@Article{biocell.2020.010153,
AUTHOR = {XIAOLIN ZHU, XIAOHONG WEI, BAOQIANG WANG, XIAN WANG, MINGJUN ZHANG},
TITLE = {Identification and analysis of AP2/ERF gene family in tomato under abiotic stress},
JOURNAL = {BIOCELL},
VOLUME = {44},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {777--803},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/biocell/v44n4/40991},
ISSN = {1667-5746},
ABSTRACT = {AP2/ERE-type transcription factors, as a type of plant-specific transcription factors, play a key role in plant
biotic and abiotic stress. Meanwhile, they have been studied in many plants, but rarely in tomatoes. In this study, we
performed a genome-wide analysis of the SlAP2/ERF gene family of tomato, and finally identified 29 SlAP2/ERF
genes and divided them into different subfamilies. At the same time, its basic physical and chemical properties were
analyzed. We also constructed phylogenetic trees with 30 <i>Arabidopsis</i> AP2/ERF proteins and 28 potatoes AP2/ERF
proteins to ensure conservative homology between them. In addition, we mapped 29 SlAP2/ERF transcription factors
on 10 different chromosomes; and identified 43 responsive plant hormones, responsive light signals, tissue-specific
expression and stress response elements from 2000bp upstream of the promoter region, and we analyzed conserved
motifs and gene structures of SlAP2/ERF. The tertiary structure of SlAP2/ERF protein was constructed by homology
modeling, and the protein-protein interaction network was constructed based on <i>Arabidopsis</i> Thaliana. Finally, the
expression pattern of tomato in different tissues was studied by using gene expression database, and the expression
level of tomato under abiotic stress was detected by q-RT-PCR. These results provide comprehensive information for
further study of the function of the SlAP2/ERF gene family.},
DOI = {10.32604/biocell.2020.010153}
}