Genome-Wide Analysis of Basic/Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Family in Rice and Arabidopsis
Shanghai University · Pennsylvania State University · +6 more institutions
Abstract
The basic/helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors and their homologs form a large family in plant and animal genomes. They are known to play important roles in the specification of tissue types in animals. On the other hand, few plant bHLH proteins have been studied functionally. Recent completion of whole genome sequences of model plants Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and rice (Oryza sativa) allows genome-wide analysis and comparison of the bHLH family in flowering plants. We have identified 167 bHLH genes in the rice genome, and their phylogenetic analysis indicates that they form well-supported clades, which are defined as subfamilies. In addition, sequence analysis of potential DNA-binding…
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Authors
13- XLXiaoxing Li
Shanghai University, Pennsylvania State University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xiamen University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Center for Life Sciences
- XDXuepeng Duan
Shanghai University, Pennsylvania State University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xiamen University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Center for Life Sciences
- HJHaixiong Jiang
Shanghai University, Pennsylvania State University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xiamen University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Center for Life Sciences
- YSYujin Sun
Shanghai University, Pennsylvania State University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xiamen University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Center for Life Sciences
- YTYuanping Tang
Shanghai University, Pennsylvania State University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xiamen University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Center for Life Sciences
Topics & keywords
- Arabidopsis
- Biology
- Genome
- Gene
- Genetics
- Gene family
- Intron
- Arabidopsis thaliana
- Life in Land