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ArticleBMC plant biology2023

Comparative transcriptomic and evolutionary analysis of FAD-like genes of Brassica species revealed their role in fatty acid biosynthesis and stress tolerance.

Nabeel Shaheen, Uzair Muhammad Khan, Ayesha Farooq, Ummul Buneen Zafar, Sultan Habibullah Khan, Shakeel Ahmad, Muhammad Tehseen Azhar, Rana Muhammad Atif, Iqrar Ahmad Rana, Hyojin Seo

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Nabeel ShaheenDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Uzair Muhammad KhanDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Ayesha FarooqDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Ummul Buneen ZafarCenter for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Sultan Habibullah KhanCenter for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Shakeel AhmadSeed Center and Plant Genetic Resources Bank, Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh, 14712, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Tehseen AzharDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Rana Muhammad AtifDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Iqrar Ahmad RanaCenter for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan. iqrar_rana@uaf.edu.pk.
Hyojin SeoKorea Soybean Research Institute, Jinju, 52840, Korea. hjseo1218@naver.com.
University of Agriculture Faisalabad · PKNaver (South Korea) · KRUniversity of Faisalabad · PKZhengzhou University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundFatty acid desaturases (FADs) are involved in regulating plant fatty acid composition by adding double bonds to growing hydrocarbon chain. Apart from regulating fatty acid composition FADs are of great importance, and are involved in stress responsiveness, plant development, and defense mechanisms. FADs have been extensively studied in crop plants, and are broadly classed into soluble and non-soluble fatty acids. However, FADs have not yet been characterized in Brassica carinata and its progenitors.

resultsHere we have performed comparative genome-wide identification of FADs and have identified 131 soluble and 28 non-soluble FADs in allotetraploid B. carinata and its diploid parents. Most soluble FAD proteins are predicted to be resided in endomembrane system, whereas FAB proteins were found to be localized in chloroplast. Phylogenetic analysis classed the soluble and non-soluble FAD proteins into seven and four clusters, respectively. Positive type of selection seemed to be dominant in both FADs suggesting the impact of evolution on these gene families. Upstream regions of both FADs were enriched in stress related cis-regulatory elements and among them ABRE type of elements were in abundance. Comparative transcriptomic data analysis output highlighted that FADs expression reduced gradually in mature seed and embryonic tissues. Moreover, under heat stress during seed and embryo development seven genes remained up-regulated regardless of external stress. Three FADs were only induced under elevated temperature whereas five genes were upregulated under Xanthomonas campestris stress suggesting their involvement in abiotic and biotic stress response.

conclusionsThe current study provides insights into the evolution of FADs and their role in B. carinata under stress conditions. Moreover, the functional characterization of stress-related genes would exploit their utilization in future breeding programs of B. carinata and its progenitors.

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BrassicaTranscriptomeFatty Acid DesaturasesFatty AcidsGene Expression Regulation, PlantPhylogenyPlant BreedingFatty Acid DesaturasesFatty AcidsB. carinataFatty acid desaturaseGenome wide identificationPhylogeneticTranscriptomic data analysis

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