Data for: Genome-wide analysis of the LRR-RLK genes in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)

However, increasing environmental challenges currently threaten its productivity, ecological stability, and socioeconomic role. We, therefore, focused on broadly characterize the LRR-RLK genes in yerba mate predicting their potential roles in development, growth, and stress response, providing a molecular basis for crop management.

We identified 226 LRR-RLK genes (94.7% on 20 chromosomes), diverse in structural features, but displaying the typical protein domain arrangement (SP│LRR│TM│K). Phylogenetic analysis classified these genes into 25 distinct homology groups, consistent with Arabidopsis. Subsequent functional and regulatory analyses included gene ontology annotation, subcellular localization, promoter regions survey, and expression profiling.