Abstract
Histone demethylases containing the JmjC domain play an extremely important role in maintaining the homeostasis of histone methylation and are closely related to plant growth and development. Currently, the JmjC domain–containing proteins have been reported in many species; however, they have not been systematically studied in grapes. In this paper, 21 VviJMJ gene family members were identified from the whole grape genome, and the VviJMJ genes were classified into five subfamilies: KDM3, KDM4, KDM5, JMJD6, and JMJ-only based on the phylogenetic relationship and structural features of Arabidopsis and grape. After that, the conserved sites of VviJMJ genes were revealed by protein sequence analysis. In addition, chromosomal localization and gene structure analysis revealed the heterogeneous distribution of VviJMJ genes on grape chromosomes and the structural features of VviJMJ genes, respectively. Analysis of promoter cis-acting elements demonstrated numerous hormone, light, and stress response elements in the promoter region of the VviJMJ genes. Subsequently, the grape fruit was treated with MTA (an H3K4 methylation inhibitor), which significantly resulted in the early ripening of grape fruits. The qRT-PCR analysis showed that VviJMJ genes (except VviJMJ13c) had different expression patterns during grape fruit development. The expression of VviJMJ genes in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group. The results indicate that VviJMJ genes are closely related to grape fruit ripening.
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Y.Z.C. and D.L.G. conceived and designed this study; Y.Z.C. performed the experiments and wrote this paper; D.L.G. revised the manuscript; S.D.Y., G.Q.H., S.H.M., H.Y.J., J.P.M., F.H.Z.S., and X.F.L. gave advices for this study; S.D.Y. and G.Q.H. assisted the analysis tools. All the the authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Cheng, YZ., He, GQ., Yang, SD. et al. Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of JmjC domain–containing genes in grape under MTA treatment. Funct Integr Genomics 22, 783–795 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-022-00885-1
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