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Genome‑wide identification of CAMTA gene family members in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and in silico study on their versatility in respect to gene expression and promoter structure

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The calmodulin-binding transcription activator (CAMTA) is a family of transcriptional factors containing a cluster of calmodulin-binding proteins that can activate gene regulation in response to stresses. The presence of this family of genes has been reported earlier, though, the comprehensive analyses of rice CAMTA (OsCAMTA) genes, their promoter regions, and the proteins were not deliberated till date. The present report revealed the existence of seven CAMTA genes along with their alternate transcripts in five chromosomes of rice (Oryza sativa) genome. Phylogenetic trees classified seven CAMTA genes into three clades indicating the evolutionary conservation in gene structure and their association with other plant species. The in silico study was carried out considering 2 kilobases (kb) promoter regions of seven OsCAMTA genes regarding the distribution of transcription factor binding sites (TFbs) of major and plant-specific transcription factors whereas OsCAMTA7a was identified with highest number of TFbs, while OsCAMTA4 had the lowest. Comparative modelling, i.e., homology modelling, and molecular docking of the CAMTA proteins contributed the thoughtful comprehension of protein 3D structures and protein–protein interaction with probable partners. Gene ontology annotation identified the involvement of the proteins in biological processes, molecular functions, and localization in cellular components. Differential gene expression study gave an insight on functional multiplicity to showcase OsCAMTA3b as most upregulated stress-responsive gene. Summarization of the present findings can be interpreted that OsCAMTA gene duplication, variation in TFbs available in the promoters, and interactions of OsCAMTA proteins with their binding partners might be linked to tolerance against multiple biotic and abiotic cues.

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This publication was supported by SERB, DST, Govt. of India (File no. ECR/2018/000328) and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur as well as SRIC, IIT Kharagpur.

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HG, AD, and JB conceptualized the idea of these research analysis and article. HG has done the required analysis and prepared the draft manuscript. AD, SBD, and JB reviewed and edited the manuscript. DN and DK helped in making some of the analysis. All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.

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Correspondence to Joydeep Banerjee.

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Protein, mRNA and promoter sequences of OsCAMTA genes. Supplementary file1 (PDF 330 KB)

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Schematic representation of functional domains of eighteen OsCAMTAs. Gene structure of total eighteen OsCAMTAs. Supplementary file2 (PPTX 364 KB)

Transcription factor binding sites available in OsCAMTA gene promoters. Supplementary file3 (XLSX 45 KB)

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Enlistment of OsCAMTAs with OsCaM/ OsCML proteins based on docking scores and Gibbs free energy from FireDock and pyDockWEB software. Top ΔG scores for docked models of every individual CAMTA protein. Structure analysis or validation scores of non-docked CAMTA with ERRAT score and PROCHECK values. Structure analysis which showed gross changes on analysis of non-docked structures. Supplementary file4 (PDF 147 KB)

Expression data of OsCAMTA genes through GENEVESTIGATOR. Supplementary file5 (XLSX 11 KB)

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Gain, H., Nandi, D., Kumari, D. et al. Genome‑wide identification of CAMTA gene family members in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and in silico study on their versatility in respect to gene expression and promoter structure. Funct Integr Genomics 22, 193–214 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-022-00828-w

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