Genome-wide identification and characterization of UDP-glucose dehydrogenase family genes in moso bamboo and functional analysis of PeUGDH4 in hemicellulose synthesis.

ABSTRACT: Uridine diphosphate glucose dehydrogenases (UGDHs) are critical for synthesizing many nucleotide sugars and help promote the carbohydrate metabolism related to cell wall synthesis. In plants, UGDHs are encoded by a small gene family. Genome-wide analyses of these genes have been conducted in Glycine max and Arabidopsis thaliana, however, the UGDH gene family has not been comprehensively and systematically investigated in moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), which is a special woody grass monocotyledonous species. In this study, we identified nine putative PeUGDH genes. Furthermore, analysis of gene duplication events and divergences revealed that the expansion of the PeUGDH family was mainly due to segmental and tandem duplications approximately 4.76-83.16 million years ago. An examination

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7311537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature