scholarly journals Dissecting the Genome-Wide Evolution and Function of R2R3-MYB Transcription Factor Family in Rosa chinensis

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Han ◽  
Jiayao Yu ◽  
Tao Zhao ◽  
Tangren Cheng ◽  
Jia Wang ◽  
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Rosa chinensis, an important ancestor species of Rosa hybrida, the most popular ornamental plant species worldwide, produces flowers with diverse colors and fragrances. The R2R3-MYB transcription factor family controls a wide variety of plant-specific metabolic processes, especially phenylpropanoid metabolism. Despite their importance for the ornamental value of flowers, the evolution of R2R3-MYB genes in plants has not been comprehensively characterized. In this study, 121 predicted R2R3-MYB gene sequences were identified in the rose genome. Additionally, a phylogenomic synteny network (synnet) was applied for the R2R3-MYB gene families in 35 complete plant genomes. We also analyzed the R2R3-MYB genes regarding their genomic locations, Ka/Ks ratio, encoded conserved motifs, and spatiotemporal expression. Our results indicated that R2R3-MYBs have multiple synteny clusters. The RcMYB114a gene was included in the Rosaceae-specific Cluster 54, with independent evolutionary patterns. On the basis of these results and an analysis of RcMYB114a-overexpressing tobacco leaf samples, we predicted that RcMYB114a functions in the phenylpropanoid pathway. We clarified the relationship between R2R3-MYB gene evolution and function from a new perspective. Our study data may be relevant for elucidating the regulation of floral metabolism in roses at the transcript level.

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e8473
Author(s):  
Xinling Hu ◽  
Lisha Zhang ◽  
Iain Wilson ◽  
Fenjuan Shao ◽  
Deyou Qiu

The MYB transcription factor family is one of the largest gene families playing regulatory roles in plant growth and development. The MYB family has been studied in a variety of plant species but has not been reported in Taxus chinensis. Here we identified 72 putative R2R3-MYB genes in T. chinensis using a comprehensive analysis. Sequence features, conversed domains and motifs were characterized. The phylogenetic analysis showed TcMYBs and AtMYBs were clustered into 36 subgroups, of which 24 subgroups included members from T. chinensis and Arabidopsis thaliana, while 12 subgroups were specific to one species. This suggests the conservation and specificity in structure and function of plant R2R3-MYBs. The expression of TcMYBs in various tissues and different ages of xylem were investigated. Additionally, miRNA-mediated posttranscriptional regulation analysis revealed that TcMYBs were the targets of miR858, miR159 and miR828, suggesting the posttranscriptional regulation of MYBs is highly conserved in plants. The results provide a basis for further study the role of TcMYBs in the regulation of secondary metabolites of T. chinensis.


2014 ◽  
Vol 206 (4) ◽  
pp. 1364-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marçal Soler ◽  
Eduardo Leal Oliveira Camargo ◽  
Victor Carocha ◽  
Hua Cassan-Wang ◽  
Hélène San Clemente ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuting Qi ◽  
Caihong Gu ◽  
Xingjun Wang ◽  
Shiqing Gao ◽  
Changsheng Li ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract Background: Anthocyanins contribute to coloration and antioxidation effects in different plant tissues. MYB transcription factors have been demonstrated to be a key regulator for anthocyanin synthesis in many plants. However, little information was available about the MYB genes in the halophyte species Eutrema salsugineum . Result: Here we report the identification of an important anthocyanin biosynthesis regulator Es MYB90 from Eutrema salsugineum , which is a halophyte tolerant to multiple abiotic stresses. Our phylogenetic and localization analyses supported that Es MYB90 is an R2R3 type of MYB transcription factor. Ectopic expression of EsMYB90 in tobacco and Arabidopsis enhanced pigmentation and anthocyanin accumulation in various organs. The transcriptome analysis revealed that 42 genes upregulated by Es MYB90 in 35S : EsMYB90 tobacco transgenic plants are required for anthocyanin biosynthesis. Moreover, our qRT-PCR results showed that Es MYB90 promoted expression of early ( PAL , CHS , and CHI ) and late ( DFR , ANS , and UFGT ) anthocyanin biosynthesis genes in stems, leaves, and flowers of 35S : EsMYB90 tobacco transgenic plants. Conclusions: Our results indicated that Es MYB90 is a MYB transcription factor, which regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis genes to control anthocyanin biosynthesis. Our work provides a new tool to enhance anthocyanin production in various plants. Keywords : Anthocyanin, flavonoid, Eutrema salsugineum , R2R3 MYB transcription factor, Es MYB90, transcriptional regulation, anthocyanin biosynthesis genes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangwei Zhou ◽  
Yingnan Chen ◽  
Huaitong Wu ◽  
Tongming Yin

The MYB transcription factor (TF) family is one of the largest plant transcription factor gene family playing vital roles in plant growth and development, including defense, cell differentiation, secondary metabolism, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. As a model tree species of woody plants, in recent years, the identification and functional prediction of certain MYB family members in the poplar genome have been reported. However, to date, the characterization of the gene family in the genome of the poplar’s sister species willow has not been done, nor are the differences and similarities between the poplar and willow genomes understood. In this study, we conducted the first genome-wide investigation of the R2R3 MYB subfamily in the willow, identifying 216 R2R3 MYB gene members, and combined with the poplar R2R3 MYB genes, performed the first comparative analysis of R2R3 MYB genes between the poplar and willow. We identified 81 and 86 pairs of R2R3 MYB paralogs in the poplar and willow, respectively. There were 17 pairs of tandem repeat genes in the willow, indicating active duplication of willow R2R3 MYB genes. A further 166 pairs of poplar and willow orthologs were identified by collinear and synonymous analysis. The findings support the duplication of R2R3 MYB genes in the ancestral species, with most of the R2R3 MYB genes being retained during the evolutionary process. The phylogenetic trees of the R2R3 MYB genes of 10 different species were drawn. The functions of the poplar and willow R2R3 MYB genes were predicted using reported functional groupings and clustering by OrthoFinder. Identified 5 subgroups in general expanded in woody species, three subgroups were predicted to be related to lignin synthesis, and we further speculate that the other two subgroups also play a role in wood formation. We analyzed the expression patterns of the GAMYB gene of subgroup 18 (S18) related to pollen development in the male flower buds of poplar and willow at different developmental stages by qRT-PCR. The results showed that the GAMYB gene was specifically expressed in the male flower bud from pollen formation to maturity, and that the expression first increased and then decreased. Both the specificity of tissue expression specificity and conservation indicated that GAMYB played an important role in pollen development in both poplar and willow and was an ideal candidate gene for the analysis of male flower development-related functions of the two species.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Qin ◽  
Lihui Xie ◽  
Yongpeng Li ◽  
Hang Liu ◽  
Xueqing Fu ◽  
...  

Artemisia annua L. is known for its specific product “artemisinin” which is an active ingredient for curing malaria. Artemisinin is secreted and accumulated in the glandular secretory trichomes (GSTs) on A. annua leaves. Earlier studies have shown that increasing GST density is effective in increasing artemisinin content. However, the mechanism of GST initiation is not fully understood. To this end, we isolated and characterized an R2R3-MYB gene, AaMYB17, which is expressed specifically in the GSTs of shoot tips. Overexpression of AaMYB17 in A. annua increased GST density and enhanced the artemisinin content, whereas RNA interference of AaMYB17 resulted in the reduction of GST density and artemisinin content. Additionally, neither overexpression lines nor RNAi lines showed an abnormal phenotype in plant growth and the morphology of GSTs. Our study demonstrates that AaMYB17 is a positive regulator of GSTs’ initiation, without influencing the trichome morphology.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Liu ◽  
Guoyun Zhang ◽  
Zhongrui Lv ◽  
Songfeng Diao ◽  
Caiyun He ◽  
...  

Abstract Background MYB transcription factor family involved in multifarious stages of plant growth and development until death, which is one of the largest and most versatile gene families in plants, therefore it is an important regulatory factor in plants. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is rich in many secondary metabolites and has high nutritional and medicinal value. With the completion of sea buckthorn genome sequencing, it has laid the foundation for us to explore the gene structure, evolutionary relationship and function prediction of sea buckthorn MYB gene family from the whole genome perspective. Results In this study, 161 R2R3-MYB genes were identified from the sea buckthorn genome. We systematically analyzed their gene structure, collinearity, phylogenetic relationships and expression pattern. According to the gene structure, conserved motifs and phylogenetic relationship of 161 HrMYB genes, all the HrMYB genes were divided into 28 subgroups. The phylogenetic tree of Hippophae rhamnoides L. and Arabidopsis thaliana R2R3-MYB genes showed that the sea buckthorn MYB gene family showed functional differentiation during evolution. Chromosomal localization results showed that the distribution of HrMYB genes were random. RNA-seq data from seven different tissues indicated that the HrMYB genes have significant spatiotemporal and tissue expression differences. QRT-PCR analysis showed that the selected genes which relate to flavonoid biosynthesis of sea buckthorn fruit expressed different degrees in different developmental stages of the fruit. Conclusion The sea buckthorn R2R3-MYB gene family was successfully identified from the whole genome sequence by a series of bioinformatics methods. The results firstly provide a more comprehensive insight for the phylogenetic relationships and expression patterns of the HrMYB genes. It will help us to further study their specific functions in the growth and development of sea buckthorn.


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