biologia plantarum

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Biologia plantarum 63:721-732, 2019 | DOI: 10.32615/bp.2019.081

A genome-wide analysis of the cellulose synthase-like (Csl) gene family in maize

Y. LI1, X. CHENG2, Y. FU1, Q. WU1, Y. GUO1, J. PENG1, W. ZHANG3,*, B. HE1,*
1 College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330013, P.R. China
2 College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P.R. China
3 College of Life Sciences and Technology, Honghe University, Mengzi 661100, P.R. China

Cell walls play an important role in the structure and morphology of plants as well as in responses to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Although the comprehensive analysis of genes involved in cellulose synthase has been performed in model plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana and rice, information regarding cellulose synthase-like (Csl) genes in maize is limited. In this study, a total of 56 members of Csl gene family were identified in maize genome and classified into six subfamilies. Analysis of gene structure and conserved motif indicated functional similarities among the ZmCsl proteins within the same subfamily. Additionally, the 56 ZmCsl genes were dispersed on 10 chromosomes. The expression patterns of ZmCsl genes in different tissues using the transcriptome data revealed that most of ZmCsl genes had a relatively high expression in root and tassel tissues. Moreover, the expression profiles of ZmCsl genes under drought and re-watering indicated that the expression of ZmCsl genes were mainly responsive to early stage of drought stress. The protein-protein interaction network of ZmCsl proposed some potentially interacting proteins. The data presented a comprehensive survey of Csl gene family in maize. The detailed description of maize Csl genes will be beneficial to understand their structural, functional, and evolutionary features and provide an important foundation for studying the roles of ZmCsl genes in response to biotic and abiotic stresses.

Keywords: drought, ZmCls gene structure and function, protein-protein interaction, rehydration, Zea mays.

Received: March 20, 2019; Revised: April 23, 2019; Accepted: June 19, 2019; Published online: November 14, 2019  Show citation

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LI, Y., CHENG, X., FU, Y., WU, Q., GUO, Y., PENG, J., ZHANG, W., & HE, B. (2019). A genome-wide analysis of the cellulose synthase-like (Csl) gene family in maize. Biologia plantarum, 63, Article 721-732. https://doi.org/10.32615/bp.2019.081
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