Genome-wide identification and functional analysis of the ERF2 gene family in response to disease resistance against Stemphylium lycopersici in tomato.

ABSTRACT:

Background

APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factors are a plant-specific family of transcription factors and one of the largest families of transcription factors. Ethylene response factors (ERF) regulate plant growth, development, and responses to biotic and abiotic stress. In a previous study, the ERF2 gene was significantly upregulated in both resistant and susceptible tomato cultivars in response to Stemphylium lycopersici. The main purpose of this study was to systematically analyze the ERF family and to explore the mechanism of ERF2 in tomato plants resisting pathogen infection by the Virus-induced Gene Silencing technique.

Results

In this experiment, 134 ERF genes were explored and subjected to bioinformatic analysis and divided into twelve g

SUBMITTER: Yang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7856819 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature