Journal
GENES
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/genes12020302
Keywords
grapevine (Vitis vinifera L; ); transcription factor; genome-wide; gene expression profiling; pollen development
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Funding
- Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico (FONDECYT) program [1161273, 11140869]
- Comision Nacional Cientifica y Tecnologica of Chile (CONICYT) [N 21151451, N 21201090]
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A variety of C2H2 zinc-finger proteins are involved in pollen development in plants, including grapevine. The identification and characterization of 98 VviZFP genes in grapevine revealed significant changes and family expansion, with genes classified into three groups based on domain and phylogenetic analysis. Some VviZFP genes show differential expression patterns during flower development, providing insights into their role in grapevine reproductive development.
Some C2H2 zinc-finger proteins (ZFP) transcription factors are involved in the development of pollen in plants. In grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), it has been suggested that abnormalities in pollen development lead to the phenomenon called parthenocarpy that occurs in some varieties of this cultivar. At present, a network involving several transcription factors types has been revealed and key roles have been assigned to members of the C2H2 zinc-finger proteins (ZFP) family in model plants. However, particularities of the regulatory mechanisms controlling pollen formation in grapevine remain unknown. In order to gain insight into the participation of ZFPs in grapevine gametophyte development, we performed a genome-wide identification and characterization of genes encoding ZFP (VviZFP family). A total of 98 genes were identified and renamed based on the gene distribution into grapevine genome. The analysis performed indicate significant changes throughout VviZFP genes evolution explained by high heterogeneity in sequence, length, number of ZF and presence of another conserved domains. Moreover, segmental duplication participated in the gene family expansion in grapevine. The VviZFPs were classified based on domain and phylogenetic analysis into three sets and different groups. Heat-map demonstrated differential and tissue-specific expression patterns of these genes and k-means clustering allowed to identify a group of putative orthologs to some ZFPs related to pollen development. In transgenic plants carrying the promVviZFP13::GUS and promVviZFP68::GUS constructs, GUS signals were detectable in the anther and mature pollen grains. Expression profiling of selected VviZFP genes showed differential expression pattern during flower development and provides a basis for deepening in the understanding of VviZFPs role on grapevine reproductive development.
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