The Function of BBX Gene Family under Multiple Stresses in Nicotiana tabacum

Kangkang Song; Bin Li; Hui Wu; Yuxue Sha; Liting Qin; Xingyun Chen; Ying Liu; Heng Tang; Long Yang

doi:10.3390/genes13101841

Genes (Oct 2022)

The Function of BBX Gene Family under Multiple Stresses in Nicotiana tabacum

Kangkang Song,
Bin Li,
Hui Wu,
Yuxue Sha,
Liting Qin,
Xingyun Chen,
Ying Liu,
Heng Tang,
Long Yang

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Kangkang Song: College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Bin Li: College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Hui Wu: Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Yuxue Sha: College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Liting Qin: College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Xingyun Chen: College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Ying Liu: College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Heng Tang: College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
Long Yang: College of Plant Protection and Agricultural Big-Data Research Center, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13101841
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 10
p. 1841

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B-box (BBX) is a zinc finger transcription factor, which is involved in regulating the growth and development of plants and resisting various stresses. In this study, 43 NtBBX genes were identified and divided into five subgroups in tobacco. The members in each subgroup had similar characteristics. The promoter region of NtBBX genes had cis-acting elements related to light response, hormone regulation and stress response. Transcriptome analysis showed that NtBBX30 was significantly up-regulated, and NtBBX12, NtBBX13, NtBBX16 and NtBBX17 were significantly down-regulated under abiotic stresses. The NtBBX genes also responded to the infection of Ralstonia solanacearum. NtBBX9, NtBBX1, NtBBX15 and NtBBX17 showed the greatest response under stresses. The NtBBX genes are expressed in various degrees under different tissues. This research will provide a solid foundation for further study of the biological function of NtBBX genes in tobacco.

Published in Genes

ISSN: 2073-4425 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Genetics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/genes/

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