玉米DUF668基因家族全基因组鉴定及其表达分析

Genome-wide Identification and Expression Pattern Analysis of DUF668 Family Members in Maize

未知功能域668(DUF668)家族是植物中一个功能尚不清楚的家族。为了解玉米DUF668基因家族成员及其特征,运用生物信息学方法对ZmDUF668基因家族进行鉴定分析。结果表明,玉米8条染色体上共分布19个ZmDUF668基因,分别命名为ZmDUF668-1~ZmDUF668-19;ZmDUF668蛋白以碱性蛋白为主,且大部分成员定位于细胞核、细胞质和叶绿体中。多物种系统进化树将19个ZmDUF668家族蛋白成员分为2个亚组;19个ZmDUF668中鉴定出10种蛋白保守基序,所有成员都含有Motif 1和Motif 5;通过对蛋白保守域分析发现,19个成员中有14个不仅含有DUF668结构域还含有DUF3475结构域;基因结构分析表明,同一亚群中成员基因结构相似。根据共线性分析可知,13个ZmDUF668基因与10个OsDUF668组合形成21种共线性关系。ZmDUF668顺式作用元件分析发现,家族成员启动子区域分布着光响应、植物激素及非生物胁迫相关作用元件。蛋白质互作网络(PPI)预测结果表明,ZmDUF668家族蛋白中只有ZmDUF668-10与其他蛋白存在互作关系。通过RNA-Seq数据分析发现,ZmDUF668基因家族部分成员在受到冷、热、盐胁迫和紫外处理下基因表达量明显变化,实时荧光定量PCR试验验证了ZmDUF668家族部分成员在冷胁迫和热胁迫下的响应。研究主要是将生物信息学运用于对玉米DUF668基因家族的分析,揭示了ZmDUF668基因家族成员的特征,为后续研究玉米DUF668家族基因的分子生物学功能提供了理论基础。

The domain of unknown function 668(DUF668)family is a family of plants whose function is unknown.To unveil the function and characteristics of maize DUF668(ZmDUF668)gene family,we identified ZmDUF668 gene family by bioinformatics method.The results showed that there were 19 ZmDUF668 genes in maize,distributing on 8 chromosomes,named ZmDUF668-1-ZmDUF668-19;the most of proteins encoded by ZmDUF668 were alkaline,and most of the family members were localized in the nucleus,cytoplasm and chloroplast.ZmDUF668 family proteins can be divided into two subfamilies according to the multispecies phylogenetic tree.Ten Motifs were identified from 19 members of ZmDUF668,all of which contained Motif 1 and Motif 5.Through the analysis of protein conserved domain,it was found that 14 of the 19 members contained not only DUF668 domain but also DUF3475 domain.Gene structure analysis showed that members of the same subfamilies had similar gene structure.Synteny analysis showed that there were 21 collinear relationships between 13 ZmDUF668 genes and 10 OsDUF668 genes.The analysis of cis-acting elements revealed that the promoters of ZmDUF668 genes widely contained cis-elements that light-response,plant hormones and abiotic stress.The prediction results of protein-protein interaction network(PPI)indicated that only ZmDUF668-10 of the ZmDUF668 family proteins had interaction with other proteins.Analysis of RNA-Seq revealed that the gene expression level of some ZmDUF668 gene family members changed significantly under cold,heat,salt stress and ultraviolet treatment.The response of ZmDUF668 family genes to cold and heat stress was verified by RT-qPCR.Bioinformatics was applied to the analysis of the ZmDUF668 gene family,unveiling the characteristics of the members of the ZmDUF668 gene family,and providing theoretical basis for the subsequent study of the molecular biological function of the ZmDUF668 gene family.