A transcriptomics investigation into pine reproductive organ development

© 2015 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2015 New Phytologist Trust.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 209(2016), 3 vom: 02. Feb., Seite 1278-89
1. Verfasser: Niu, Shihui (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Yuan, Huwei, Sun, Xinrui, Porth, Ilga, Li, Yue, El-Kassaby, Yousry A, Li, Wei
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Pinus tabuliformis bisexual cones developmental regulators gymnosperms hermaphroditism reproductive structures transcriptome Plant Proteins Transcription Factors
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Zusammenfassung:© 2015 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2015 New Phytologist Trust.
The development of reproductive structures in gymnosperms is still poorly studied because of a lack of genomic information and useful genetic tools. The hermaphroditic reproductive structure derived from unisexual gymnosperms is an even less studied aspect of seed plant evolution. To extend our understanding of the molecular mechanism of hermaphroditism and the determination of sexual identity of conifer reproductive structures in general, unisexual and bisexual cones from Pinus tabuliformis were profiled for gene expression using 60K microarrays. Expression patterns of genes during progression of sexual cone development were analysed using RNA-seq. The results showed that, overall, the transcriptomes of male structures in bisexual cones were more similar to those of female cones. However, the expression of several MADS-box genes in the bisexual cones was similar to that of male cones at the more juvenile developmental stage, while despite these expression shifts, male structures of bisexual cones and normal male cones were histologically indistinguishable and cone development was continuous. This study represents a starting point for in-depth analysis of the molecular regulation of cone development and also the origin of hermaphroditism in pine
Beschreibung:Date Completed 13.12.2016
Date Revised 30.09.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.13680