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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (3): 603-622.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2023-0974

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Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis of Gibberellin Oxidase Gene Family and Its Expression Pattern in Main Vine Growth in Cucurbita maxima

SUN Tingzhen1, SHU Qin1, MA Wei1, SHI Yuzi1, ZHANG Meng1, XIANG Chenggang2, BO Kailiang1, DUAN Ying1,*(), WANG Changlin1,*()   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding,Institute of Vegetables and Flowers,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100081,China
    2 College of Biological & Agricultural Sciences,Honghe University,Mengzi,Yunnan 661100,China
  • Received:2024-10-10 Revised:2025-01-09 Online:2025-03-25 Published:2025-03-25
  • Contact: DUAN Ying, WANG Changlin

Abstract:

GA2ox,GA3ox,and GA20ox are pivotal enzymes in the late stage of gibberellin synthesis,playing crucial roles in regulating plant stem elongation. In this study,the GA2ox,GA3ox,and GA20ox gene family were identified utilizing reference genomic data from Cucurbita maxima. Their physicochemical properties,gene structure,chromosome localization,phylogeny,and genomic collinearity with near-origin species were analyzed. Additionally,tissue-specific expression levels of GA2ox genes were investigated in Cucurbita maxima with varying main vine lengths. A total of 13 GA2ox,9 GA3ox,and 12 GA20ox genes were identified in the Cucurbita maxima genome. Phylogenetic analysis based on multiple amino acid sequence alignments showed these gibberellin oxidase gene family forming four major clustered branches. Promoter analysis identified numerous light-responsive,adversity stress-responsive,and hormone-responsive elements. Intragenomic analysis of GAox genes in Cucurbita maxima revealed 9 pairs of tandem duplicated genes and 10 pairs of large replicating genes. Only one gene pair(CmaGA3ox5 and CmaGA3ox6)exhibited positive selection(Ka/Ks > 1),while the rest underwent purifying selection. Genome collinearity analysis with near-origin species Cucurbita pepo and Cucurbita moschata unveiled 47 and 48 pairs of collinearity genes,respectively,between Cucurbita maximaCucurbita pepo,and Cucurbita moschata. CmaGAox genes were more specifically expressed in fruit,but CmaGA2ox1 and CmaGA2ox4 were more highly expressed in the main stem. The expression patterns of these two genes were significantly higher in the dwarf inbred line Cma0806 than that in the long vine inbred line Cma0807,indicates their potential roles in vine length regulation in Cucurbita maxima.

Key words: Cucurbita maxima, gibberellin oxidase, gene family, evolution analysis, main vine length, gene expression analysis