Identification of transcription factors potentially involved in the juvenile to adult phase transition in Citrus.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The juvenile to adult transition (JAT) in higher plants is required for them to reach reproductive competence. However, it is a poorly understood process in woody plants, where only a few genes have been definitely identified as being involved in this transition. This work aims at increasing our understanding of the mechanisms regulating the JAT in citrus.

Methods

Juvenile and adult plants from Pineapple sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and Rough lemon (C. jambhiri) were used to screen for differentially expressed transcription factors (TFs) using a 1·15K microarray developed on the basis of the CitrusTF database. Murcott tangor (C. reticulata × C. sinensis) and Duncan grapefruit (C. paradisi) were incorporated into the quantitative real-time reverse transc

SUBMITTER: Castillo MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3806540 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature