In-silico prediction of novel genes responsive to drought and salinity stress tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum).

ABSTRACT: Common wheat (Triticum aestivum) is the most widely grown cereal crop and is cultivated extensively in dry regions. Water shortage, resulting from either drought or salinity, leads to slow growth and loss of wheat yield. In order to predict new genes responsive to the drought and salt stresses in wheat, 6,717 expressed sequence tags (ESTs), expressed in drought and salinity stress conditions were collected from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The downloaded ESTs were clustered and assembled into 354 contigs; 14 transcription factor families in 29 contigs were identified. In addition, 119 contigs were organized in five enzyme classes. Biological functions were obtained for only 324 of the 354 contigs using gene ontology. In addition, using Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gen

SUBMITTER: Dabab Nahas L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822720 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature