Comprehensive Analysis of WUSCEL-Related Homeobox Gene Family in Ramie (Boehmeria nivea) Indicates Its Potential Role in Adventitious Root Development

• Published in: Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 12; no. 12; p. 1475
• Main Authors: Abubakar, Aminu Shehu, Wu, Yongmei, Chen, Fengming, Zhu, Aiguo, Chen, Ping, Chen, Kunmei, Qiu, Xiaojun, Huang, Xiaoyu, Zhao, Haohan, Chen, Jikang, Gao, Gang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.11.2023
• Subjects: adventitious roots; Arabidopsis thaliana; Biological Sciences; Boehmeria nivea; Chromosomes; cuttings; Economic importance; Embryo cells; Embryonic stem cells; Explants; Flowers & plants; Genes; Genetic resources; genome expansion; genome-wide association study; Genomes; Genomics; Germination; Homeobox; homeotic genes; Leaves; Maximum likelihood method; Oryza sativa; phylogenetic analysis; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Propagation; Proteins; ramie; Rooting; segmental duplication; Stem cells; WOX genes; China; cuttings; phylogenetic analysis; segmental duplication; expression analysis; WOX genes; adventitious roots; ramie
• ISSN: 2079-7737; 2079-7737
• DOI: 10.3390/biology12121475

A WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) gene family has been implicated in promoting vegetative organs to embryonic transition and maintaining plant embryonic stem cell identity. Using genome-wide analysis, we identified 17 candidates, WOX genes in ramie (Boehmeria nivea). The genes (BnWOX) showed highly c...