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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 22-27.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2020-0265

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Cloning and Expression Analysis of EgNIP5;1 Gene in Oil Palm Under Boron Deficiency

Jin Longfei(), Yin Xinxing, Feng Meili, Zhou Lixia, Cao Hongxing()   

  1. Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Tropical Oil Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang Hainan 571737
  • Received:2020-07-20 Revised:2020-09-28 Online:2021-03-25 Published:2021-04-09
  • Contact: Cao Hongxing E-mail:jinlf@catas.cn;hongxing1976@163.com

Abstract:

This research aims to investigate the mechanism of boron transportation in oil palm and lay a theoretical foundation for the subsequent screening of boron efficient varieties. According to the sequence of AtNIP5;1 which is functional verified, we cloned the full-length sequence of boron transport channel protein gene EgNIP5;1. The gene structure, sequence characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, transmembrane domain and expression pattern were analyzed. The length of open reading frame of EgNIP5;1 was 894 bp, which coded a protein of 297 amino acids. EgNIP5;1 had highly conserved NPS, NPV and Ar/R motifs. EgNIP5;1 contained 4 extrons and 3 introns, and 5 transmembrane structures. Phylogenetic analysis showed that EgNIP5;1 was closely related to TcNIP5 of cacao. Real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR analysis showed that EgNIP5;1 was mainly expressed in roots of oil palm, and the expression ofEgNIP5;1 was induced by boron deficiency. The expression of EgNIP5;1 reached the maximum level at 48 h after boron deficiency treatment, which was 8.2 times of the control. This research suggests that EgNIP5;1 is possibly involved in the response to boron deficiency and plays an important role in boron absorption of oil palm.

Key words: oil palm, NIP5, gene clone, boron deficiency, gene expression, transmembrane structures

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