Genome and Transcriptome Analyses of Genes Involved in Ascorbate Biosynthesis in Pepper Indicate Key Genes Related to Fruit Development, Stresses, and Phytohormone Exposures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification and Characterization of Genes Encoding Ascorbate Biosynthesis Enzymes
2.2. Expression Profile of Genes of Ascorbate Biosynthesis Enzymes during Fruit Development
2.3. Expression Profile of Genes of Ascorbate Biosynthesis Enzymes under Abiotic Stresses
2.4. Expression Profile of Genes of Ascorbate Biosynthesis under Biotic Stresses
2.5. Expression Profile of Genes of Ascorbate Biosynthesis Enzymes under Phytohormones Treatments
2.6. Cis-Acting Elements in the Promoter Region of Genes Involved in Ascorbate Biosynthesis
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Identification and Annotation of Genes Involved in Ascorbate Biosynthesis
4.2. Gene Expression Analyses Using Capsicum Annuum RNA-Seq Experiments
4.3. Searches for Regulatory Cis-Elements in Genes Promoter Regions
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Aguiar, É.S.d.; Dias, A.N.; Sousa, R.M.; Germano, T.A.; de Sousa, R.O.; Miranda, R.d.S.; Costa, J.H.; dos Santos, C.P. Genome and Transcriptome Analyses of Genes Involved in Ascorbate Biosynthesis in Pepper Indicate Key Genes Related to Fruit Development, Stresses, and Phytohormone Exposures. Plants 2023, 12, 3367. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12193367
Aguiar ÉSd, Dias AN, Sousa RM, Germano TA, de Sousa RO, Miranda RdS, Costa JH, dos Santos CP. Genome and Transcriptome Analyses of Genes Involved in Ascorbate Biosynthesis in Pepper Indicate Key Genes Related to Fruit Development, Stresses, and Phytohormone Exposures. Plants. 2023; 12(19):3367. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12193367
Chicago/Turabian StyleAguiar, Évelyn Silva de, Abigailde Nascimento Dias, Raquel Mendes Sousa, Thais Andrade Germano, Renato Oliveira de Sousa, Rafael de Souza Miranda, José Hélio Costa, and Clesivan Pereira dos Santos. 2023. "Genome and Transcriptome Analyses of Genes Involved in Ascorbate Biosynthesis in Pepper Indicate Key Genes Related to Fruit Development, Stresses, and Phytohormone Exposures" Plants 12, no. 19: 3367. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12193367