[Genome-wide identification, phylogenetic analysis and expression profiling of the WOX family genes in Solanum lycopersicum]

Yi Chuan. 2016 May;38(5):444-60. doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.15-499.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Members of the plant-specific WOX transcription factor family have been reported to play important roles in cell to cell communication as well as other physiological and developmental processes. In this study, ten members of the WOX transcription factor family were identified in Solanum lycopersicum with HMMER. Neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree, maximum-likelihood tree and Bayesian-inference tree were constructed and similar topologies were shown using the protein sequences of the homeodomain. Phylogenetic study revealed that the 25 WOX family members from Arabidopsis and tomato fall into three clades and nine subfamilies. The patterns of exon-intron structures and organization of conserved domains in Arabidopsis and tomato were consistent based on the phylogenetic results. Transcriptome analysis showed that the expression patterns of SlWOXs were different in different tissue types. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis suggested that, as transcription factors, the SlWOX family members could be involved in a number of biological processes including cell to cell communication and tissue development. Our results are useful for future studies on WOX family members in tomato and other plant species.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Gene Expression Profiling*
  • Gene Ontology
  • Homeodomain Proteins / chemistry
  • Homeodomain Proteins / genetics*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny*
  • Plant Proteins / chemistry
  • Plant Proteins / genetics*
  • Solanum lycopersicum / chemistry
  • Solanum lycopersicum / genetics*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*

Substances

  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • Plant Proteins
  • Transcription Factors