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Genome-Wide Identification of the B-Box Gene Family and Expression Analysis Suggests Their Potential Role in Photoperiod-Mediated β-Carotene Accumulation in the Endocarp of Cucumber (

Hesbon Ochieng Obel, Chunyan Cheng, Ying Li, Zhen Tian, Martin Kagiki Njogu, Ji Li, Qunfeng Lou, Xiaqing Yu, Zhengan Yang, Joshua Otieno Ogweno and 1 more

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Article in Genes, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hesbon Ochieng ObelState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang Campus, Nanjing 210095, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2722-0092
Chunyan ChengState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang Campus, Nanjing 210095, China.
Ying LiNanjing Vegetable Science Research Institute, Nanjing 210042, China.
Zhen TianState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang Campus, Nanjing 210095, China.
Martin Kagiki NjoguDepartment of Plant Science, Chuka University, Chuka 60400, Kenya.
Ji LiState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang Campus, Nanjing 210095, China.
Qunfeng LouState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang Campus, Nanjing 210095, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3750-5793
Xiaqing YuState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang Campus, Nanjing 210095, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4545-4781
Zhengan YangCollege of Horticulture and Landscape, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650500, China.
Joshua Otieno OgwenoDepartment of Crops, Horticulture and Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, Njoro Campus, Nakuru City 20115, Kenya.
Jinfeng ChenState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Weigang Campus, Nanjing 210095, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4690-6778
Nanjing Agricultural University · CNChuka University · KEEgerton University · KENanjing Institute of Vegetable Science · CNYunnan Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and essential for human nutrition and health. Carotenoid contents are strongly influenced by light through light-responsive genes such as B-Box (BBX) genes. BBX proteins, a class of zinc-finger transcription factors, mediate many light-signaling pathways, leading to the biosynthesis of important metabolites in plants. However, the identification of the BBX gene family and expression analysis in response to photoperiod-mediated carotenoid accumulation in cucumber remains unexplored. We performed a genome-wide study and determined the expression of cucumber BBX genes (hereafter referred to as

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Cucumis sativusbeta CaroteneCarotenoidsFruitGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome-Wide Association StudyPhotoperiodPhylogenyPlant Proteinsbeta CaroteneCarotenoidsPlant Proteinscarotenoid biosynthesiscircadian signalingCsaBBXscucumber genometranscription factors

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