Evolutionary History and Functional Diversification of the JmjC Domain-Containing Histone Demethylase Gene Family in Plants.

ABSTRACT: Histone demethylases containing JumonjiC (JmjC) domains regulate gene transcription and chromatin structure by changing the methylation status of lysine residues and play an important role in plant growth and development. In this study, a total of 332 JmjC family genes were identified from 21 different plant species. The evolutionary analysis results showed that the JmjC gene was detected in each species, that is, the gene has already appeared in algae. The phylogenetic analysis showed that the KDM3/JHDM2 subfamily genes may have appeared when plants transitioned from water to land, but were lost in lycophytes (Selaginella moellendorffii). During the evolutionary process, some subfamily genes may have been lost in individual species. According to the analysis of

SUBMITTER: Ma S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9029850 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature