Journal
PEERJ
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14136
Keywords
Asparagus lettuce; WRKY TF; Abiotic stress; Expression patterns
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- [32102405]
- [31801868]
- [ZR2020QC156]
- [ZR2020QC063]
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WRKY transcription factors play critical roles in plant growth, development, and stress responses. Through genome analysis, 76 WRKY TFs were identified in asparagus lettuce, and their characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, distribution, and expression patterns were analyzed.
WRKY transcription factors (TF) have been identified in many plant species and play critical roles in multiple stages of growth and development and under various stress conditions. As one of the most popular vegetable crops, asparagus lettuce has important medicinal and nutritional value. However, study of WRKY TFs family asparagus lettuce is limited. With the lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) genome publication, we identified 76 WRKY TFs and analyzed structural characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, chromosomal distribution, interaction network, and expression profiles. The 76 LsWRKY TFs were phylogenetically classified as Groups I, II (IIa-IIe), and III. Cis element analysis revealed complex regulatory relationships of LsWRKY genes in response to different biological progresses. Interaction network analysis indicated that LsWRKY TFs could interact with other proteins, such as SIB (sigma factor binding protein), WRKY TFs, and MPK. The WRKYIII subfamily genes showed different expression patterns during the progress of asparagus lettuce stem enlargement. According to qRT-PCR analysis, abiotic stresses (drought, salt, low temperature, and high temperature) and phytohormone treatment could induce specific LsWRKYIII gene expression. These results will provide systematic and comprehensive information on LsWRKY TFs and lay the foundation for further clarification of the regulatory mechanism of LsWRKY, especially LsWRKYIII TFs, involved in stress response and the progress of plant growth and development.
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