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ArticleBMC plant biology2026

A pan-genomic perspective: comprehensive dissection of the FIG superfamily unravels its evolution, expansion, and environmental adaptation in wheat.

Hui Wang, Jingjing Liang, Xiao Li, Guoteng Ou, Jiaheng Xing, Yan Lang, Yonghai Fan, Xiaowei Shi, Ruina Liu, Lili Wang and 6 more

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Hui Wang *Institute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China. drwanghui1990@163.com.
Jingjing Liang *Institute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Xiao Li *Institute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Guoteng OuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Jiaheng XingInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Yan LangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Yonghai FanIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaowei ShiInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Ruina LiuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Lili WangInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Yuchen RaoInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Haoru GuanInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Mengqi QuInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China.
Jiaming SongIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Kun LuIntegrative Science Center of Germplasm Creation in Western China (CHONGQING) Science City and Southwest University, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Mingqi ZhouInstitute of Chinese Materia Medica and Space Biotechnology, Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jinhua, China. mingqi_zhou@zhezhonglab.ac.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4605-5467

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Talent Startup Funding of Jinhua Academy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University 312529Y052
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Abstract

backgroundAs a major global food crop, wheat faces dual pressures from population growth and deteriorating agricultural environments in efforts to increase its yield. The members of the FIG superfamily are associated with photosynthetic carbon metabolism and stress-responsive pathways in plants.

resultsIn this study, we conducted the first systematic pan-genomic analysis to investigate the evolution and function of the FIG superfamily in wheat. The results revealed that this family underwent significant expansion during plant evolution from aquatic to terrestrial habitats and from lower to higher forms, with functional divergence apparently predating the green algal stage as inferred from phylogenetic patterns. The members of this family were primarily derived from three ancestral species, and their expansion was largely driven by whole-genome duplication. Most members were found to be under purifying selection, whereas the TaVTC4-4B was subjected to positive selection. This gene is constitutively highly expressed in green tissues, and its promoter is enriched with cis-regulatory elements associated with light responsiveness, JA/ABA signaling, and stress responses. Expression analysis indicated its strong responsiveness to salt stresses.

conclusionsThis study elucidates the evolutionary trajectory and functional landscape of the wheat FIG superfamily, laying a theoretical foundation for the potential genetic improvement of photosynthetic efficiency and stress resilience in wheat.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalEvolution, MolecularGenome, PlantPlant ProteinsTriticumGenomicsPhotosynthesisPhylogenyStress, PhysiologicalPlant ProteinsAbiotic stress responseEvolutionary analysisFIG superfamilyPan-genomePan-transcriptomeWheat

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PMID42464074
PMCPMC13656578

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