Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (UBC) is a critical part of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and plays crucial roles in growth, development and abiotic stress response in plants. Although genes have been detected in several plant species, characterization of this gene family at the whole-genome level has not been conducted in . In the present study, 200 putative were identified in , which were clustered into 18 subgroups based on phylogenetic analysis. s within each subgroup showed relatively conserved gene architectures and motifs. Moreover, the gene expression patterns in various tissues as well as the identification of -acting regulatory elements in promoters suggested further investigation of their potential functions in plant growth and development. Furthermore, three s were predicted as candidate genes for regulating agronomic traits related to oil content and yield through association mapping. In conclusion, this study provided a wealth of information on the family in and revealed their effects on oil content and yield, which will aid future functional research and genetic breeding of .
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Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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Department of Food Chemistry and Biocatalysis, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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Department of Marine Biopharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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