Characterization of fatty acid desaturase gene family in <i>Glycine max</i> and their expression patterns in seeds after <i>Fusarium fujikuroi</i> infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The family of membrane-bound fatty acid desaturase (FAD) genes play a vital role in plant growth, development, and stress responses. The seed-borne pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi causes seed decay disease during pre-harvest and post-harvest stages of soybean, leading to a significant reduction in yield and quality. Therefore, it is very meaningful to characterize the diversity and function of the GmFAD gene family in soybean and to elucidate their roles in seed resistance to F. fujikuroi.

Results

In this study, 30 full-length GmFAD genes were identified from the soybean genome. A range of analysis was conducted to characterize gene and protein structures, chromosomal locations, conserved motif and conserved structural domains, and r

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11893595 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature