Genome-Wide Identification of WRKY Transcription Factors in the Asteranae
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Phylogenetic Analysis and Classification of WRKY Genes
2.2. Conserved Motif and Gene Structure Analysis of WRKY Genes
2.3. Analysis of WRKY Gene Promoters
2.4. Chromosomal Distribution and Duplication of WRKY Genes
2.5. Analysis of Synteny Between Asterales and Apiales Genomes
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Identification of WRKY Genes
4.2. Classification and Phylogenetic Analysis of WRKY Genes
4.3. WRKY Protein Conserved Motif and Gene Structure Analysis
4.4. Chromosomal Localization of WRKY Genes and Cis-Acting Element Analysis
4.5. Analysis of WRKY Gene Duplication and Synteny Among Species
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Tandem Duplication Gene Pairs | Ka | Ks | Ka/Ks |
---|---|---|---|
HaWRKY51–HaWRKY92 | 0.0678063 | 0.174569 | 0.388421 |
HaWRKY51–HaWRKY52 | 0.0678063 | 0.174569 | 0.388421 |
HaWRKY104–HaWRKY66 | 0.112547 | 0.468332 | 0.240314 |
HaWRKY9–HaWRKY84 | 0.088504 | 0.399459 | 0.22156 |
HaWRKY91–HaWRKY58 | 0.103471 | 0.483353 | 0.214069 |
HaWRKY95–HaWRKY20 | 0.0970665 | 0.371965 | 0.260956 |
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Guo, H.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Z.; Lin, L.; Cui, M.; Long, Y.; Xing, Z. Genome-Wide Identification of WRKY Transcription Factors in the Asteranae. Plants 2019, 8, 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8100393
Guo H, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Lin L, Cui M, Long Y, Xing Z. Genome-Wide Identification of WRKY Transcription Factors in the Asteranae. Plants. 2019; 8(10):393. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8100393
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Hongyu, Yantong Zhang, Zhuo Wang, Limei Lin, Minghui Cui, Yuehong Long, and Zhaobin Xing. 2019. "Genome-Wide Identification of WRKY Transcription Factors in the Asteranae" Plants 8, no. 10: 393. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8100393