Unveiling the evolutionary and transcriptional landscape of ERF transcription factors in wheat genomes: a genome-wide comparative analysis.

ABSTRACT: Ethylene response factors (ERFs), belonging to the AP2/ERF superfamily, play vital roles in plant growth, development, and stress responses. The evolutionary and expression features of the members of the ERF gene family have not yet been extensively analyzed through comprehensive comparative genomics across various diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid wheat genomes. In this study, we identified a total of 2,967 ERF genes across one diploid, two tetraploid, and five hexaploid wheat genomes using the characteristics of conserved domains of ERF proteins. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that ERF genes clustered into two main groups. Analyses of expansion of the ERF gene family indicated that the members of IIIc and IX (sub)groups were observed to show the expansion in tetraploid and hexaploid whe

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12090403 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature