Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147689
Keywords
pitaya; aquaporin; genome-wide identification; HuNIP6; 1; early flowering
Funding
- Key Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou [201904020015]
- Science and Technology Program of Zhanjiang [2019A01003]
- Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou [202002020060, 201704020003, 2014Y200164]
- Key Realm R&D Program of Guangdong Province [2018B020202011]
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This study conducted a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of AQPs in pitaya, identifying the key role of HuNIP6;1 in regulating flowering time. Overexpression of HuNIP6;1 significantly promoted early flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana, suggesting its potential as a key regulator of flowering processes. This research provides valuable information for the utilization of HuAQPs in plant breeding and genetic engineering.
Aquaporins (AQPs) are essential membrane proteins involved in seed maturation and germination, stomata movement, photosynthesis, and regulation of plant flowering processes. Pitaya flowers are open at night and wither at daybreak, which shows an obvious circadian rhythm. In this study, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of AQPs in Hylocereus undantus was conducted to screen key genes associated with flowering processes. A total of 33 HuAQP genes were identified from the H. undantus genome. The 33 HuAQPs were grouped into four subfamilies: 10 PIPs, 13 TIPs, 8 NIPs, and 2 SIPs, which were distributed on 9 out of 11 pitaya chromosomes (Chr) (except for Chr7 and Chr10). Results from expression profiles showed that HuNIP6;1 may be involved in pitaya's floral opening. HuNIP6;1 was localized exclusively in the cell membrane. Overexpression of HuNIP6;1 in Arabidopsis thaliana significantly promoted early flowering through regulating negative flowering regulators of MJM30, COL9, and PRR5, suggesting that HuNIP6;1 plays key roles in regulating flowering time. The present study provides the first genome-wide analysis of the AQP gene family in pitaya and valuable information for utilization of HuAQPs.
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