Genome-wide analysis of the C2H2 zinc finger protein gene family and its response to salt stress in ginseng, Panax ginseng Meyer.

ABSTRACT: The C2H2 zinc finger protein (C2H2-ZFP) gene family plays important roles in response to environmental stresses and several other biological processes in plants. Ginseng is a precious medicinal herb cultivated in Asia and North America. However, little is known about the C2H2-ZFP gene family and its functions in ginseng. Here, we identified 115 C2H2-ZFP genes from ginseng, defined as the PgZFP gene family. It was clustered into five groups and featured with eight conserved motifs, with each gene containing one to six of them. The family genes are categorized into 17 gene ontology subcategories and have numerous regulatory elements responsive to a variety of biological process, suggesting their functional differentiation. The 115 PgZFP genes were spliced into 228 transcripts at seed setting

SUBMITTER: Jiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9206012 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature