Expression patterns of members of the ethylene signaling-related gene families in response to dehydration stresses in cassava.

ABSTRACT: Drought is the one of the most important environment stresses that restricts crop yield worldwide. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food and energy crop that has many desirable traits such as drought, heat and low nutrients tolerance. However, the mechanisms underlying drought tolerance in cassava are unclear. Ethylene signaling pathway, from the upstream receptors to the downstream transcription factors, plays important roles in environmental stress responses during plant growth and development. In this study, we used bioinformatics approaches to identify and characterize candidate Manihot esculenta ethylene receptor genes and transcription factor genes. Using computational methods, we localized these genes on cassava chromosomes, constructed phylogenetic trees and ident

SUBMITTER: Ren MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5441607 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature