IDENTIFICATION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF KUP/HAK/KT GENE FAMILY IN DAUCUS CAROTA (WILD CARROT)

Authors

  • TUBA SALEEM School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • MASOOMA BATOOL SHAHZADI School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • SAMRA HAFEEZ School of Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
  • MAHWISH MUMTAZ College of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • MUHAMMAD WAQAR MAZHAR School of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Keywords:

K ion, A. thaliana, D. carota, KUP/HAK/KT, phylogeny

Abstract

Potassium is essential macronutrient of plant. It is uptaken by plant through channels and transporters. Plants specie genomes contain a number of KUP/HAK/KT transporters having the primary function to mediate K+ fluxes. In this study, we have identified 13 gene members of KUP/HAK/KT transporter gene family. In most of the plant species, these genes have been characterized but uncharacterized in D. carota. This study has been done to identify KUP/HAK/KT gene family in D. carota plant species to study its phylogeny. This gene family is important for potassium uptake and plays an important role in translocation, osmotic potential regulation, plant development and growth. Different tools like MEGA 7.0.21, pfam, SMART and NCBI-BLASTp has been used to characterize the gene family. This study covers the phylogeny and evolution of KUP/HAK/KT transporters in D. carota with reference to A. thaliana.

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2021-10-03

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SALEEM, T., SHAHZADI, M. B., HAFEEZ, S., MUMTAZ, M., & MAZHAR, M. W. (2021). IDENTIFICATION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF KUP/HAK/KT GENE FAMILY IN DAUCUS CAROTA (WILD CARROT). Quantum Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 1(5), 36–52. Retrieved from https://qjmhs.com/index.php/qjmhs/article/view/29

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