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Research Project: Applied Agricultural Genomics and Bioinformatics Research

Location: Genomics and Bioinformatics Research

Title: Gossypium hirsutum gene of unknown function Gohir.A03G007700.1 encodes a potential VAN3-binding protein with a phosphoinositide-binding site

Author
item SMITH, EMMA - Bethel University
item CAULLEY, LAURYN - Bethel University
item Hulse-Kemp, Amanda
item STORM, AMANDA - Western Carolina University
item STOECKMAN, ANGELA - Bethel University

Submitted to: microPublication Biology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/29/2023
Publication Date: 1/31/2023
Citation: Smith, E.R., Caulley, L.R., Hulse-Kemp, A.M., Storm, A.R., Stoeckman, A.K. 2023. Gossypium hirsutum gene of unknown function Gohir.A03G007700.1 encodes a potential VAN3-binding protein with a phosphoinositide-binding site. microPublication Biology. https://doi.org/10.22002/rf8g5-hm387.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22002/rf8g5-hm387

Interpretive Summary: Multiple high-quality genomes are available for cotton, the most important producer of natural fibers for textiles. Genes identified in these genomes have been computationally identified, but determining the function of the genes has been difficult and a large number of these (approximately 20%) remain classified as unknown function. Manual curation and investigation of one gene of unknown function has identified a potential function of a gene involved in regulation of other genes at the DNA level during plant development This investigation was performed as a part of a collaborative effort of USDA-ARS with Western Carolina University undergraduate students as the topic of a semester research project.

Technical Abstract: A gene of unknown function, Gohir.A03G007700.1, identified in Gossypium hirsutum was studied using sequences and bioinformatic tools. The encoded protein (UniProt A0A1U8N485) was predicted to encode a potential VAN3-binding protein with a phosphoinositide- binding site. Homology search highlights a potential involvement in the formation of vein and vascular pattern structures.