The Evolution and Expression Profiles of EC1 Gene Family during Development in Cotton
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Identification and Characterization of EC1 Gene Family Members
2.2. Phylogenetic Analysis of EC1 Genes
2.3. Chromosomal Locations and Gene Collinearity Analysis
2.4. Gene Structure and Multiple Sequence Alignment Analysis
2.5. Promoter Regions Analysis of EC1 Genes
2.6. Analysis Gene Expression
2.7. Interaction Network of GrEC1 Proteins
3. Results
3.1. Identification of EC1 Genes
3.2. Phylogenetic Analysis of EC1 Gene Family in Cotton
3.3. Chromosomal Locations and Gene Collinearity Analysis
3.4. Exon-Intron Structure, Motif and Sequence Analysis
3.5. Cis-Elements Analysis of GhEC1 Genes Promotors
3.6. Expression Profile of Cotton EC1
3.7. Interaction Network of GrEC1 Proteins
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, X.; Chen, W.; Yao, J.; Li, Y.; Yeboah, A.; Zhu, S.; Zhang, Y. The Evolution and Expression Profiles of EC1 Gene Family during Development in Cotton. Genes 2021, 12, 2001. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/genes12122001
Wang X, Chen W, Yao J, Li Y, Yeboah A, Zhu S, Zhang Y. The Evolution and Expression Profiles of EC1 Gene Family during Development in Cotton. Genes. 2021; 12(12):2001. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/genes12122001
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xinyu, Wei Chen, Jinbo Yao, Yan Li, Akwasi Yeboah, Shouhong Zhu, and Yongshan Zhang. 2021. "The Evolution and Expression Profiles of EC1 Gene Family during Development in Cotton" Genes 12, no. 12: 2001. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/genes12122001