Genome-wide investigation of WRKY transcription factors in Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) and their potential roles in regulating growth and development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The WRKY gene family plays important roles in plant biological functions and has been identified in many plant species. With the publication of the Tartary buckwheat genome, the evolutionary characteristics of the WRKY gene family can be systematically explored and the functions of Fagopyrum tataricum WRKY (FtWRKY) genes in the growth and development of this plant also can be predicted.

Methods

In this study, the FtWRKY genes were identified by the BLASTP method, and HMMER, SMART, Pfam and InterPro were used to determine whether the FtWRKY genes contained conserved domains. The phylogenetic trees including FtWRKY and WRKY genes in other plants were constructed by the neighbor-joining (NJ) and maximum likelihood (ML) method

SUBMITTER: Sun W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7060923 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature