Functional characterization in Chimonobambusa utilis reveals the role of bHLH gene family in bamboo sheath color variation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins are a large family of transcription factors that are essential to physiology, metabolism, and development. However, the available information is limited about the bHLH gene family in Chimonobambusa utilis, which is widely cultivated in China because of its high-quality and economic value. C. utilis cultivars exhibit five natural color variations in their shoot sheaths, but the molecular mechanism behind this color diversity remains unclear.

Methods

De novo assembly was employed to obtain gene sequences. To identify pathways related to color formation, GO enrichment analysis was performed on the 44,255 functionally annotated unigenes.

Results

The transcriptomic analysis of C. utilis<

SUBMITTER: Tong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11861543 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature