Genome-wide analysis and identification of stress-responsive genes of the CCCH zinc finger family in Capsicum annuum L.

Wenchen Tang; Wenchen Tang; Yupeng Hao; Yupeng Hao; Xinyu Ma; Xinyu Ma; Yiqi Shi; Yiqi Shi; Yongmeng Dang; Yongmeng Dang; Zeyu Dong; Zeyu Dong; Yongyan Zhao; Yongyan Zhao; Tianlun Zhao; Tianlun Zhao; Shuijin Zhu; Shuijin Zhu; Zhiyuan Zhang; Zhiyuan Zhang; Fenglin Gu; Ziji Liu; Jinhong Chen; Jinhong Chen

doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1189038

Frontiers in Plant Science (May 2023)

Genome-wide analysis and identification of stress-responsive genes of the CCCH zinc finger family in Capsicum annuum L.

Wenchen Tang,
Wenchen Tang,
Yupeng Hao,
Yupeng Hao,
Xinyu Ma,
Xinyu Ma,
Yiqi Shi,
Yiqi Shi,
Yongmeng Dang,
Yongmeng Dang,
Zeyu Dong,
Zeyu Dong,
Yongyan Zhao,
Yongyan Zhao,
Tianlun Zhao,
Tianlun Zhao,
Shuijin Zhu,
Shuijin Zhu,
Zhiyuan Zhang,
Zhiyuan Zhang,
Fenglin Gu,
Ziji Liu,
Jinhong Chen,
Jinhong Chen

Affiliations

Wenchen Tang: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Wenchen Tang: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Yupeng Hao: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Yupeng Hao: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Xinyu Ma: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Xinyu Ma: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Yiqi Shi: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Yiqi Shi: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Yongmeng Dang: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Yongmeng Dang: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Zeyu Dong: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Zeyu Dong: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Yongyan Zhao: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Yongyan Zhao: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Tianlun Zhao: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Tianlun Zhao: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Shuijin Zhu: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Shuijin Zhu: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Zhiyuan Zhang: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Zhiyuan Zhang: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Fenglin Gu: Spice and Beverage Research Institute, Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences/Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Sanya, China
Ziji Liu: Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture, Haikou, China
Jinhong Chen: Hainan Institute, Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
Jinhong Chen: College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1189038
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14

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The CCCH zinc finger gene family encodes a class of proteins that can bind to both DNA and RNA, and an increasing number of studies have demonstrated that the CCCH gene family plays a key role in growth and development and responses to environmental stress. Here, we identified 57 CCCH genes in the pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) genome and explored the evolution and function of the CCCH gene family in C. annuum. Substantial variation was observed in the structure of these CCCH genes, and the number of exons ranged from one to fourteen. Analysis of gene duplication events revealed that segmental duplication was the main driver of gene expansion in the CCCH gene family in pepper. We found that the expression of CCCH genes was significantly up-regulated during the response to biotic and abiotic stress, especially cold and heat stress, indicating that CCCH genes play key roles in stress responses. Our results provide new information on CCCH genes in pepper and will aid future studies of the evolution, inheritance, and function of CCCH zinc finger genes in pepper.

Published in Frontiers in Plant Science

ISSN: 1664-462X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Plant culture
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science

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