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Evolution of the B3 DNA binding superfamily: new insights into REM family gene diversification.

PloS one ·Vol. 4 ·No. 6 ·2009-06-08 ·Pages e5791

Romanel EA, Schrago CG, Couñago RM, Russo CA, Alves-Ferreira M

Abstract

The B3 DNA binding domain includes five families: auxin response factor (ARF), abscisic acid-insensitive3 (ABI3), high level expression of sugar inducible (HSI), related to ABI3/VP1 (RAV) and reproductive meristem (REM). The release of the complete genomes of the angiosperm eudicots Arabidopsis thaliana and Populus trichocarpa, the monocot Orysa sativa, the bryophyte Physcomitrella patens,the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Volvox carteri and the red algae Cyanidioschyzon melorae provided an exceptional opportunity to study the evolution of this superfamily. In order to better understand the origin and the diversification of B3 domains in plants, we combined comparative phylogenetic analysis with exon/intron structure and duplication events. In addition, we investigated the conservation and divergence of the B3 domain during the origin and evolution of each family. Our data indicate that showed that the B3 containing genes have undergone extensive duplication events, and that the REM family B3 domain has a highly diverged DNA binding. Our results also indicate that the founding member of the B3 gene family is likely to be similar to the ABI3/HSI genes found in C. reinhardtii and V. carteri. Among the B3 families, ABI3, HSI, RAV and ARF are most structurally conserved, whereas the REM family has experienced a rapid divergence. These results are discussed in light of their functional and evolutionary roles in plant development.

MeSH Terms
Arabidopsis/chemistry,genetics Arabidopsis Proteins/chemistry,genetics Biological Evolution Eukaryota/genetics Evolution, Molecular Gene Duplication Genes, Plant Molecular Sequence Data Multigene Family Phylogeny Plant Physiological Phenomena Plant Proteins Protein Conformation Protein Structure, Tertiary Zea mays/chemistry,genetics
Chemicals
Arabidopsis Proteins Plant Proteins
Authors & Affiliations
5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Romanel Elisson A C
Department of Genetics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Schrago Carlos G
Couñago Rafael M
Russo Claudia A M
Alves-Ferreira Márcio
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Article Info
Journal
PloS one
Abbr.
PLoS One
ISSN
1932-6203
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0005791
Published
2009-06-08
Epub
2009-00-08
Pages
e5791
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
101285081
PMCID
PMC2688026
Subset
IM
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