Comprehensive molecular evaluation of the histone methyltransferase gene family and their important roles in two-line hybrid wheat.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Histone methylation usually plays important roles in plant development through post-translational regulation and may provide a new visual field for heterosis. The histone methyltransferase gene family has been identified in various plants, but its members and functions in hybrid wheat related in heterosis is poorly studied.

Results

In this study, 175 histone methyltransferase (HMT) genes were identified in wheat, including 152 histone lysine methyltransferase (HKMT) genes and 23 protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) genes. Gene structure analysis, physicochemical properties and subcellular localization predictions of the proteins, exhibited the adequate complexity of this gene family. As an allohexaploid species, the number of the genes (seven HKMTs orthologou

SUBMITTER: Sun R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9190116 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature