Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Auxin Response Factor (ARF) Gene Family in Panax ginseng Indicates Its Possible Roles in Root Development
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification, Classification, and Phylogenetic Analysis of PgARF
2.2. Protein Conservation Motif Analysis of PgARF
2.3. Analysis of Cis-Elements of PgARF Family Promoters
2.4. Chromosomal Distribution and Collinearity Analysis of PgARF
2.5. Synteny and Evolutionary Analyses of PgARF and Other Plants’ ARF
2.6. Expression Profiles of PgARF in Different Tissues and Growth Years
2.7. Expression Profiles of PgARF under Different Environmental Stresses and Hormone Treatments
2.8. Subcellular Localization of PgARF14, PgARF42, and PgARF53
2.9. PgARF14 and PgARF53 Increase the Root Length in Arabidopsis
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Identification and Annotation of ARF Genes in Panax ginseng
4.2. Phylogenetic analysis of PgARF with AtARFs and OsARFs
4.3. Exon–Intron Structure, Conserved Motif, and Cis-Acting Element Analysis
4.4. Chromosomal Location, Duplication, Synteny, and Evolution Analyses PgARF
4.5. PgARF Gene Expression Analysis
4.6. Subcellular Localization
4.7. Plant Materials
4.8. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yan, M.; Yan, Y.; Wang, P.; Wang, Y.; Piao, X.; Di, P.; Yang, D.-C. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Auxin Response Factor (ARF) Gene Family in Panax ginseng Indicates Its Possible Roles in Root Development. Plants 2023, 12, 3943. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233943
Yan M, Yan Y, Wang P, Wang Y, Piao X, Di P, Yang D-C. Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Auxin Response Factor (ARF) Gene Family in Panax ginseng Indicates Its Possible Roles in Root Development. Plants. 2023; 12(23):3943. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233943
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Min, Yan Yan, Ping Wang, Yingping Wang, Xiangmin Piao, Peng Di, and Deok-Chun Yang. 2023. "Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Auxin Response Factor (ARF) Gene Family in Panax ginseng Indicates Its Possible Roles in Root Development" Plants 12, no. 23: 3943. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12233943