Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the Aquaporin Gene Family in Lycium barbarum during Fruit Ripening and Seedling Response to Heat Stress.

ABSTRACT: Plant−water relations mediated by aquaporins (AQPs) play vital roles in both key plant growth processes and responses to environmental challenges. As a well-known medicinal and edible plant, the harsh natural growth habitat endows Lycium plants with ideal materials for stress biology research. However, the details of their molecular switch for water transport remain unclear. In the present work, we first identified and characterized AQP family genes from Lycium (L.) barbarum at the genome scale and conducted systemic bioinformatics and expression analyses. The results showed that there were 38 Lycium barbarum AQPs (LbAQPs) in L. barbarum, which were classified into four subfamilies, including 17 LbPIP, 9 LbTIP, 10 LbNIP, and 2 LbXIP. Their encoded genes were unevenly distributed on all 12

SUBMITTER: He W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9777030 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature