Development and validation of a flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) gene expression oligo microarray.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) has been cultivated for around 9,000 years and is therefore one of the oldest cultivated species. Today, flax is still grown for its oil (oil-flax or linseed cultivars) and its cellulose-rich fibres (fibre-flax cultivars) used for high-value linen garments and composite materials. Despite the wide industrial use of flax-derived products, and our actual understanding of the regulation of both wood fibre production and oil biosynthesis more information must be acquired in both domains. Recent advances in genomics are now providing opportunities to improve our fundamental knowledge of these complex processes. In this paper we report the development and validation of a high-density oligo microarray platform dedicated to gene expression analyses

SUBMITTER: Fenart S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3091737 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature