Genome-wide survey of the soybean GATA transcription factor gene family and expression analysis under low nitrogen stress.

ABSTRACT: GATA transcription factors are transcriptional regulatory proteins that contain a characteristic type-IV zinc finger DNA-binding domain and recognize the conserved GATA motif in the promoter sequence of target genes. Previous studies demonstrated that plant GATA factors possess critical functions in developmental control and responses to the environment. To date, the GATA factors in soybean (Glycine max) have yet to be characterized. Thus, this study identified 64 putative GATA factors from the entire soybean genomic sequence. The chromosomal distributions, gene structures, duplication patterns, phylogenetic tree, tissue expression patterns, and response to low nitrogen stress of the 64 GATA factors in soybean were analyzed to further investigate the functions of these factors. Results ind

SUBMITTER: Zhang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4401516 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature