Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Aquaporin Gene Family in Tea Plant (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>).

ABSTRACT: Aquaporins (AQPs) facilitate transmembrane transport of water and small solutes, critically influencing plant growth, development, and stress adaptation. However, tea plant AQPs (CsAQPs) remain incompletely characterized genome-wide. In this study, 61 CsAQPs were identified from the tea plant genome and could be classified into five subfamilies. The bioinformatics characteristics, including phylogenetic relationships, gene structures, chromosomal locations, conserved motifs, promoter cis-acting elements, and three-dimensional protein structure, were systematically investigated. Additionally, the expression patterns of CsAQPs in tea plants in response to abiotic and biotic stresses were comprehensively explored based on transcriptome data and qRT-PCR, suggesting

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12737062 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature