Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of the bHLH gene family in response to abiotic stresses in Zingiber officinale Roscoe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors play important physiological functions in the processes of plant growth, development, and response to abiotic stresses. However, a comprehensive genome-scale study of the ginger bHLH gene family has not been documented.

Results

In this study, 142 ZobHLH genes were identified in the ginger genome. Using Arabidopsis bHLH proteins as a reference, ZobHLH genes were classified into 15 subfamilies and unevenly distributed on 11 chromosomes of ginger. Sequence characterization, multiple sequence alignment, phylogenetic analysis, conserved protein motifs and exon-intron distribution patterns were conducted to further analyze the evolutionary relationships among these ZobHLH proteins. The results of the duplicated eve

SUBMITTER: Liu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827417 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature