Identification and expression analysis of phosphatidy ethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP) gene family in cotton
Min Wang1, Yangguang Tan2, Caiping Cai3
1Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The phosphatidy ethanolamine-binding proteins (PEBP) play an important role in controlling flower development and phase change. Here, a total of 61 PEBP genes were identified, in which 20, 21, 10, and 10 were from tetraploid Gossypium hirsutum (AD1) and G. barbadense (AD2), and diploid G. raimondii (D5) and G. arboreum (A2), respectively. In G. hirsutum, 20 identified PEBP genes were unevenly distributed on 12 chromosomes. The identified PEBP genes were classified into four groups (TFL1, MFT, FT and FT-like). Among those, FT-like group are unique to cotton. The majority of PEBP genes had similar intron/exon distribution, whereas the divergence of PEBP genes suggests the possibility of functional diversification. The expression of PEBP genes varied among different tissues. This study brings new insights into the integrated genome-wide identification of PEBP genes in cotton and provides a foundation for breeding cotton cultivars with early maturation.
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