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ArticleJournal of genetics2014

Identification and characterization of the RCI2 gene family in maize (Zea mays).

Yang Zhao, Haiqing Tong, Ronghao Cai, Xiaojian Peng, Xiaoyu Li, Defang Gan, Suwen Zhu

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Yang ZhaoKey Laboratory of Crop Biology of Anhui Province, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China. zhusuwen@126.com.
Haiqing Tong
Ronghao Cai
Xiaojian Peng
Xiaoyu Li
Defang Gan
Suwen Zhu

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Rare-cold-inducible (RCI2) genes are structurally conserved members that encode small, highly hydrophobic proteins involved in response to various abiotic stresses. Phylogenetic and functional analyses of these genes have been conducted in Arabidopsis, but an extensive investigation of the RCI2 gene family has not yet been carried out in maize. In the present study, 10 RCI2 genes were identified in a fully sequenced maize genome. Structural characterization and expression pattern analysis of 10 ZmRCI2s (Zea mays RCI2 genes) were subsequently determined. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses indicated that ZmRCI2s are highly conserved, and most of them could be grouped with their orthologues from other organisms. Chromosomal location analysis indicated that ZmRCI2s were distributed unevenly on seven chromosomes with two segmental duplication events, suggesting that maize RCI2 gene family is an evolutionarily conserved family. Putative stress-responsive cis-elements were detected in the 2-kb promoter regions of the 10 ZmRCI2s. In addition, the 10 ZmRCI2s showed different expression patterns in maize development based on transcriptome analysis. Further, microarray and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analysis showed that each maize RCI2 genes were responsive to drought stress, suggesting their important roles in drought stress response. The results of this work provide a basis for future cloning and application studies of maize RCI2 genes.

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Gene Expression ProfilingArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsDroughtsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome, PlantHeat-Shock ProteinsMembrane ProteinsPhylogenyZea maysArabidopsis ProteinsHeat-Shock ProteinsMembrane ProteinsRCI2A protein, Arabidopsis

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