Whole-Genome and Transposed Duplication Contributes to the Expansion and Diversification of TLC Genes in Maize

Autor: Tianlu Hang, Weina Si, Longjiang Gu, Qizhi Liang, Zhen Chen, Mingyue Guo, Ting Ding
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume 20
Issue 21
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 20, Iss 21, p 5484 (2019)
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215484
Popis: TLC (TRAM/LAG/CRN8) proteins play important roles in ceramide metabolism and mycotoxin resistance. Herein a comparative genomics analysis of TLCs was performed in 31 plant and 3 species from other kingdoms, with an emphasis mainly on maize. TLCs were conserved across kingdoms and expanded in angiosperms, largely due to whole-genome/segmental duplication (WGD/SD) under purifying selection. Phylogeny reconstruction by maximum-likelihood method uncovered five TLC clades, subsequently named as TRAM/LAG, CLN8, PS-TLC, TM136 and TLCD clades. Each clade of TLCs shared specific transmembrane regions and motif composition. Divisions of conserved motifs to subunits may have occurred in TM136-type TLCs. Focusing on maize, five WGD and two DNA-mediated transposed duplication (TD) pairs were discovered, accounting for 61.11% ZmTLCs. Combined with further expression analysis, significant divergence was found in expression patterns between most maize WGD pairs, indicating subfunctionalization or/and neofunctionalization. Moreover, ZmTLC5, a deduced parental copy in a TD pair, was highly induced under FB1 and fungus pathogen injection and exhibited potential capacity to respond to environmental stimuli. Additionally, population genetics analysis showed that ZmTLC10 in the CLN8-clade may have experienced significant positive selection and differentiated between wild and inbred maize populations. Overall, our results help to decipher the evolutionary history of TLCs in maize and plants, facilitating further functional analysis of them.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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