Genome-wide analysis of WRKY gene family in Cucumis sativus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

WRKY proteins are a large family of transcriptional regulators in higher plant. They are involved in many biological processes, such as plant development, metabolism, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Prior to the present study, only one full-length cucumber WRKY protein had been reported. The recent publication of the draft genome sequence of cucumber allowed us to conduct a genome-wide search for cucumber WRKY proteins, and to compare these positively identified proteins with their homologs in model plants, such as Arabidopsis.

Results

We identified a total of 55 WRKY genes in the cucumber genome. According to structural features of their encoded proteins, the cucumber WRKY (CsWRKY) genes were classified into three groups (group 1-3). Analysis of exp

SUBMITTER: Ling J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3191544 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature