Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of ZF-HD family in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) under drought and salt stresses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is widely cultured in globally tropical and subtropical regions, with better resistance to various abiotic stresses as a model crop. Despite the fact that zinc finger-homeodomain (ZF-HD) genes play an important role in responding to plant growth, development and stress resistance across the multiple species, the evolutionary history and abiotic function of the ZF-HD gene family in sunflower remain largely unexplored.

Results

In this study, we identified 15 HaZF-HD genes (designated as HaZF1-HaZF15) in the sunflower genome, and they were divided into MIF and ZHD subfamilies. The proteins from the same group were similar in conserved motifs and domains, such as motif 1 and motif 3, constituting the ZF domain, were almost existed in 1

SUBMITTER: Zhang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789367 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature