Affiliation:
1. Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Abstract
Panicle development and grain production in crop species are essential breeding characteristics affected by the synthesis of auxin, which is influenced by flavin monooxygenase-encoding genes such as YUC (YUCCA) family members. In this trial, fourteen YUCs were identified and named uniformly in foxtail millet, an ancient crop species cultivated across the world. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the SiYUCs were clustered into four subgroups; protein motif and gene structure analyses suggested that the closely clustered SiYUC genes were relatively conserved within each subgroup; while genome mapping analysis indicated that the SiYUC genes were unevenly distributed on foxtail millet chromosomes and colinear with other grass species. Transcription analysis revealed that the SiYUC genes differed greatly in expression pattern in different tissues and contained hormonal/light/stress-responding cis-elements. The haplotype characterization of SiYUC genes indicated many superior haplotypes of SiYUCs correlated with higher panicle and grain weight could be favorably selected by breeding. These results will be useful for the further study of the functional characteristics of SiYUC genes, particularly with regard to the marker-assisted pyramiding of beneficial haplotypes in foxtail millet breeding programs.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Fundamental Research Funds of CAAS
China Agricultural Research System
State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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