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Genome-wide analysis of the R2R3-MYB transcription factor gene family in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)

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MYB transcription factor represents one of the largest gene families in plant genomes. Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) is one of the most important fruit crops worldwide, and recently the genome has been sequenced. This provides an opportunity to investigate the organization and evolutionary characteristics of sweet orange MYB genes from whole genome view. In the present study, we identified 100 R2R3-MYB genes in the sweet orange genome. A comprehensive analysis of this gene family was performed, including the phylogeny, gene structure, chromosomal localization and expression pattern analyses. The 100 genes were divided into 29 subfamilies based on the sequence similarity and phylogeny, and the classification was also well supported by the highly conserved exon/intron structures and motif composition. The phylogenomic comparison of MYB gene family among sweet orange and related plant species, Arabidopsis, cacao and papaya suggested the existence of functional divergence during evolution. Expression profiling indicated that sweet orange R2R3-MYB genes exhibited distinct temporal and spatial expression patterns. Our analysis suggested that the sweet orange MYB genes may play important roles in different plant biological processes, some of which may be potentially involved in citrus fruit quality. These results will be useful for future functional analysis of the MYB gene family in sweet orange.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31272148 and 31222047) and by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

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Liu, C., Wang, X., Xu, Y. et al. Genome-wide analysis of the R2R3-MYB transcription factor gene family in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) . Mol Biol Rep 41, 6769–6785 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-014-3563-1

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