A new insight into the evolution and functional divergence of FRK genes in Pyrus bretschneideri.

ABSTRACT: In plants, plant fructokinases (FRKs) are considered to be the main gateway of fructose metabolism as they can phosphorylate fructose to fructose-6-phosphate. Chinese white pears (Pyrus bretschneideri) are one of the popular fruits in the world market; sugar content is an important factor affecting the quality of the fruit. We identified 49 FRKs from four Rosaceae species; 20 of these sequences were from Chinese white pear. Subsequently, phylogenic relationship, gene structure and micro-collinearity were analysed. Phylogenetic and exon-intron analysis classified these FRKs into 10 subfamilies, and it was aimed to further reveal the variation of the gene structure and the evolutionary relationship of this gene family. Remarkably, gene expression patterns in different ti

SUBMITTER: Cao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6083675 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature