Bioinformatics Analysis of the AT-hook Gene Family in Rice

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1259.2014.00049

Abstract

Abstract: The AT-hook is a small motif in DNA-binding protein that was first described in the high-mobility-group non-histone chromosomal protein HMG-I/Y. AT-hook family proteins play an important role in chromatin structure assembly, specific binding to target cells, transcription regulation and development regulation in other organisms. We identified 45 AT-hook genes from the rice genome by bioinformatics, analyzed the gene structure and chromosomal distribution, and examined the phylogenetic relationships among rice AT-hook proteins, finally constructing an unrooted tree from alignment of their full-length protein sequences in rice and Arabidopsis. AT-hook proteins grouped into 5 distinct clades (A–E), with no differences in structure or characteristics. The family members were recruited by chromosome replication. Digital gene expression analysis revealed that AT-hook genes mainly express in young panicles. We verified some of the gene expression by qRT-PCR.

Key words: AT-hook gene, bioinformatics, gene expression, rice

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Q786

Guiwei Zhang, Jue Zeng, Wei Guo, Qiong Luo. Bioinformatics Analysis of the AT-hook Gene Family in Rice[J]. Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 2014, 49(1): 49-62.

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