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ArticleScientific reports2020

Genome-wide identification and characterization of bHLH family genes from Ginkgo biloba.

Xian Zhou, Yongling Liao, Soo-Un Kim, Zexiong Chen, Gongping Nie, Shuiyuan Cheng, Jiabao Ye, Feng Xu

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Xian Zhou *College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China.
Yongling Liao *College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China.
Soo-Un KimCollege of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China.
Zexiong ChenResearch Institute for Special Plants, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China.
Gongping NieCollege of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China.
Shuiyuan ChengNational R&D for Se-Rich Agricultural Products Processing Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, 430023, China.
Jiabao YeCollege of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China.
Feng XuCollege of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China. xufeng@yangtzeu.edu.cn.
Yangtze University · CNChongqing University of Arts and Sciences · CNNational Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology · KRWuhan Polytechnic University · CN

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Abstract

Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins, one of the most important and largest transcription factor family in plants, play important roles in regulating growth and development, stress response. In recent years, many bHLH family genes have been identified and characterized in woody plants. However, a systematic analysis of the bHLH gene family has not been reported in Ginkgo biloba, the oldest relic plant species. In this study, we identifed a total of 85 GbbHLH genes from the genomic and transcriptomic databases of G. biloba, which were classified into 17 subfamilies based on the phylogenetic analysis. Gene structures analysis indicated that the number of exon-intron range in GbbHLHs from 0 to 12. The MEME analysis showed that two conserved motifs, motif 1 and motif 2, distributed in most GbbHLH protein. Subcellular localization analysis exhibited that most GbbHLHs located in nucleus and a few GbbHLHs were distributed in chloroplast, plasma membrane and peroxisome. Promoter cis-element analysis revealed that most of the GbbHLH genes contained abundant cis-elements that involved in plant growth and development, secondary metabolism biosynthesis, various abiotic stresses response. In addition, correlation analysis between gene expression and flavonoid content screened seven candidate GbbHLH genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, providing the targeted gene encoding transcript factor for increase the flavonoid production through genetic engineering in G. biloba.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantGene Regulatory NetworksGenome, PlantBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsChromosome MappingEvolution, MolecularGinkgo bilobaPhylogenyPlant ProteinsRNA, PlantBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsPlant ProteinsRNA, Plant

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