Differences in the Chloroplast Genome and Its Regulatory Network among Cathaya argyrophylla Populations from Different Locations in China.

ABSTRACT: Cathaya argyrophylla Chun et Kuang is a severely endangered, tertiary relict plant unique to China whose high physiological sensitivity to the environment, including photosensitivity, is likely closely related to its endangered status; however, the exact mechanism responsible has remained unknown due to the rarity of the plant and the difficulties involved in performing physiological studies on the molecular level. In this study, the chloroplast genomes of six C. argyrophylla populations sampled from different locations in China were characterized and compared. In addition, a gene regulatory network of the polymorphic chloroplast genes responsible for regulating genes found elsewhere in the plant genome was constructed. The result of the genome characterization and comparison

SUBMITTER: Huang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9690302 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature