Evolutionary relationships and expression analysis of EUL domain proteins in rice (Oryza sativa).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lectins, defined as 'Proteins that can recognize and bind specific carbohydrate structures', are widespread among all kingdoms of life and play an important role in various biological processes in the cell. Most plant lectins are involved in stress signaling and/or defense. The family of Euonymus-related lectins (EULs) represents a group of stress-related lectins composed of one or two EUL domains. The latter protein domain is unique in that it is ubiquitous in land plants, suggesting an important role for these proteins.

Results

Despite the availability of multiple completely sequenced rice genomes, little is known on the occurrence of lectins in rice. We identified 329 putative lectin genes in the genome of Oryza sativa subsp. japonica belonging to nine out of 1

SUBMITTER: De Schutter K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5449364 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature