Analysis of anther transcriptomes to identify genes contributing to meiosis and male gametophyte development in rice

ABSTRACT: Background – In flowering plants, the anther is the site of male gametophyte development. Two major events in the development of the male germline are meiosis and the asymmetric division in the male gametophyte that gives rise to the vegetative and generative cells, and the following mitotic division in the generative cell that produces two sperm cells. Anther transcriptomes have been analyzed at progressive stages of development by using microarray and sequence by synthesis technologies to identify genes that regulate anther development. Here we have carried out a comprehensive analysis of rice anther transcriptomes at four distinct stages of development with a focus to identify regulatory components contributing to male meiosis and germline development. Further, these transcriptomes have

ORGANISM(S): Oryza sativa Indica Group

SUBMITTER: Sanjay Kapoor 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27726 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress