Bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins in wheat

Non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs/LTPs) that can transport various phospholipids across the membrane in vitro are widespread in the plant kingdom, and they play important roles in many biological processes that are closely related to plant growth and development. Recently, nsLTPs have bee...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zheng-wu FANG, Yi-qin HE, Yi-ke LIU, Wen-qiang JIANG, Jing-han SONG, Shu-ping WANG, Dong-fang MA, Jun-liang YIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311919627760
_version_ 1818437873951571968
author Zheng-wu FANG
Yi-qin HE
Yi-ke LIU
Wen-qiang JIANG
Jing-han SONG
Shu-ping WANG
Dong-fang MA
Jun-liang YIN
author_facet Zheng-wu FANG
Yi-qin HE
Yi-ke LIU
Wen-qiang JIANG
Jing-han SONG
Shu-ping WANG
Dong-fang MA
Jun-liang YIN
author_sort Zheng-wu FANG
collection DOAJ
description Non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs/LTPs) that can transport various phospholipids across the membrane in vitro are widespread in the plant kingdom, and they play important roles in many biological processes that are closely related to plant growth and development. Recently, nsLTPs have been shown to respond to different forms of abiotic stresses. Despite the vital roles of nsLTPs in many plants, little is known about the nsLTPs in wheat. In this study, 330 nsLTP proteins were identified in wheat and they clustered into five types (1, 2, c, d, and g) by phylogenetic analysis with the nsLTPs from maize, Arabidopsis, and rice. The wheat nsLTPs of type d included three subtypes (d1, d2, and d3) and type g included seven subtypes (g1–g7). Genetic structure and motif pattern analyses showed that members of each type had similar structural composition. Moreover, GPI-anchors were found to exist in non-g type members from wheat for the first time. Chromosome mapping revealed that all five types were unevenly and unequally distributed on 21 chromosomes. Furthermore, gene duplication events contributed to the proliferation of the nsLTP genes. Large-scale data mining of RNA-seq data covering multiple growth stages and numerous stress treatments showed that the transcript levels of some of the nsLTP genes could be strongly induced by abiotic stresses, including drought and salinity, indicating their potential roles in mediating the responses of the wheat plants to these abiotic stress conditions. These findings provide comprehensive insights into the nsLTP family members in wheat, and offer candidate nsLTP genes for further studies on their roles in stress resistance and potential for improving wheat breeding programs.
first_indexed 2024-12-14T17:31:36Z
format Article
id doaj.art-8cfedd27b250426c81bedf1b0fb43d29
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2095-3119
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-14T17:31:36Z
publishDate 2020-05-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series Journal of Integrative Agriculture
spelling doaj.art-8cfedd27b250426c81bedf1b0fb43d292022-12-21T22:53:05ZengElsevierJournal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192020-05-0119511701185Bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins in wheatZheng-wu FANG0Yi-qin HE1Yi-ke LIU2Wen-qiang JIANG3Jing-han SONG4Shu-ping WANG5Dong-fang MA6Jun-liang YIN7Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education/Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R.ChinaHubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education/Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R.ChinaInstitute of Food Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, P.R.ChinaHubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education/Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R.ChinaHubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education/Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R.ChinaHubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education/Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R.ChinaHubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education/Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R.China; Correspondence MA Dong-fang, Tel: +86-716-8066302; Institute of Plant Protection, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management of Crop in Southwest China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610066, P.R.ChinaHubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Grain Industry/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education/Hubei Engineering Research Center for Pest Forewarning and Management/College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, P.R.China; Correspondence YIN Jun-liang, Tel: +86-716-8066302Non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs/LTPs) that can transport various phospholipids across the membrane in vitro are widespread in the plant kingdom, and they play important roles in many biological processes that are closely related to plant growth and development. Recently, nsLTPs have been shown to respond to different forms of abiotic stresses. Despite the vital roles of nsLTPs in many plants, little is known about the nsLTPs in wheat. In this study, 330 nsLTP proteins were identified in wheat and they clustered into five types (1, 2, c, d, and g) by phylogenetic analysis with the nsLTPs from maize, Arabidopsis, and rice. The wheat nsLTPs of type d included three subtypes (d1, d2, and d3) and type g included seven subtypes (g1–g7). Genetic structure and motif pattern analyses showed that members of each type had similar structural composition. Moreover, GPI-anchors were found to exist in non-g type members from wheat for the first time. Chromosome mapping revealed that all five types were unevenly and unequally distributed on 21 chromosomes. Furthermore, gene duplication events contributed to the proliferation of the nsLTP genes. Large-scale data mining of RNA-seq data covering multiple growth stages and numerous stress treatments showed that the transcript levels of some of the nsLTP genes could be strongly induced by abiotic stresses, including drought and salinity, indicating their potential roles in mediating the responses of the wheat plants to these abiotic stress conditions. These findings provide comprehensive insights into the nsLTP family members in wheat, and offer candidate nsLTP genes for further studies on their roles in stress resistance and potential for improving wheat breeding programs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311919627760nsLTPabiotic stresswheat genomebioinformaticsgene family
spellingShingle Zheng-wu FANG
Yi-qin HE
Yi-ke LIU
Wen-qiang JIANG
Jing-han SONG
Shu-ping WANG
Dong-fang MA
Jun-liang YIN
Bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins in wheat
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
nsLTP
abiotic stress
wheat genome
bioinformatics
gene family
title Bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins in wheat
title_full Bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins in wheat
title_fullStr Bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins in wheat
title_full_unstemmed Bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins in wheat
title_short Bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non-specific lipid transfer proteins in wheat
title_sort bioinformatic identification and analyses of the non specific lipid transfer proteins in wheat
topic nsLTP
abiotic stress
wheat genome
bioinformatics
gene family
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311919627760
work_keys_str_mv AT zhengwufang bioinformaticidentificationandanalysesofthenonspecificlipidtransferproteinsinwheat
AT yiqinhe bioinformaticidentificationandanalysesofthenonspecificlipidtransferproteinsinwheat
AT yikeliu bioinformaticidentificationandanalysesofthenonspecificlipidtransferproteinsinwheat
AT wenqiangjiang bioinformaticidentificationandanalysesofthenonspecificlipidtransferproteinsinwheat
AT jinghansong bioinformaticidentificationandanalysesofthenonspecificlipidtransferproteinsinwheat
AT shupingwang bioinformaticidentificationandanalysesofthenonspecificlipidtransferproteinsinwheat
AT dongfangma bioinformaticidentificationandanalysesofthenonspecificlipidtransferproteinsinwheat
AT junliangyin bioinformaticidentificationandanalysesofthenonspecificlipidtransferproteinsinwheat