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Genome-Wide Identification and Stress-Responsive Expression Analysis of the PR-1 Gene Family in Paulownia fortunei.

  • Shaokang Guo1,2
  • Bingxu Chen1,2
  • Xibing Cao1,2
  • Na Guo1,2
  • Guoqiang Fan1,2
  • Hui Zhao1,2
  1. 1College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
  2. 2Institute of Paulownia, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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Abstract

Pathogenesis-related protein 1 (PR-1) genes are involved in plant defense responses and abiotic stress responses. In this study, a total of 14 PfPR-1 family members were identified from the genome of Paulownia fortunei, and their physicochemical properties, phylogenetic relationships, conserved motifs, promoter cis-acting elements, chromosomal localization, and syntenic relationships were systematically analyzed. The results showed that PfPR-1 family members exhibited considerable variation in protein physicochemical characteristics and structural composition, suggesting evolutionary and functional divergence among different members. Promoter analysis revealed the presence of numerous hormone-responsive, stress-responsive, and light-responsive cis-acting elements, indicating that PfPR-1 genes may be involved in multiple biological processes and signaling pathways. Transcriptome sequencing analysis demonstrated that most PfPR-1 genes significantly responded to Paulownia witches' broom (PaWB) disease, salt stress, and drought stress. Under phytoplasma infection, five PfPR-1 genes were markedly upregulated (PR-1-1, PR-1-3, PR-1-4, PR-1-8, and PR-1-14), whereas four PfPR-1 genes (PfPR-1-6, PfPR-1-7, PfPR-1-12, and PfPR-1-13) were downregulated, suggesting their differential responses to phytoplasma infection. Under salt- and drought-stress conditions, different PfPR-1 genes exhibited diverse expression patterns, indicating their potential functional specialization in stress-responsive regulation. Subsequent qRT-PCR analysis further confirmed the reliability of the transcriptome data. Notably, the expression of PR-1-3 was significantly upregulated under both biotic and abiotic stresses. Yeast one-hybrid and dual-luciferase reporter assays demonstrated that an ERF transcription factor (TF), PfERF1, could significantly activate the transcription of PfPR-1-3, suggesting that PfERF1 may participate in stress-responsive regulation in Paulownia fortunei through modulating PfPR-1 expression. Collectively, these findings provide a theoretical basis for further investigation of the biological functions and molecular regulatory mechanisms of the PfPR-1 gene family during stress responses in Paulownia fortunei.

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@article{guo2026genomewide,
  title = {{Genome-Wide Identification and Stress-Responsive Expression Analysis of the PR-1 Gene Family in Paulownia fortunei.}},
  author = {Shaokang Guo and Bingxu Chen and Xibing Cao and Na Guo and Guoqiang Fan and Hui Zhao},
  journal = {Plants (Basel, Switzerland)},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3390/plants15203160},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42943113},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Genome-Wide Identification and Stress-Responsive Expression Analysis of the PR-1 Gene Family in Paulownia fortunei.
AU  - Shaokang Guo
AU  - Bingxu Chen
AU  - Xibing Cao
AU  - Na Guo
AU  - Guoqiang Fan
AU  - Hui Zhao
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/15
JO  - Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
DO  - 10.3390/plants15203160
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42943113
AB  - Pathogenesis-related protein 1 (PR-1) genes are involved in plant defense responses and abiotic stress responses. In this study, a total of 14 PfPR-1 family members were identified from the genome of Paulownia fortunei, and their physicochemical properties, phylogenetic relationships, conserved motifs, promoter cis-acting elements, chromosomal localization, and syntenic relationships were systematically analyzed. The results showed that PfPR-1 family members exhibited considerable variation in protein physicochemical characteristics and structural composition, suggesting evolutionary and functional divergence among different members. Promoter analysis revealed the presence of numerous hormone-responsive, stress-responsive, and light-responsive cis-acting elements, indicating that PfPR-1 genes may be involved in multiple biological processes and signaling pathways. Transcriptome sequencing analysis demonstrated that most PfPR-1 genes significantly responded to Paulownia witches' broom (PaWB) disease, salt stress, and drought stress. Under phytoplasma infection, five PfPR-1 genes were markedly upregulated (PR-1-1, PR-1-3, PR-1-4, PR-1-8, and PR-1-14), whereas four PfPR-1 genes (PfPR-1-6, PfPR-1-7, PfPR-1-12, and PfPR-1-13) were downregulated, suggesting their differential responses to phytoplasma infection. Under salt- and drought-stress conditions, different PfPR-1 genes exhibited diverse expression patterns, indicating their potential functional specialization in stress-responsive regulation. Subsequent qRT-PCR analysis further confirmed the reliability of the transcriptome data. Notably, the expression of PR-1-3 was significantly upregulated under both biotic and abiotic stresses. Yeast one-hybrid and dual-luciferase reporter assays demonstrated that an ERF transcription factor (TF), PfERF1, could significantly activate the transcription of PfPR-1-3, suggesting that PfERF1 may participate in stress-responsive regulation in Paulownia fortunei through modulating PfPR-1 expression. Collectively, these findings provide a theoretical basis for further investigation of the biological functions and molecular regulatory mechanisms of the PfPR-1 gene family during stress responses in Paulownia fortunei.
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