Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 9-18. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195534

Special Issue: Saline-alkali stress Biotechnology

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Identification and Expression Analysis of the NHX Gene Family under Salt Stress in Rye

WANG Zhaoyi1,2, CUI Yuanyuan1, HAN Mengqiao2, LIU Zhengwen2, DENG Xi2, DOU Feifei1, REN Yuzhao1, LIU Caixia1, LIU Fenglou1, WANG Zhangjun1, SUN Yangyang2, REN Min2, , LI Qingfeng1,   

  1. 1 School of Agriculture,Ningxia University,Key Laboratory of Modern Molecular Breeding for Dominant and Special Crops in Ningxia,Yinchuan 750021,China
    2 Institute of Tobacco Research,Chinese Academy Agricultural Sciences,Qingdao 266000,China
  • Received:2024-10-27 Published:2025-06-28

Abstract:

Plant sodium-hydrogen antiporter(NHX,Na+/H+ antiporter)plays a crucial role in plant sodium and potassium ion balance and cellular pH regulation.In order to investigate the relationship between salt tolerance and ScNHXs,it was conducted to identify and analyze the ScNHXs by bioinformatics process,and to examine the expression pattern of ScNHXs under salt stress by RT-qPCR,which can provide the reference information for the investigation of the potential functions of ScNHXs as well as the mining of salt tolerance genes in rye.A total of 10 rye NHX gene family members(ScNHX1ScNHX10)were identified,and the phylogenetic tree analysis showed that they could be divided into two subfamilies,Vac and Endo,containing four and six genes,respectively.Physicochemical property analysis of the encoded proteins showed that most of the molecular weight ranged from 27.92 to 59.72 ku,the number of amino acids from 253 to 546 aa,and the isoelectric point between 5.17 and 8.81,with most of proteins being classified as acidic proteins.Signal peptide prediction indicated the absence of signal peptides in the members,and transmembrane structure analysis revealed that all members possessed transmembrane structures.The subcellular localization prediction indicated that ScNHXs were located in the plasma membrane and vesicles.Spatial structure prediction showed that their secondary structures mainly consisted of α-helices and irregular convolutions.Gene structure and motif analyses revealed that the number of exons of the ScNHXs varied from 13 to 24,and all of them possessed a conserved Na+/H+ exchange structural domain.In addition,cis-acting element analysis revealed that numerous elements related to hormone response and abiotic stresses were found in the promoter region of ScNHXs.Analysis of rye transcriptome data revealed significant differences in the expression patterns of ScNHXs in different tissues of rye.RT-qPCR analysis showed that ScNHXs responded differently to different concentrations of NaCl stress,and were able to persistently respond to salt stress over a long period of time.In summary,ScNHXs may be involved in the biological regulation during salt stress in rye.

Key words: Rye, NHX gene family, Bioinformatics, Salt stress, Gene expression

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WANG Zhaoyi, CUI Yuanyuan, HAN Mengqiao, LIU Zhengwen, DENG Xi, DOU Feifei, REN Yuzhao, LIU Caixia, LIU Fenglou, WANG Zhangjun, SUN Yangyang, REN Min, LI Qingfeng. Identification and Expression Analysis of the NHX Gene Family under Salt Stress in Rye[J]. Acta Agriculturae Boreali-Sinica, 2025, 40(3): 9-18. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20195534.

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