Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of bZIP Transcription Factors in Brassica oleracea under Cold Stress.
Cabbages (Brassica oleracea L.) are an important vegetable crop around world, and cold temperature is among the most significant abiotic stresses causing agricultural losses, especially in cabbage crops. Plant bZIP transcription factors play diverse roles in biotic/abiotic stress responses. In this study, 119 putative BolbZIP transcription factors were identified using amino acid sequences from several bZIP domain consensus sequences. The BolbZIP members were classified into 63 categories based on amino acid sequence similarity and were also compared with BrbZIP and AtbZIP transcription factors. Based on this BolbZIP identification and classification, cold stress-responsive BolbZIP genes were screened in inbred lines, BN106 and BN107, using RNA sequencing data and qRT-PCR. The expression level of the 3 genes, Bol008071, Bol033132, and Bol042729, was significantly increased in BN107 under cold conditions and was unchanged in BN106. The upregulation of these genes in BN107, a cold-susceptible inbred line, suggests that they might be significant components in the cold response. Among three identified genes, Bol033132 has 97% sequence similarity to Bra020735, which was identified in a screen for cold-related genes in B. rapa and a protein containing N-rich regions in LCRs. The results obtained in this study provide valuable information for understanding the potential function of BolbZIP transcription factors in cold stress responses.
Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonam 57922, Republic of Korea.
Indeok
I
Hwang
Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonam 57922, Republic of Korea.
Ranjith Kumar
RK
Manoharan
Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonam 57922, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Goo
JG
Kang
Department of Agricultural Education, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonam 57922, Republic of Korea.
Mi-Young
MY
Chung
Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonam 57922, Republic of Korea.
Young-Wook
YW
Kim
Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, 255 Jungang-ro, Suncheon, Jeonam 57922, Republic of Korea.
Ill-Sup
IS
Nou
D000064:Acclimatization / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001937:Brassica / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003081:Cold Climate / Q000009:adverse effects; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D018745:Genome, Plant; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013312:Stress, Physiological
D050976:Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; D010940:Plant Proteins