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ArticleBMC genomics2025

Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of the bHLH gene family in response to abiotic stresses in Zingiber officinale Roscoe.

Deqi Liu, Pang Zhang, Tingting Zhou, Yanbi Wu, Mengping Yuan, Xuemei Zhang, Yiqing Liu

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Deqi LiuEngineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Hubei, 434025, China.
Pang ZhangEngineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Hubei, 434025, China.
Tingting ZhouEngineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Hubei, 434025, China.
Yanbi WuEngineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Hubei, 434025, China.
Mengping YuanEngineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Hubei, 434025, China.
Xuemei ZhangEngineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, and Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Hubei, 434025, China. echozhang@yangtzeu.edu.cn.
Yiqing LiuHubei Key Laboratory of Spice & Horticultural Plant Germplasm Innovation & Utilization, Spice Crops Research Institute, College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, 434025, China. liung906@163.com.

Funding

Chongqing Yingcai Excellent Science Project 2022CQYC027Open Fund Project of Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, Yangtze University KF202312the Hubei Provincial Key R&D Initiative Projects 2022BBA0061
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Abstract

backgroundThe basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors play important physiological functions in the processes of plant growth, development, and response to abiotic stresses. However, a comprehensive genome-scale study of the ginger bHLH gene family has not been documented.

resultsIn this study, 142 ZobHLH genes were identified in the ginger genome. Using Arabidopsis bHLH proteins as a reference, ZobHLH genes were classified into 15 subfamilies and unevenly distributed on 11 chromosomes of ginger. Sequence characterization, multiple sequence alignment, phylogenetic analysis, conserved protein motifs and exon-intron distribution patterns were conducted to further analyze the evolutionary relationships among these ZobHLH proteins. The results of the duplicated event analysis demonstrated that the pivotal role of segment duplication in promoting the expansion of the ZobHLH gene family. Additionally, analysis of cis-regulatory elements as well as protein interaction networks indicated the potential involvement of ginger ZobHLH family proteins in plant growth and development, and response to adversity stress. RNA-seq and RT-qPCR results showed that ZobHLH083 and ZobHLH108 play key roles in response to salt stress and waterlogging stress, respectively.

conclusionIn this study, we systematically analyzed the characteristics of ZobHLH proteins in ginger, discovering that these genes play critical roles in ginger rhizome expansion and response to salt and waterlogging stresses. The present study provides a theoretical foundation for the further research on ZobHLHs and will help to explore the functional properties of ZobHLH genes.

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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome, PlantMultigene FamilyStress, PhysiologicalZingiber officinaleAmino Acid MotifsChromosomes, PlantGene Expression ProfilingGene OrderPhylogenyProtein Interaction MapsSaltsWaterBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsSaltsWaterAbiotic stressbHLHGingerRhizome developmentTranscription factors

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