Seedling development traits in Brassica napus examined by gene expression analysis and association mapping.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eukaryotic cilia are complex, highly conserved microtubule-based organelles with a broad phylogenetic distribution. Cilia were present in the last eukaryotic common ancestor and many proteins involved in cilia function have been conserved through eukaryotic diversification. However, cilia have also been lost...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Hodges ME,Wickstead B,Gull K,Langdale JA

更新日期：2011-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Constitutive expression of the CBF/DREB1 for increasing freezing tolerance in woody plants is often associated with other phenotypic changes including dwarf plant and delayed flowering. These phenotypic changes have been observed when Arabidopsis DWARF AND DELAYED FLOWERING 1 (DDF1) was overexpressed in A. t...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Song GQ,Gao X

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salicylic acid (SA) is a significant signaling molecule that induces rice resistance against pathogen invasion. Protein phosphorylation carries out an important regulatory function in plant defense responses, while the global phosphoproteome changes in rice response to SA-mediated defense response has not be...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Sun R,Qin S,Zhang T,Wang Z,Li H,Li Y,Nie Y

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is increasingly appreciated that electrical controls acting at the cellular and supra-cellular levels influence development and initiate rapid responses to environmental cues. An emerging method for non-invasive optical imaging of electrical activity at cell membranes uses genetically-encoded voltage indi...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Matzke AJ,Matzke M

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phloem of dicotyledonous plants contains specialized P-proteins (phloem proteins) that accumulate during sieve element differentiation and remain parietally associated with the cisternae of the endoplasmic reticulum in mature sieve elements. Wounding causes P-protein filaments to accumulate at the sieve ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Rüping B,Ernst AM,Jekat SB,Nordzieke S,Reineke AR,Müller B,Bornberg-Bauer E,Prüfer D,Noll GA

更新日期：2010-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a commercially important crop that produces climacteric fruits with a soft and sweet pulp that contain a wide range of health promoting phytochemicals. Despite its importance, little is known about transcriptional modifications during papaya fruit ripening and their control. In t...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Fabi JP,Seymour GB,Graham NS,Broadley MR,May ST,Lajolo FM,Cordenunsi BR,Oliveira do Nascimento JR

更新日期：2012-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sulfur is a major component of biological molecules and thus an essential element for plants. Deficiency of sulfate, the main source of sulfur in soils, negatively influences plant growth and crop yield. The effect of sulfate deficiency on plants has been well characterized at the physiological, transcriptom...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Canales J,Uribe F,Henríquez-Valencia C,Lovazzano C,Medina J,Vidal EA

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current views on the control of cell development are anchored on the notion that phenotypes are defined by networks of transcriptional activity. The large amounts of information brought about by transcriptomics should allow the definition of these networks through the analysis of cell-specific transcriptiona...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Becker JD,Takeda S,Borges F,Dolan L,Feijó JA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the second most widely grown pulse and drought (limiting water) is one of the major constraints leading to about 40-50% yield losses annually. Dehydration responsive element binding proteins (DREBs) are important plant transcription factors that regulate the expression of man...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Das A,Basu PS,Kumar M,Ansari J,Shukla A,Thakur S,Singh P,Datta S,Chaturvedi SK,Sheshshayee MS,Bansal KC,Singh NP

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tomato gray leaf spot caused by Stemphylium lycopersici (S. lycopersici) is a serious disease that can severely hinder tomato production. To date, only Sm has been reported to provide resistance against this disease, and the molecular mechanism underlying resistance to this disease in tomato remains unclear....

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Yang H,Shen F,Wang H,Zhao T,Zhang H,Jiang J,Xu X,Li J

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trees belonging to the Casuarinaceae and Betulaceae families play an important ecological role and are useful tools in forestry for degraded land rehabilitation and reforestation. These functions are linked to their capacity to establish symbiotic relationships with a nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium of the ge...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Diédhiou I,Tromas A,Cissoko M,Gray K,Parizot B,Crabos A,Alloisio N,Fournier P,Carro L,Svistoonoff S,Gherbi H,Hocher V,Diouf D,Laplaze L,Champion A

更新日期：2014-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ABA-mediated processes are involved in plant responses to water deficit, especially the control of stomatal opening. However in grapevine it is not known if these processes participate in the phenotypic variation in drought adaptation existing between genotypes. To elucidate this question, the response to sh...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Rossdeutsch L,Edwards E,Cookson SJ,Barrieu F,Gambetta GA,Delrot S,Ollat N

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant architecture and the vegetative-reproductive transition have major impacts on the agronomic success of crop plants, but genetic mechanisms underlying these traits in cotton (Gossypium spp.) have not been identified. RESULTS:We identify four natural mutations in GoCEN-Dt associated with cluster fruitin...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Liu D,Teng Z,Kong J,Liu X,Wang W,Zhang X,Zhai T,Deng X,Wang J,Zeng J,Xiao Y,Guo K,Zhang J,Liu D,Wang W,Zhang Z

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flowering at an appropriate time is crucial for seed maturity and reproductive success in all flowering plants. Soybean (Glycine max) is a typical short day plant, and both photoperiod and autonomous pathway genes exist in soybean genome. However, little is known about the functions of soybean autonomous pat...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Hu Q,Jin Y,Shi H,Yang W

更新日期：2014-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gynodioecious species exist in two sexes - male-sterile females and hermaphrodites. Male sterility in higher plants often results from mitonuclear interaction between the CMS (cytoplasmic male sterility) gene(s) encoded by mitochondrial genome and by nuclear-encoded restorer genes. Mitochondrial and nuclear-...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Krüger M,Abeyawardana OAJ,Juříček M,Krüger C,Štorchová H

更新日期：2019-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sorghum is an important C4 crop which relies on applied Nitrogen fertilizers (N) for optimal yields, of which substantial amounts are lost into the atmosphere. Understanding the genetic variation of sorghum in response to limited nitrogen supply is important for elucidating the underlying genetic mechanisms ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Gelli M,Mitchell SE,Liu K,Clemente TE,Weeks DP,Zhang C,Holding DR,Dweikat IM

更新日期：2016-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:N is an important macronutrient required for plant development and significantly influences axillary bud outgrowth, which affects tillering and grain yield of rice. However, how different N concentrations affect axillary bud growth at the molecular and transcriptional levels remains unclear. RESULTS:In this...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Wang R,Qian J,Fang Z,Tang J

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Association studies are of great interest to identify genes explaining trait variation since they deal with more than just a few alleles like classical QTL analyses. They are usually performed using collections representing a wide range of variability but which could present a genetic substructure. The aim o...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Auzanneau J,Huyghe C,Escobar-Gutiérrez AJ,Julier B,Gastal F,Barre P

更新日期：2011-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plant biologists have long speculated about the mechanisms that guide pollen tubes to ovules. Although there is now evidence that ovules emit a diffusible attractant, little is known about how this attractant mediates interactions between the pollen tube and the ovules. RESULTS:We employ a semi-in vitro ass...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Stewman SF,Jones-Rhoades M,Bhimalapuram P,Tchernookov M,Preuss D,Dinner AR

更新日期：2010-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coordination between nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) assimilation is required to suitably provide plants with organic compounds essential for their development and growth. The N source induces the adaptation of many metabolic processes in plants; however, there is scarce information about the influence that ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Coleto I,de la Peña M,Rodríguez-Escalante J,Bejarano I,Glauser G,Aparicio-Tejo PM,González-Moro MB,Marino D

更新日期：2017-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Real-time RT-PCR has become a powerful technique to monitor low-abundance mRNA expression and is a useful tool when examining bacterial gene expression inside infected host tissues. However, correct evaluation of data requires accurate and reliable normalisation against internal standards. Thus, the identifi...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Takle GW,Toth IK,Brurberg MB

更新日期：2007-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plants trigger and tailor defense responses after perception of the oral secretions (OS) of attacking specialist lepidopteran larvae. Fatty acid-amino acid conjugates (FACs) in the OS of the Manduca sexta larvae are necessary and sufficient to elicit the herbivory-specific responses in Nicotiana attenuata, a...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Gilardoni PA,Schuck S,Jüngling R,Rotter B,Baldwin IT,Bonaventure G

更新日期：2010-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photoperiodism refers to the ability of plants to measure day length to determine the season. This ability enables plants to coordinate internal biological activities with external changes to ensure normal growth. However, the influence of the photoperiod on maize flowering and stress responses under long-da...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Ku L,Tian L,Su H,Wang C,Wang X,Wu L,Shi Y,Li G,Wang Z,Wang H,Song X,Dou D,Ren Z,Chen Y

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Until recently, only a small number of low- and mid-throughput methods have been used for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery and genotyping in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). However, following completion of the sequence of the highly heterozygous genome of Pinot Noir, it has been possible to iden...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Pindo M,Vezzulli S,Coppola G,Cartwright DA,Zharkikh A,Velasco R,Troggio M

更新日期：2008-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea. L) is one of the most important oil crops in the world. After flowering, the peanut plant forms aboveground pegs (gynophores) that penetrate the soil, giving rise to underground pods. This means of reproduction, referred to as geocarpy, distinguishes peanuts from most oth...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Zhao C,Zhao S,Hou L,Xia H,Wang J,Li C,Li A,Li T,Zhang X,Wang X

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wheat straw is a rich resource worldwide. Straw return is an effective strategy to alleviate soil-borne diseases on monoculture watermelon. Previous studies focus on soil structure, physical and chemical properties; however, little is known about the molecular responses on host plant. RESULTS:No significant...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Tang L,Nie S,Li W,Fan C,Wang S,Wu F,Pan K

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to its biennual life cycle Brassica oleracea is especially exposed to seasonal changes in temperature that could limit its growth and fitness. Thermal stress could limit plant growth, leaf development and photosynthesis. We evaluated the performance of two local populations of B. oleracea: one population...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Rodríguez VM,Soengas P,Alonso-Villaverde V,Sotelo T,Cartea ME,Velasco P

更新日期：2015-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To gain insight into the regulation of fruit ascorbic acid (AsA) pool in tomatoes, a combination of metabolite analyses, non-labelled and radiolabelled substrate feeding experiments, enzyme activity measurements and gene expression studies were carried out in fruits of the 'low-' and 'high-AsA' tomato cultiv...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Mellidou I,Keulemans J,Kanellis AK,Davey MW

更新日期：2012-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among secondary metabolites, flavonoids are particularly crucial for plant growth, development, and reproduction, as well as beneficial for maintenance of human health. As a flowering plant, safflower has synthesized a striking variety of flavonoids with various pharmacologic properties. However, far less re...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Tu Y,Liu F,Guo D,Fan L,Zhu Z,Xue Y,Gao Y,Guo M

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We present a new methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) approach for the evaluation of relative quantitative characteristics such as demethylation, de novo methylation, and preservation of methylation status of CCGG sequences, which are recognized by the isoschizomers HpaII and MspI. We applied ...

journal_title：BMC plant biology

authors： Bednarek PT,Orłowska R,Niedziela A

更新日期：2017-04-21 00:00:00