{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Xue B"],"funding":["Phd Starting Foundation of Shenyang Agricultural University","PhD Starting Foundation of Shenyang Agricultural University"],"pagination":["2883"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11511124"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(20)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Rapid Alkalization Factor (RALF) is a signaling molecule in plants that plays a crucial role in growth and development, reproductive processes, and responses to both biotic and abiotic stresses. Although RALF peptides have been characterized in <i>Arabidopsis</i> and rice, a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of the <i>ZmRALF</i> gene family in maize is still lacking. In this study, we identified 20 <i>RALF</i> genes in the maize genome. Sequence alignment revealed significant structural variation among the <i>ZmRALF</i> family genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that RALF proteins from <i>Arabidopsis</i>, rice, and maize can be classified into four distinct clades. Duplication events suggest that the expansion of the <i>RALF</i> gene family in maize primarily relies on whole-genome "],"journal":["Plants (Basel, Switzerland)"],"pubmed_title":["Genome-Wide Identification of the <i>RALF</i> Gene Family and Expression Pattern Analysis in <i>Zea mays</i> (L.) under Abiotic Stresses."],"pmcid":["PMC11511124"],"funding_grant_id":["X2021022"],"pubmed_authors":["Liu Y","Xue B","Li D","Liang Z","Liu C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Genome-Wide Identification of the <i>RALF</i> Gene Family and Expression Pattern Analysis in <i>Zea mays</i> (L.) under Abiotic Stresses.","description":"Rapid Alkalization Factor (RALF) is a signaling molecule in plants that plays a crucial role in growth and development, reproductive processes, and responses to both biotic and abiotic stresses. Although RALF peptides have been characterized in <i>Arabidopsis</i> and rice, a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of the <i>ZmRALF</i> gene family in maize is still lacking. In this study, we identified 20 <i>RALF</i> genes in the maize genome. Sequence alignment revealed significant structural variation among the <i>ZmRALF</i> family genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that RALF proteins from <i>Arabidopsis</i>, rice, and maize can be classified into four distinct clades. Duplication events suggest that the expansion of the <i>RALF</i> gene family in maize primarily relies on whole-genome ","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Oct","modification":"2026-04-14T03:19:37.702Z","creation":"2025-04-04T00:29:41.083Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11511124","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39458830"],"doi":["10.3390/plants13202883"]}}