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ArticleBMC plant biology2021

Genome-wide identification of ZmSnRK2 genes and functional analysis of ZmSnRK2.10 in ABA signaling pathway in maize (Zea mays L).

Tiandan Long, Binjie Xu, Yufeng Hu, Yayun Wang, Changqing Mao, Yongbin Wang, Junjie Zhang, Hanmei Liu, Huanhuan Huang, Yinghong Liu and 4 more

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Tiandan Long *State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Binjie Xu *Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yufeng HuState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yayun WangCollege of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211 Huimin Rd., Wenjiang Dist, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Changqing MaoCollege of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211 Huimin Rd., Wenjiang Dist, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yongbin WangCollege of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211 Huimin Rd., Wenjiang Dist, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Junjie ZhangCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, China.
Hanmei LiuCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, China.
Huanhuan HuangCollege of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211 Huimin Rd., Wenjiang Dist, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yinghong LiuMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Guowu YuCollege of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, No.211 Huimin Rd., Wenjiang Dist, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Chunzhao ZhaoShanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yangping LiState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China. ypli@sicau.edu.cn.
Yubi HuangState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China. yubihuang@sohu.com.
Sichuan Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

National Major Project for Transgenic Organism Breeding 2016ZX08003-001Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2019YJ0428
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) is involved in the regulation of a wide range of biological processes. In Arabidopsis, it has been well-known that SnRK2s are the central components of the ABA signaling pathway that control the balance between plant growth and stress response, but the functions of ZmSnRK2 in maize are rarely reported. Therefore, the study of ZmSnRK2 is of great importance to understand the ABA signaling pathways in maize.

resultsIn this study, 14 ZmSnRK2 genes were identified in the latest version of maize genome database. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that ZmSnRK2s are divided into three subclasses based on their diversity of C-terminal domains. The exon-intron structures, phylogenetic, synteny and collinearity analysis indicated that SnRK2s, especially the subclass III of SnRK2, are evolutionally conserved in maize, rice and Arabidopsis. Subcellular localization showed that ZmSnRK2 proteins are localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm. The RNA-Seq datasets and qRT-PCR analysis showed that ZmSnRK2 genes exhibit spatial and temporal expression patterns during the growth and development of different maize tissues, and the transcript levels of some ZmSnRK2 genes in kernel are significantly induced by ABA and sucrose treatment. In addition, we found that ZmSnRK2.10, which belongs to subclass III, is highly expressed in kernel and activated by ABA. Overexpression of ZmSnRK2.10 partially rescued the ABA-insensitive phenotype of snrk2.2/2.3 double and snrk2.2/2.3/2.6 triple mutants and led to delaying plant flowering in Arabidopsis.

conclusionThe SnRK2 gene family exhibits a high evolutionary conservation and has expanded with whole-genome duplication events in plants. The ZmSnRK2s expanded in maize with whole-genome and segmental duplication, not tandem duplication. The expression pattern analysis of ZmSnRK2s in maize offers important information to study their functions. Study of the functions of ZmSnRK.10 in Arabidopsis suggests that the ABA-dependent members of SnRK2s are evolutionarily conserved in plants. Our study elucidated the structure and evolution of SnRK2 genes in plants and provided a basis for the functional study of ZmSnRK2s protein in maize.

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Genes, PlantSignal TransductionAbscisic AcidArabidopsisBase SequenceCell NucleusChromosomes, PlantEvolution, MolecularGene DuplicationGene Expression Regulation, PlantMutationPhenotypePhylogenySubcellular FractionsSyntenyZea maysAbscisic AcidABAEvolutionExpression patternFunction analysisMaizeSnRK2 familyZmSnRK2.10

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