Annexins (Ann) are a multigene, evolutionarily conserved family of calcium-dependent and phospholipid-binding proteins that play important roles in plant development and stress resistance. However, a systematic comprehensive analysis of ANN genes of Brassicaceae species (Brassica rapa, Brassica oleracea, and Brassica napus) has not yet been reported. In this study, we identified 13, 12, and 26 ANN genes in B. rapa, B. oleracea, and B. napus, respectively. About half of these genes were clustered on various chromosomes. Molecular evolutionary analysis showed that the ANN genes were highly conserved in Brassicaceae species. Transcriptome analysis showed that different group ANN members exhibited varied expression patterns in different tissues and under different (abiotic stress and hormones) treatments. Meanwhile, same group members from Arabidopsis thaliana, B. rapa, B. oleracea, and B. napus demonstrated conserved expression patterns in different tissues. The weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGcnA) showed that BnaANN genes were induced by methyl jasmonate (MeJA) treatment and played important roles in jasmonate (JA) signaling and multiple stress response in B. napus.Annexins (ANN) are a multigene, evolutionarily conserved family of calcium (Ca 2+ )-dependent and phospholipid-binding proteins present in plants, animals, and microorganisms 1,2 . ANN contain the characteristic annexin repeat and they regulate membrane dynamics, mediate Ca 2+ sensing and signaling, link Ca 2+ dynamics to cytoskeletal responses, and mediate immune or stress responses and signaling during plant growth and development 1,3 . A typical ANN contains four annexin repeats at the C-terminal region and a highly variable N-terminal region. Each annexin repeat usually contains a characteristic type II motif for Ca 2+ binding 1,3 . The variable N-terminal region interacts with other proteins and is responsible for the functional diversity of ANN 4 .Recent studies have identified the ANN gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana (8 genes), Brassica rapa (13), Solanum lycopersicum (9), Solanum tuberosum (9), Oryza sativa (10), Triticum aestivum (25), Gossypium raimondii (14), Arachis hypogaea L. (8), Hordeum vulgare (11), Medicago truncatula (10), Populus trichocarpa (12), Vitis vinifera (14), Carica papaya (12), Glycine max (22), Cochliobolus sativus (11), Sorghum bicolor (10), Zea mays (12), Brachypodium distachyon (11), Selaginella mollendorffii (5), and Physcomitrella patens (7) via genome-wide analysis 2,5-11 .Studies have shown that ANN gene family plays a significant role in plant development and plant protection during both abiotic and biotic stresses 1,3,12,13 . In Arabidopsis, two ANN genes (AtANN1 and AtANN4) were regulated by abiotic stress, negatively regulated plant tolerance to drought, salinity, and heat stress, while AtANN8 was open Scientific RepoRtS | (2020) 10:4295 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59953-w www.nature.com/scientificreports www.nature.com/scientificreports/ positive regulated the plant abiotic tolerance [...