Genome-Wide Characterization of the Sulfate Transporter Gene Family in Oilseed Crops: and .

Sulfate transporters (SULTRs) are responsible for the uptake of sulfate (SO) ions in the rhizosphere by roots and their distribution to plant organs. In this study, SULTR family members in the genomes of two oilseed crops ( and ) were identified and characterized based on their sequence structures, duplication events, phylogenetic relationships, phosphorylation sites, and expression levels. In total, 36 and 45 putative genes were recognized in the genomes of and , respectively.

Insights into the genes involved in the ethylene biosynthesis pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa.

Background: Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone that acts as a requisite role in many aspects of the plant life cycle, and it is also a regulator of plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In this study, we attempt to provide comprehensive information through analyses of existing data using bioinformatics tools to compare the identified ethylene biosynthesis genes between Arabidopsis (as dicotyledonous) and rice (as monocotyledonous).

Results: The results exposed that the Arabidopsis proteins of the ethylene biosynthesis pathway had more potential glycosylation sites than rice, and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase proteins were less phosphorylated than 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase and S-adenosylmethionine proteins.