Identification and expression analysis of histone modification gene (HM) family during somatic embryogenesis of oil palm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Jacq.) is an important vegetable oil-yielding plant. Somatic embryogenesis is a promising method to produce large-scale elite clones to meet the demand for palm oil. The epigenetic mechanisms such as histone modifications have emerged as critical factors during somatic embryogenesis. These histone modifications are associated with the regulation of various genes controlling somatic embryogenesis. To date, none of the information is available on the histone modification gene (HM) family in oil palm.

Results

We reported the identification of 109 HM gene family members including 48 HMTs, 27 HDMs, 13 HATs, and 21 HDACs in the oil palm genome. Gene structural and motif analysis of EgHMs showed varied exon-intron organization and with conser

SUBMITTER: Zhou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8729141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature