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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.912296
Keywords
Tibetan hulless barley; plant immunity; Thaumatin-like protein; expression profile; stress response
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- Science and Technology Project of Qinghai Province [2019-ZJ-962Q]
- 'Kunlun Elite-Innovation & Carving Out Talent' program of Qinghai Province, China
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In this study, the TLP family genes in Qingke were extensively investigated. A total of 36 TLP genes were identified and their structure and expression were analyzed. The results revealed the important role of TLPs in the growth, development, and defense against biotic and abiotic stresses in Qingke.
Thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) participate in the defense responses of plants as well as their growth and development processes, including seed germination. Yet the functioning of TLP family genes, in addition to key details of their encoded protein products, has not been thoroughly investigated for Qingke (Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum). Here, a total of 36 TLP genes were identified in the genome of Qingke via HMM profiling. Of them, 25 TLPs contained a signal peptide at the N-terminus, with most proteins predicted to localize in the cytoplasm or outer membrane. Sequence alignment and motif analysis revealed that the five REDDD residues required for beta-1,3-glucanase activity were conserved in 21 of the 36 Qingke TLPs. Phylogenetically, the TLPs in plants are clustered in 10 major groups. Our analysis of gene structure did not detect an intron in 15 Qingke TLPs whereas the other 21 did contain 1-7 introns. A diverse set of cis-acting motifs were found in the promoters of the 36 TLPs, including elements related to light, hormone, and stress responses, growth and development, circadian control, and binding sites of transcription factors, thus suggesting a multifaceted role of TLPs in Qingke. Expression analyses revealed the potential involvement of TLPs in plant defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. Taken together, the findings of this study deepen our understanding of the TLP family genes in Qingke, a staple food item in Tibet, which could strengthen future investigations of protein function in barley and its improved genetic engineering.
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