Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of the JRL gene family in response to hormones and abiotic stress in tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.).

ABSTRACT: Jacalin-related lectins (JRLs), a newly discovered subfamily of plant lectins, play an important role in plant growth and development and abiotic stress response. However, in the most important model and economic plant, the tomato, little is known about this gene family. Here, we conducted a genome-wide identification and characterization of the JRL gene family in tomato. A total of eight JRL gene family members (SlJRL1-SlJRL8) were identified based on the tomato genome through bioinformatics analyses, which were unevenly distributed on four chromosomes. Chromosomal localization revealed four pairs of tandemly duplicated genes. Genome collinearity analyses showed that tomato JRL genes were more closely related to Arabidopsis than to rice and maize. Phylogenetic analysis showed that

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12288746 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature