The rice B-box zinc finger gene family: genomic identification, characterization, expression profiling and diurnal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The B-box (BBX) -containing proteins are a class of zinc finger proteins that contain one or two B-box domains and play important roles in plant growth and development. The Arabidopsis BBX gene family has recently been re-identified and renamed. However, there has not been a genome-wide survey of the rice BBX (OsBBX) gene family until now.

Methodology/principal findings

In this study, we identified 30 rice BBX genes through a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis. Each gene was assigned a uniform nomenclature. We described the chromosome localizations, gene structures, protein domains, phylogenetic relationship, whole life-cycle expression profile and diurnal expression patterns of the OsBBX family members. Based on the phylogeny and domain constitution, the OsBBX

SUBMITTER: Huang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3485221 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature