Genome-wide analysis of the polyamine oxidase gene family in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) reveals involvement in temperature stress response

PLoS One. 2020 Aug 31;15(8):e0236226. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236226. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Amine oxidases (AOs) including copper containing amine oxidases (CuAOs) and FAD-dependent polyamine oxidases (PAOs) are associated with polyamine catabolism in the peroxisome, apoplast and cytoplasm and play an essential role in growth and developmental processes and response to biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, we identified PAO genes in common wheat (Triticum aestivum), T. urartu and Aegilops tauschii and reported the genome organization, evolutionary features and expression profiles of the wheat PAO genes (TaPAO). Expression analysis using publicly available RNASeq data showed that TaPAO genes are expressed redundantly in various tissues and developmental stages. A large percentage of TaPAOs respond significantly to abiotic stresses, especially temperature (i.e. heat and cold stress). Some TaPAOs were also involved in response to other stresses such as powdery mildew, stripe rust and Fusarium infection. Overall, TaPAOs may have various functions in stress tolerances responses, and play vital roles in different tissues and developmental stages. Our results provided a reference for further functional investigation of TaPAO proteins.

MeSH terms

  • Aegilops / enzymology
  • Aegilops / genetics
  • Alternative Splicing
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cold-Shock Response / genetics*
  • Datasets as Topic
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Genes, Plant
  • Genome, Plant
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Markov Chains
  • Models, Genetic
  • Molecular Weight
  • Multigene Family
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / chemistry
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / genetics*
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / metabolism
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Proteins / chemistry
  • Plant Proteins / genetics*
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Polyamine Oxidase
  • Protein Domains / genetics
  • RNA-Seq
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Thermotolerance / genetics*
  • Triticum / enzymology
  • Triticum / genetics*

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.