In silico Analysis of P-Type ATPases in Selected Members of Poaceae Family

Abstract

The members of Poaceae/grass family consists of crops having economical and agricultural significance such as wheat, rice, maize and sorghum that can adapt to any terrestrial environment therefore wild progenitors of these crops are great genetic source of beneficial alleles that can contribute to the vigorous plant growth and biotic and abiotic stress tolerance/resistance. Hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) has supreme importance as major crop worldwide providing nutritive food to humans and fodder to animals. Plants counteract many environmental stresses that pose serious effects on their growth and development that is why an insight to the computational analysis can pave the way for understanding of advantageous gene functions which can be a valuable addition to crop improvement studies. Plant P-class pumps are divided into five sub-families i.e., P1B, P2, P3A, P4 and P5A type ATPases which play an important role in transporting cations/lipid complexes across the cell membranes while maintaining cellular homeostasis. In this research, P-type ATPases from 8 selected members of Poaceae family were employed for phylogenetic tree construction to demonstrate their evolutionary relationship. Triticum aestivum P-type ATPases were analyzed for identification of conserved motifs, gene structure (for intron/exon positions) and subcellular localization.