Genome-Wide Identification, Classification and Evolutionary Expansion of KNOX Gene Family in Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>) and <i>Populus</i> (<i>Populustrichocarpa</i>) — Oak Academic Publishing
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Genome-Wide Identification, Classification and Evolutionary Expansion of KNOX Gene Family in Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i>) and <i>Populus</i> (<i>Populustrichocarpa</i>)
State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
1 State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
2 University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
3 State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
4 University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
5 University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
6 University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
7 State Key Lab of Rice Biology, Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
8 University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, Dept. of Horticulture 316 PTSC, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
The KNOX gene family codes for transcriptional regulators with a variety of functions in plant developmental and physiological processes. In this study, a genome-wide comparative analysis of KNOX genes in Poplar ( Populustrichocarpa ) and rice ( Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica) was carried out. With comprehensive computational analyses, which take into account the gene structures, phylogeny and conserved motifs, 15 and 13 KNOX genes in Poplar and rice were identified, respectively. These KNOX genes were further divided into 3 groups. The Poplar gene POPTR_0012s04040 and the rice genes LOC_Os03g47042 and LOC_Os03g47022 were classified to a new group of KNOX genes without ahomeobox domain together with KNATM, which were proposed to play potential role in plant development and pluripotency. The identification of KNATM homolog in monocotyledons (rice) provided a strong support for proposing an ancient shuffling of HOMEOBOX gene with MEINOX gene took place in the KNOX phylogeny. Using subcellular location information, GO (gene ontology) and expression profile analysis, KNOX genes in rice and poplar were proposed to function similarly to the members in Arabidopsis. Our observations may lay the foundation for future functional analysis of KNOX genes in rice and poplar to unravel their biological roles in cellular pluripotency.
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