Origins and Evolution of WUSCHEL-Related Homeobox Protein Family in Plant Kingdom

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作者
Lian, Gaibin [1 ]
Ding, Zhiwen [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Wang, Qin [2 ]
Zhang, Dabing [1 ]
Xu, Jie [1 ]
机构
[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Life Sci & Biotechnol, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
[2] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Dept Phys, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
[3] Fudan Univ, Inst Biomed Sci, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
GENOME-WIDE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE-EXPRESSION; CELL FATE; ARABIDOPSIS; SHOOT; RICE; ANGIOSPERMS; MAIZE; LEAF;
D O I
10.1155/2014/534140
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) is a large group of transcription factors specifically found in plants. WOX members contain the conserved homeodomain essential for plant development by regulating cell division and differentiation. However, the evolutionary relationship of WOX members in plant kingdom remains to be elucidated. In this study, we searched 350 WOX members from 50 species in plant kingdom. Linkage analysis of WOX protein sequences demonstrated that amino acid residues 141-145 and 153-160 located in the homeodomain are possibly associated with the function of WOXs during the evolution. These 350 members were grouped into 3 clades: the first clade represents the conservative WOXs from the lower plant algae to higher plants; the second clade has the members from vascular plant species; the third clade has the members only from spermatophyte species. Furthermore, among the members of Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa, we observed ubiquitous expression of genes in the first clade and the diversified expression pattern of WOX genes in distinct organs in the second clade and the third clade. This work provides insight into the origin and evolutionary process of WOXs, facilitating their functional investigations in the future.
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