Genome-wide identification of the PIF gene family in broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) highlights PmPIF5 as a candidate regulator of photoperiod responses
Junjie Wang, Xiuyan Cui, Yiting Zhang, Chunyang Dai, Wei Zhou, Xiang Tian, Ling Chen, Zhijun Qiao, Haigang Wang · 2026
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Junjie Wang and co-authors map the full PIF gene family in broomcorn millet for the first time, in work from twenty twenty-six. PIF genes link light sensing to growth and stress replies in plants. They have been mapped in model plants and some crops, but not in this millet. The team uses a reference genome, public gene activity sets, and DNA from hundreds of lines.
They find fifteen PIF genes spread unevenly across eleven chromosomes. The genes fall into four family groups and all carry a shared core part. Their switch regions hold many tags tied to light, plant signals, and stress. Gene activity shifts a lot across day-length tests, with one gene standing out. That gene, PmPIF5, ties to the plant clock path and to key light genes. Its DNA forms cluster into five types, with one type by far the most common.
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| CREATOR | Junjie Wang, Xiuyan Cui, Yiting Zhang, Chunyang Dai, Wei Zhou, Xiang Tian, Ling Chen, Zhijun Qiao, Haigang Wang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |