Genome-Wide Identification of the SAUR Gene Family in Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida) and Functional Characterization of BhSAUR60 during Fruit Development.

ABSTRACT: The wax gourd (Benincasa hispida) is an important vegetable crop whose fruits contain nutrients and metabolites. Small auxin upregulated RNA (SAUR) genes constitute the largest early auxin-responsive gene family and regulate various biological processes in plants, although this gene family has not been studied in the wax gourd. Here, we performed genome-wide identification of the SAUR gene family in wax gourds and analyzed their syntenic and phylogenetic relationships, gene structures, conserved motifs, cis-acting elements, and expression patterns. A total of 68 SAUR (BhSAUR) genes were identified, which were distributed on nine chromosomes with 41 genes in two clusters. More than half of the BhSAUR genes were derived from tandem dupl

SUBMITTER: Luo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9694812 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature