TaABF Gene Expression in Response to Spatial and Abiotic Stressors
2.7. TaABF Gene Regulatory Networks
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Wheat TaABF Family Member Identification
4.2. Phylogenetic Tree, Gene Structure, Conserved Motif, and Cis-Acting Element Analyses
4.3. Chromosomal Localization and Gene Duplication Analyses
4.4. TaABF Gene Expression Profiling
4.5. Verification of TaABF Gene Responses to Salt and Drought Stress
4.6. Protein–Protein Interaction (PPI), miRNA-TaABFs Interaction, and TF Regulatory Network Predictive Analyses
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, F.; Sun, X.; Wu, G.; He, X.; Liu, W.; Wang, Y.; Sun, Q.; Zhao, Y.; Xu, D.; Dai, X.; et al. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of the ABF Transcription Factor Family in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 3783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25073783
Yang F, Sun X, Wu G, He X, Liu W, Wang Y, Sun Q, Zhao Y, Xu D, Dai X, et al. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of the ABF Transcription Factor Family in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(7):3783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25073783
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Fuhui, Xuelian Sun, Gang Wu, Xiaoyan He, Wenxing Liu, Yongmei Wang, Qingyi Sun, Yan Zhao, Dengan Xu, Xuehuan Dai, and et al. 2024. "Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of the ABF Transcription Factor Family in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 7: 3783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25073783