Positive selection and functional divergence of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase genes in plants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FPS) belongs to the short-chain prenyltransferase family, and it performs a conserved and essential role in the terpenoid biosynthesis pathway. However, its classification, evolutionary history, and the forces driving the evolution of FPS genes in plants remain poorly understood.

Results

Phylogeny and positive selection analysis was used to identify the evolutionary forces that led to the functional divergence of FPS in plants, and recombinant detection was undertaken using the Genetic Algorithm for Recombination Detection (GARD) method. The dataset included 68 FPS variation pattern sequences (2 gymnosperms, 10 monocotyledons, 54 dicotyledons, and 2 outgroups). This study revealed that the FPS gene was under positive selection in p

SUBMITTER: Qian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5292144 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature