Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Pectin Methylesterase Inhibitor Genes in Brassica oleracea

The activities of pectin methylesterases (PMEs) are regulated by pectin methylesterase inhibitors (PMEIs), which consequently control the pectin methylesterification status. However, the role of PMEI genes in , an economically important vegetable crop, is poorly understood. In this study, 95 PMEI (B...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of molecular sciences 2018-10, Vol.19 (11), p.3338
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Tingting, Yu, Hui, Xiong, Xingpeng, Yu, Youjian, Yue, Xiaoyan, Liu, Jinlong, Cao, Jiashu
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Zusammenfassung:The activities of pectin methylesterases (PMEs) are regulated by pectin methylesterase inhibitors (PMEIs), which consequently control the pectin methylesterification status. However, the role of PMEI genes in , an economically important vegetable crop, is poorly understood. In this study, 95 PMEI (BoPMEI) genes were identified. A total of 77 syntenic ortholog pairs and 10 tandemly duplicated clusters were detected, suggesting that the expansion of BoPMEI genes was mainly attributed to whole-genome triplication (WGT) and tandem duplication (TD). During diploidization after WGT, BoPMEI genes were preferentially retained in accordance with the gene balance hypothesis. Most homologous gene pairs experienced purifying selection with ω ( / ) ratios lower than 1 in evolution. Five stamen-specific BoPMEI genes were identified by expression pattern analysis. By combining the analyses of expression and evolution, we speculated that nonfunctionalization, subfunctionalization, neofunctionalization, and functional conservation can occur in the long evolutionary process. This work provides insights into the characterization of PMEI genes in and contributes to the further functional studies of BoPMEI genes.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms19113338