Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 256-268.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2024-1105

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Identification and Expression Analysis of bHLH Transcription Gene Family in Lonicera macranthoides

QU Mei-ling1(), ZHOU Si-min1, ZHANG Jing-yu1, HE Jia-wei1, ZHU Jia-yuan1, LIU Xiao-rong1,2, TONG Qiao-zhen1,2,3, ZHOU Ri-bao1,2,3,4(), LIU Xiang-dan1,2,3,4()   

  1. 1.School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208
    2.Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources and Standardized Planting of Genuine Medicinal Materials in Hunan Province, Changsha 410208
    3.Key Laboratory of Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hunan Province, Changsha 410208
    4.Standardization and Functional Engineering Technology Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Decoction Pieces in Hunan Province, Changsha 410208
  • Received:2024-11-12 Online:2025-06-26 Published:2025-06-30
  • Contact: ZHOU Ri-bao, LIU Xiang-dan E-mail:2544018903@qq.com;1057323510@126.com;paeonia@hnucm.edu.cn

Abstract:

Objective To study the structure and function of bHLH transcription factor family members in Lonicera macranthoides, and to analyze their expression characteristics, so as to lay a foundation for further study on the function of bHLH gene family in flower development of L. macranthoides. Method Based on the flower transcriptome data of two varieties of L. macranthoides, the members of bHLH gene family were screened, and bioinformatics analysis was carried out by online tools to obtain the genes with significant expression differences between the two varieties of L. macranthoides. The expression of bHLH was verified by RT-qPCR. Result A total of 55 bHLH transcription factor family members were identified. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that the bHLH protein of L. macranthoides was highly conserved with Arabidopsis thaliana, and the functions of some bHLH proteins were predicted based on the phylogenetic tree. Expression analysis showed that there were significant differences in bHLH genes between the two varieties of L.macranthoides. LmbHLH4/21/35 was highly expressed in the ‘Changgui’, and LmbHLH25 was highly expressed in the flowering stage 5-7 of ‘Xianglei’. The results of RT-qPCR showed that the relative expression was basically consistent with the transcriptome sequencing data, which confirmed the reliability of the transcriptome sequencing results. Conclusion LmbHLH4/21/15/25/35 may be a key transcription factor involved in the regulation of flower growth and development of L. macranthoides, which provides a reference for analyzing the molecular mechanism of flower difference phenotype of two varieties of Lonicera macranthoides.

Key words: Lonicera macranthoides, bHLH gene family, bioinformatics, expression analysis