Molecular Evolution and Stress and Phytohormone Responsiveness of SUT Genes in Gossypium hirsutum.

ABSTRACT: Sucrose transporters (SUTs) play key roles in allocating the translocation of assimilates from source to sink tissues. Although the characteristics and biological roles of SUTs have been intensively investigated in higher plants, this gene family has not been functionally characterized in cotton. In this study, we performed a comprehensive analysis of SUT genes in the tetraploid cotton Gossypium hirsutum. A total of 18 G. hirsutum SUT genes were identified and classified into three groups based on their evolutionary relationships. Up to eight SUT genes in G. hirsutum were placed in the dicot-specific SUT1 group, while four and six SUT genes were, respectively, clustered into SUT4 and SUT2 groups together with members from both dicot and mono

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6205988 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature