Genome-wide identification of the SWEET gene family mediating the cold stress response in Prunus mume

© 2022 Wen et al..

The Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporter (SWEET) gene family encodes a family of sugar transporters that play essential roles in plant growth, reproduction, and biotic and abiotic stresses. Prunus mume is a considerable ornamental wood plant with high edible and medicinal values; however, its lack of tolerance to low temperature has severely limited its geographical distribution. To investigate whether this gene family mediates the response of P. mume to cold stress, we identified that the P. mume gene family consists of 17 members and divided the family members into four groups. Sixteen of these genes were anchored on six chromosomes, and one gene was anchored on the scaffold with four pairs of segmental gene duplications and two pairs of tandem gene duplications. Cis-acting regulatory element analysis indicated that the PmSWEET genes are potentially involved in P. mume development, including potentially regulating roles in procedure, such as circadian control, abscisic acid-response and light-response, and responses to numerous stresses, such as low-temperature and drought. We performed low-temperature treatment in the cold-tolerant cultivar 'Songchun' and cold-sensitive cultivar 'Zaolve' and found that the expression of four of 17 PmSWEETs was either upregulated or downregulated with prolonged treatment times. This finding indicates that these family members may potentially play a role in cold stress responses in P. mume. Our study provides a basis for further investigation of the role of SWEET proteins in the development of P. mume and its responses to cold stress.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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PeerJ - 10(2022) vom: 03., Seite e13273

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wen, Zhenying [VerfasserIn]
Li, Mingyu [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Tangren [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qixiang [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Lidan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cold response
Gene expression
Journal Article
Prunus mume
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SWEET gene family

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Date Completed 12.01.2023

Date Revised 12.01.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7717/peerj.13273

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340579447