An in silicodata miningof theammonium transporter gene familyin Ananas comosusL.

Abstract

Arguably, nitrogen (N) is an important and essential component for plant growth and development. Ammonium is a major inorganic nitrogen source for plants mobilized by ammonium transporter (AMT) among N available sources. In this study, data mining revealed that in theAnanas comosusL. genome was identified eight AMT family genes. The eight pineapple AcoAMT proteins were identified and phylogenetically clustered into two groups with AMT proteins from other plants. Two pairs ofAcoAMT(AcoAMTaandAcoAMTg) genes located on chromosome 1 and unchromosome appear to be segmental duplications. Based on this information, we conducted a comprehensive analysis using some bioinformatics tools to characterize the identified genes individually. The comprehensive analysis of AMT will provide an essential foundation for further investigation of the regulatory mechanisms ofAcoAMTsinA. comosusL.