期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 17, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179651
关键词
Oryza sativa; metallothionein (MT); phylogenetic analysis; promoter activity; expression analysis; subcellular localization
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U20A2023, 31870322]
- Creative Research Groups of the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2020CFA009]
- Huanghe Patent Project of Wuhan City
In this study, 53 MT genes were identified from six Oryza species and clustered into four groups based on phylogenetic analysis. The uneven distribution of MT genes on chromosomes, with almost half clustered on chromosome 12, suggests a fragment duplication event. The duplicated MT genes were under strong negative selection, as indicated by Ka/Ks values. OsMT genes were found to be induced under different stress conditions and mainly located in chloroplasts. These results provide valuable insights into the evolution and function of the MT gene family in the Oryza genus.
Metallothionein (MT) proteins are low molecular mass, cysteine-rich, and metal-binding proteins that play an important role in maintaining metal homeostasis and stress response. However, the evolutionary relationships and functional differentiation of MT in the Oryza genus remain unclear. Here we identified 53 MT genes from six Oryza genera, including O. sativa ssp. japonica, O. rufipogon, O. sativa ssp. indica, O. nivara, O. glumaepatula, and O. barthii. The MT genes were clustered into four groups based on phylogenetic analysis. MT genes are unevenly distributed on chromosomes; almost half of the MT genes were clustered on chromosome 12, which may result from a fragment duplication containing the MT genes on chromosome 12. Five pairs of segmental duplication events and ten pairs of tandem duplication events were found in the rice MT family. The Ka/Ks values of the fifteen duplicated MT genes indicated that the duplicated MT genes were under a strong negative selection during evolution. Next, combining the promoter activity assay with gene expression analysis revealed different expression patterns of MT genes. In addition, the expression of OsMT genes was induced under different stresses, including NaCl, CdCl2, ABA, and MeJ treatments. Additionally, we found that OsMT genes were mainly located in chloroplasts. These results imply that OsMT genes play different roles in response to these stresses. All results provide important insights into the evolution of the MT gene family in the Oryza genus, and will be helpful to further study the function of MT genes.
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