Author:
Nawade Bhagwat,Bosamia Tejas C.,Lee Jae Hyun,Jang Jin Hoon,Lee Ok Ran
Abstract
The DMP (DUF679 membrane proteins) family is a plant-specific gene family that encodes membrane proteins. The DMP family genes are suggested to be involved in various programmed cell death processes and gamete fusion during double fertilization in Arabidopsis. However, their functional relevance in other crops remains unknown. This study identified 14 genes from the DMP family in soybean (Glycine max) and characterized their physiochemical properties, subcellular location, gene structure, and promoter regions using bioinformatics tools. Additionally, their tissue-specific and stress-responsive expressions were analyzed using publicly available transcriptome data. Phylogenetic analysis of 198 DMPs from monocots and dicots revealed six clades, with clade-I encoding senescence-related AtDMP1/2 orthologues and clade-II including pollen-specific AtDMP8/9 orthologues. The largest clade, clade-III, predominantly included monocot DMPs, while monocot- and dicot-specific DMPs were assembled in clade-IV and clade-VI, respectively. Evolutionary analysis suggests that soybean GmDMPs underwent purifying selection during evolution. Using 68 transcriptome datasets, expression profiling revealed expression in diverse tissues and distinct responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. The genes Glyma.09G237500 and Glyma.18G098300 showed pistil-abundant expression by qPCR, suggesting they could be potential targets for female organ-mediated haploid induction. Furthermore, cis-acting regulatory elements primarily related to stress-, hormone-, and light-induced pathways regulate GmDMPs, which is consistent with their divergent expression and suggests involvement in growth and stress responses. Overall, our study provides a comprehensive report on the soybean GmDMP family and a framework for further biological functional analysis of DMP genes in soybean or other crops.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Rural Development Administration
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