Whole genome co-expression analysis of soybean cytochrome P450 genes identifies nodulation-specific P450 monooxygenases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) catalyze oxidation of various substrates using oxygen and NAD(P)H. Plant P450s are involved in the biosynthesis of primary and secondary metabolites performing diverse biological functions. The recent availability of the soybean genome sequence allows us to identify and analyze soybean putative P450s at a genome scale. Co-expression analysis using an available soybean microarray and Illumina sequencing data provides clues for functional annotation of these enzymes. This approach is based on the assumption that genes that have similar expression patterns across a set of conditions may have a functional relationship.

Results

We have identified a total number of 332 full-length P450 genes and 378 pseudogenes from the soybean gen

SUBMITTER: Guttikonda SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3095325 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature