PREDICTION OF DUPLICATION EVENTS IN THE PLATZ TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IN CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta) SUGGESTS THE VARIATION OF THEIR FUNCTIONS IN DROUGHT CONDITION

Authors

  • Hoang Minh Chinh Faculty of Agricultural Technology, University of Engineering and Technology, Hanoi city, Vietnam; Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi city, Vietnam
  • Dong Huy Gioi Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi city, Vietnam
  • Chu Duc Ha Faculty of Agricultural Technology, University of Engineering and Technology, Hanoi city, Vietnam
  • Tran Van Tien Faculty of Rural Management, National Academy of Public Administration, Hanoi city, Vietnam
  • La Viet Hong Institute of Scientific Research and Application, Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, Hanoi city, Vietnam
  • Tran Thi Thanh Huyen Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi city, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18173/2354-1059.2024-0012

Keywords:

PLATZ, categorization, structure, expression profile, duplication event, cassava

Abstract

The plant A/T-rich protein and zinc-binding protein (PLATZ) family has been regarded as one of the important plant-specific transcription factors that are involved in various biological processes during evolution. Unfortunately, the expansion of this gene family in cassava (Manihot esculenta) is hardly recognized. This recent work aims to explain the evolution of the MePLATZ gene family by using various bioinformatics tools. Based on the similarity, a total of eight duplicated MePLATZ genes, including seven duplicated pairs and one pair of three duplicated genes have been predicted in the MePLATZ gene family in cassava. Among them, segmental and tandem duplication events were noted to play a crucial role in the expansion of the MePLATZ gene family. We found that the majority of members of the MePLATZ genes contained three or four exons, while at least 10 conserved motifs have been found in the full-length protein sequences. Next, the MePLATZ family could be categorized into seven different groups similar to those described in the PLATZ family in other higher plant species. Interestingly, the expression levels of 17 duplicated MePLATZ genes in leaf samples under drought conditions suggested the hypothesis of the functional conservation, redundancy, and divergence that occurred in this family. Taken together, our study could provide a foundation to get insight into the MePLATZ gene family in cassava.

 

 

 

 

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23-03-2024

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Volume 69, Issue 1, 2024: Natural Sciences

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