Two SEPALLATA MADS-Box Genes, SlMBP21 and SlMADS1, Have Cooperative Functions Required for Sepal Development in Tomato.

ABSTRACT: MADS-box transcription factors have crucial functions in numerous physiological and biochemical processes during plant growth and development. Previous studies have reported that two MADS-box genes, SlMBP21 and SlMADS1, play important regulatory roles in the sepal development of tomato, respectively. However, the functional relationships between these two genes are still unknown. In order to investigate this, we simultaneously studied these two genes in tomato. Phylogenetic analysis showed that they were classified into the same branch of the SEPALLATA (SEP) clade. qRT-PCR displayed that both SlMBP21 and SlMADS1 transcripts are preferentially accumulated in sepals, and are increased with flower development. During sepal development, SlMBP21 is increased b

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10931843 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature