The members of zinc finger-homeodomain (ZF-HD) transcription factors are associated with abiotic stresses in soybean: insights from genomics and expression analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Zinc finger homeodomain (ZF-HD) belongs to the plant-specific transcription factor (TF) family and is widely involved in plant growth, development and stress responses. Despite their importance, a comprehensive identification and analysis of ZF-HD genes in the soybean (Glycine max) genome and their possible roles under abiotic stress remain unexplored.

Results

In this study, 51 ZF-HD genes were identified in the soybean genome that were unevenly distributed on 17 chromosomes. All GmZF-HD genes contained a conserved ZF-HD_dimer domain and had diverse physicochemical features. Furthermore, the GmZF-HD gene structures exhibited 3 to 10 conserved motifs, and most of them showed intronless gene structures. Phylogenetic analysis categorized them into eight major groups

SUBMITTER: Rizwan HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11730174 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature