GENOME-WIDE IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PLANT SPECIFIC BPC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GENE FAMILY IN COTTON

Cotton is an essential cash crop extensively cultivated throughout the world and serves as the primary natural fiber for the textile industry. However, cotton crop is intolerant to various environmental stressors that significantly influence crop quality and yield. The growth of plants and abiotic stress reactivity are crucially regulated by the transcription factor BASIC PENTACYSTEINE (BPC). Nevertheless, it is still unknown how the BPC family genes in cotton work and what their molecular foundation is. This study aimed to check the molecular functions of GhBPC gene in abiotic stress resistance. Ten GhBPC genes have been identified and characterized. GhBPC gene arrangement, motif analysis, cis-regulatory regions, and subcellular localization were all thoroughly examined. The gene architectures, chromosome locations, phylogeny, subcellular localization, cis-regulatory analysis, protein motifs, and evolutionary patterns of the BPC gene family in cotton are all thoroughly discussed in this piece of literature. This research offers an in-depth comprehension of the cotton BPC gene family and can be used as a reference for functional analysis and gene family member cloning.