Genome-Wide Identification, Evolution and Expression Analysis of the Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) Zinc Finger-Homeodomain Gene Family

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Hao Wang³  Xiangjing Yin³  Xiaoqin Li³  Li Wang³  Yi Zheng²  Xiaozhao Xu³  Yucheng Zhang¹ 

[1] Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; E-Mail:;Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; E-Mail:;State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; E-Mails:

关键词: synteny analysis;    phylogenetic analysis;    gene expression;    grape;    zinc finger-homeodomain;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms15045730

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Plant zinc finger-homeodomain (ZHD) genes encode a family of transcription factors that have been demonstrated to play an important role in the regulation of plant growth and development. In this study, we identified a total of 13 ZHD genes (VvZHD) in the grape genome that were further classified into at least seven groups. Genome synteny analysis revealed that a number of VvZHD genes were present in the corresponding syntenic blocks of Arabidopsis, indicating that they arose before the divergence of these two species. Gene expression analysis showed that the identified VvZHD genes displayed distinct spatiotemporal expression patterns, and were differentially regulated under various stress conditions and hormone treatments, suggesting that the grape VvZHDs might be also involved in plant response to a variety of biotic and abiotic insults. Our work provides insightful information and knowledge about the ZHD genes in grape, which provides a framework for further characterization of their roles in regulation of stress tolerance as well as other aspects of grape productivity.

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