The Landscape of Autophagy-Related (ATG) Genes and Functional Characterization of TaVAMP727 to Autophagy in Wheat.

ABSTRACT: Autophagy is an indispensable biological process and plays crucial roles in plant growth and plant responses to both biotic and abiotic stresses. This study systematically identified autophagy-related proteins (ATGs) in wheat and its diploid and tetraploid progenitors and investigated their genomic organization, structure characteristics, expression patterns, genetic variation, and regulation network. We identified a total of 77, 51, 29, and 30 ATGs in wheat, wild emmer, T. urartu and A. tauschii, respectively, and grouped them into 19 subfamilies. We found that these autophagy-related genes (ATGs) suffered various degrees of selection during the wheat's domestication and breeding processes. The genetic variations in the promoter region of Ta2A_ATG8a were associated with differences in see

SUBMITTER: Yue W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8776105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature