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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (9): 94-110.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2023379

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Genome-wide identification of the Beta vulgaris ABFBvABF) gene family and analysis of the expression pattern in sugar beet under ABA treatment

Ya-jing MENG(), Guo-qiang WU(), Ming WEI   

  1. School of Life Science and Engineering,Lanzhou University of Technology,Lanzhou 730050,China
  • Received:2023-10-11 Revised:2023-12-04 Online:2024-09-20 Published:2024-06-20
  • Contact: Guo-qiang WU

Abstract:

Abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive (ABRE) binding factor proteins (ABF) are a unique subfamily of bZIP transcription factor proteins in plants, and play important roles in ABA-dependent and ABA-independent signaling pathways. To explore and identify the biological functions and expression patterns of the BvABF gene family in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), in the present study, the physicochemical properties, phylogeny, chromosomal localization, gene structure, conserved motifs, cis-acting elements, secondary structure and protein interaction network of BvABFs were predicted by bioinformatics methods, and their expression patterns in roots and leaves of sugar beet under 100 μmol·L-1 ABA treatments were analyzed by qRT-PCR. A total of six BvABF genes were identified in sugar beet, and divided into groups A, B, and C, all of which contained a bZIP region. The BvABF genes are located on chromosomes 1, 3, 6, 7, and 9, and they contain 3-4 exons. The identified BvABF proteins possess 4 conserved regions, C1, C2, C3, and C4, each containing potential phosphorylation sites (R-X-X-S/T). The C-terminal region contains a basic region and four repeating heptapeptide repeats consisting of leucine residues. The promoter region of BvABFs contained multiple hormone and light responsive elements, with 4 genes containing an ABRE element. In addition, a myeloblastosis (MYB) binding site involved in drought-inducibility (MBS), a low-temperature-responsive element and an anaerobic responsive element were also found among the BvABF genes. Furthermore, BvABF may interact with phosphorylation-related proteins (PP2CCNBD-X2, SRK2I, SRK2E-X1, and PP2C50) and ABA receptors (PYL2, PYL4, and PYR1). The expression patterns of BvABF were further analyzed in different tissues of sugar beet under ABA treatment, and it was found that all the BvABF genes were induced and regulated by ABA both in the roots and leaves, while different gene members exhibited different expression patterns under ABA treatment. These results suggest that BvABFs play important roles in the response of the sugar beet crop to ABA.

Key words: sugar beet, BvABF family, genome-wide identification, abscisic acid, cis-acting elements