Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the IQD gene family in moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis).

ABSTRACT: Members of the plant-specific IQ67-domain (IQD) protein family are involved in various aspects of normal plant growth and developmental processes as well as basal defence response. Although hundreds of IQD proteins have been identified, only a small number of IQDs have been functionally characterized. Moreover, no systematic study has been performed on moso bamboo. In this study, we performed for the first time a genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the IQD gene family in moso bamboo. We identified 29 non-redundant PeIQD encoding genes. Analysis of the evolutionary patterns and divergence revealed that the IQD genes underwent a large-scale event around 12 million years ago and the division times of IQD family genes between moso bamboo and rice, and, between moso bamboo and

SUBMITTER: Wu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4837358 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature