Genome-Wide Survey of the RWP-RK Gene Family in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) and Functional Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The plant-specific RWP-RK transcription factor family plays a central role in the regulation of nitrogen response and gametophyte development. However, little information is available regarding the evolutionary relationships and characteristics of the RWP-RK family genes in cassava, an important tropical crop. Herein, 13 RWP-RK proteins identified in cassava were unevenly distributed across 9 of the 18 chromosomes (Chr), and these proteins were divided into two clusters based on their phylogenetic distance. The NLP subfamily contained seven cassava proteins including GAF, RWP-RK, and PB1 domains; the RKD subfamily contained six cassava proteins including the RWP-RK domain. Genes of the NLP subfamily had a longer sequence and more introns than the RKD subfamily. A large number of hormone- a

SUBMITTER: Lin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10454212 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature