Genome-wide identification and functional prediction of homologs in soybean.
Xinxin Pei, Fan Wang, Haiping Du, Milan He, Lanxin Li, Chuanjie Gou, Zheng Chen, Yanan Wang, Fanjiang Kong, Lin Zhao
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Xinxin Pei: Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology of Ministry of Education China, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
Fan Wang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Haiping Du: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Milan He: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Lanxin Li: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Chuanjie Gou: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Zheng Chen: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Yanan Wang: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
Fanjiang Kong: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Adaptation and Molecular Design, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Editing, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China. ORCID
Lin Zhao: Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology of Ministry of Education China, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
The BYPASS1-related gene encodes a protein with an unknown functional domain that regulates plant organ growth and development by inhibiting the continuous production of a root-derived long-distance signaling molecule called (). We conducted a comprehensive study to investigate the gene family in soybean and identified twenty-three genes in and twenty genes in (wild soybean). Collinearity analysis revealied the existence of multiple orthologs of soybean genes in wild soybean, indicating incomplete conservation between the genes of soybean and wild soybean. Phylogenetic analysis successfully categorized all genes into five distinct groups. We further scrutinized their chromosomal locations, gene structures, conserved motifs, cis-acting elements, and expression patterns. Leveraging publicly available data on genetic variation, phenotypic variation, and single-cell transcriptome sequencing of root nodules, we discovered a potential association between genes and multiple soybean traits, particularly those related to the root nodule phenotype. This pioneering study provides a systematic and comprehensive examination of the gene family in soybean. The findings establish a robust foundation for future investigations into the functional roles of genes in plant growth and development. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-023-01403-2.
