Bioinformatic search and phylogenetic analysis of the cellulose synthase genes of flax (Linum usitatissimum)

Pydiura N.A., Bayer G.Ya., Galinousky D.V., Yemets A.I., Pirko Ya.V., Padvitski T.A., Anisimova N.V., Khotyleva L.V., Kilchevsky A.V., Blume Ya.B.

SUMMARY. A bioinformatic search of sequences encoding cellulose synthase genes in the flax genome, and their comparison to dicots orthologs was carried out. The analysis revealed 32 cellulose synthase gene candidates, 16 of which are highly likely to encode cellulose synthases, and the remaining 16 – cellulose synthase-like proteins (Csl). Phylogenetic analysis of gene products of cellulose synthase genes allowed distinguishing 6 groups of cellulose synthase genes of different classes: CesA1/10, CesA3, CesA4, CesA5/6/2/9, CesA7 and CesA8. Paralogous sequences within classes CesA1/10 and CesA5/6/2/9 which are associated with the primary cell wall formation are characterized by a greater similarity within these classes than orthologous sequences. Whereas the genes controlling the biosynthesis of secondary cell wall cellulose form distinct clades: CesA4, CesA7, and CesA8. The analysis of 16 identified flax cellulose synthase gene candidates shows the presence of at least 12 different cellulose synthase gene variants in flax genome which are represented in all six clades of cellulose synthase genes. Thus, at this point genes of all ten known cellulose synthase classes are identify in flax genome, but their correct classification requires additional research.

Tsitologiya i Genetika 2015, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 3-12

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Pydiura N.A., Bayer G.Ya., Galinousky D.V., Yemets A.I., Pirko Ya.V., Padvitski T.A., Anisimova N.V., Khotyleva L.V., Kilchevsky A.V., Blume Ya.B. Bioinformatic search and phylogenetic analysis of the cellulose synthase genes of flax (Linum usitatissimum), Tsitol Genet., 2015, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 3-12.

In "Cytology and Genetics":
N. A. Pydiura , G. Ya. Bayer, D. V. Galinousky, A. I. Yemets, Ya. V. Pirko, T. A. Padvitski, N. V. Anisimova, L. V. Khotyleva, A. V. Kilchevsky, Ya. B. Blume Bioinformatic search for cellulose synthase genes in flax (Linum usitatissimum) and their phylogenetic analysis, Cytol Genet., 2015, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 279-287
DOI: 10.3103/S0095452715050084