Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Caffeic Acid O-Methyltransferase Gene Family in Soybean

Soybean is one of the most important legumes, providing high-quality protein for humans. The gene has previously been demonstrated to be a critical gene that regulates lignin production in plant cell walls and plays an important function in plant growth and development. However, the gene family has...

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Published in:Plants (Basel) 2021-12, Vol.10 (12), p.2816
Main Authors: Zhang, Xu, Chen, Bowei, Wang, Lishan, Ali, Shahid, Guo, Yile, Liu, Jiaxi, Wang, Jiang, Xie, Linan, Zhang, Qingzhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Amino acids
Binding sites
Biosynthesis
Caffeic acid
Caffeic acid O-methyltransferase
Cell walls
COMT
different stresses
Domains
Drought
Gene expression
gene family
Genes
Genomes
Legumes
Light effects
Lignin
Methyltransferase
Molecular weight
Pathogens
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Plant growth
Proteins
Seeds
soybean
Soybeans
Stresses
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Summary:Soybean is one of the most important legumes, providing high-quality protein for humans. The gene has previously been demonstrated to be a critical gene that regulates lignin production in plant cell walls and plays an important function in plant growth and development. However, the gene family has not been studied in soybeans. In this study, 55 family genes in soybean were identified by phylogenetic analysis and divided into two groups, I and II. The analysis of conserved domains showed that all genes contained Methyltransferase-2 domains. Further prediction of cis-acting elements showed that genes were associated with growth, light, stress, and hormonal responses. Eventually, based on the genomic data of soybean under different stresses, the results showed that the expression of genes was different under different stresses, such as salt and drought stress. This study has identified and characterized the gene family in soybean, which provides an important theoretical basis for further research on the biological functions of genes and promotes revealing the role of genes under stress resistance.
ISSN:2223-7747
2223-7747
DOI:10.3390/plants10122816