Genome-wide identification of a MADS-box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in Coptis teeta wall

Abstract Background MADS-box transcription factors have been shown to be involved in multiple developmental processes, including the regulation of floral organ formation and pollen maturation. However, the role of the MADS-box gene family in floral development of the alpine plant species Coptis teet...

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Main Authors: Shao-Feng Duan, Ji-Chen Yu, Timothy Charles Baldwin, Yuan Yuan, Gui-Sheng Xiang, Rui Cui, Yan Zhao, Xin-Chun Mo, Ying-Chun Lu, Yan-Li Liang
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Published: BMC 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05714-0
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author Shao-Feng Duan
Ji-Chen Yu
Timothy Charles Baldwin
Yuan Yuan
Gui-Sheng Xiang
Rui Cui
Yan Zhao
Xin-Chun Mo
Ying-Chun Lu
Yan-Li Liang
author_facet Shao-Feng Duan
Ji-Chen Yu
Timothy Charles Baldwin
Yuan Yuan
Gui-Sheng Xiang
Rui Cui
Yan Zhao
Xin-Chun Mo
Ying-Chun Lu
Yan-Li Liang
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description Abstract Background MADS-box transcription factors have been shown to be involved in multiple developmental processes, including the regulation of floral organ formation and pollen maturation. However, the role of the MADS-box gene family in floral development of the alpine plant species Coptis teeta Wall, which is widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is unknown. Results Sixty-six MADS-box genes were identified in the C. teeta genome. These genes were shown to be unevenly distributed throughout the genome of C. teeta. The majority of which (49) were classified as type I MADS-box genes and were further subdivided into four groups (Mα, Mβ, Mγ and Mδ). The remainder were identified as belonging to the type II MADS-box gene category. It was observed that four pairs of segmental and tandem duplication had occurred in the C. teeta MADS-box gene family, and that the ratios of Ka/Ks were less than 1, suggesting that these genes may have experienced purifying selection during evolution. Gene expression profiling analysis revealed that 38 MADS-box genes displayed differential expression patterns between the M and F floral phenotypes. Sixteen of these MADS-box genes were further verified by RT-qPCR. The 3D structure of each subfamily gene was predicted, further indicating that MADS-box genes of the same type possess structural similarities to the known template. Conclusions These data provide new insights into the molecular mechanism of dichogamy and herkogamy formation in C. teeta and establish a solid foundation for future studies of the MADS-box genes family in this medicinal plant species.
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spelling doaj-art-d079bcf0df4b44b69124e1605d03b3172025-08-20T02:18:10ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292024-10-0124111810.1186/s12870-024-05714-0Genome-wide identification of a MADS-box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in Coptis teeta wallShao-Feng Duan0Ji-Chen Yu1Timothy Charles Baldwin2Yuan Yuan3Gui-Sheng Xiang4Rui Cui5Yan Zhao6Xin-Chun Mo7Ying-Chun Lu8Yan-Li Liang9College of Agronomy & Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityCollege of Agronomy & Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityFaculty of Science and Engineering, University of WolverhamptonCollege of Agronomy & Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityKey Laboratory of Medicinal Plant Biology of Yunnan Province, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityYunnan Land and Resources Vocational CollegeCollege of Agronomy & Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityDepartment of Applied Technology, Lijiang Normal UniversityYunnan Agricultural University College of Education and Vocational Education, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityCollege of Agronomy & Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural UniversityAbstract Background MADS-box transcription factors have been shown to be involved in multiple developmental processes, including the regulation of floral organ formation and pollen maturation. However, the role of the MADS-box gene family in floral development of the alpine plant species Coptis teeta Wall, which is widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is unknown. Results Sixty-six MADS-box genes were identified in the C. teeta genome. These genes were shown to be unevenly distributed throughout the genome of C. teeta. The majority of which (49) were classified as type I MADS-box genes and were further subdivided into four groups (Mα, Mβ, Mγ and Mδ). The remainder were identified as belonging to the type II MADS-box gene category. It was observed that four pairs of segmental and tandem duplication had occurred in the C. teeta MADS-box gene family, and that the ratios of Ka/Ks were less than 1, suggesting that these genes may have experienced purifying selection during evolution. Gene expression profiling analysis revealed that 38 MADS-box genes displayed differential expression patterns between the M and F floral phenotypes. Sixteen of these MADS-box genes were further verified by RT-qPCR. The 3D structure of each subfamily gene was predicted, further indicating that MADS-box genes of the same type possess structural similarities to the known template. Conclusions These data provide new insights into the molecular mechanism of dichogamy and herkogamy formation in C. teeta and establish a solid foundation for future studies of the MADS-box genes family in this medicinal plant species.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05714-0Coptis teetaMADS-box transcription factorGenome-wideFloral developmentRT-qPCR
spellingShingle Shao-Feng Duan
Ji-Chen Yu
Timothy Charles Baldwin
Yuan Yuan
Gui-Sheng Xiang
Rui Cui
Yan Zhao
Xin-Chun Mo
Ying-Chun Lu
Yan-Li Liang
Genome-wide identification of a MADS-box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in Coptis teeta wall
BMC Plant Biology
Coptis teeta
MADS-box transcription factor
Genome-wide
Floral development
RT-qPCR
title Genome-wide identification of a MADS-box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in Coptis teeta wall
title_full Genome-wide identification of a MADS-box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in Coptis teeta wall
title_fullStr Genome-wide identification of a MADS-box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in Coptis teeta wall
title_full_unstemmed Genome-wide identification of a MADS-box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in Coptis teeta wall
title_short Genome-wide identification of a MADS-box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in Coptis teeta wall
title_sort genome wide identification of a mads box transcription factor family and their expression during floral development in coptis teeta wall
topic Coptis teeta
MADS-box transcription factor
Genome-wide
Floral development
RT-qPCR
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05714-0
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