Fatima Qureshi

Fatima Qureshi

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Fatima Qureshi

Evolutionary Biology Lab, Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

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23 May 2023 in Genes
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JAJahanzaib Asif
Jahanzaib Asif
FQFatima Qureshi
Fatima Qureshi
MZMuhammad Zain
Muhammad Zain
HNHamza Nawaz
Hamza Nawaz
ENEffat Naz
Effat Naz
SASaad Alkahtani
Saad Alkahtani
Vigna is a unique genus that consist of multiple crop species that are domesticated in parallel fashion between 7–10 thousand years ago. Here we studied the evolution of nucleotide-binding site leucine-rich repeat receptor (NLR) genes across five crop species of genus Vigna. In total identified 286, 350, 234, 250, 108 and 161 NLR genes were from Phaseolous vulgaris, Vigna. unguiculata, Vigna mungo, Vigna radiata, Vigna angularis and Vigna umbellata respectively. Comprehensive phylogenetic and clusterization analysis reveals the presence of seven subgroups of Coiled coil like NLRs (CC-NLR) genes and four distinct lineages of Toll interleukin receptor like NLRs (TIR-NLR). Subgroup CCG10-NLR shows large scale diversification among Vigna species suggesting genus specific distinct duplication pattern in Vigna species. Mainly birth of new NLR gene families and higher rate of terminal duplication is the major determinants for expansion of NLRome in genus Vigna. Recent expansion of NLRome in V. anguiculata and V. radiata was also observed which might suggest that domestication have supported their duplication of lineage specific NLR genes. In short, large scale difference in the architecture of NLRome were observed in diploid plant species. Our findings allowed us to hypothesized that independent parallel domestication is the major drivers of highly divergent evolution of NLRome in genus Vigna.