De novo assembly of a genome-wide transcriptome map of Vicia faba (L.) for transfer cell research.

ABSTRACT: Vicia faba (L.) is an important cool-season grain legume species used widely in agriculture but also in plant physiology research, particularly as an experimental model to study transfer cell (TC) development. TCs are specialized nutrient transport cells in plants, characterized by invaginated wall ingrowths with amplified plasma membrane surface area enriched with transporter proteins that facilitate nutrient transfer. Many TCs are formed by trans-differentiation from differentiated cells at apoplasmic/symplasmic boundaries in nutrient transport. Adaxial epidermal cells of isolated cotyledons can be induced to form functional TCs, thus providing a valuable experimental system to investigate genetic regulation of TC trans-differentiation. The genome of V. faba is exceedingly large (ca. 13

SUBMITTER: Arun-Chinnappa KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4391045 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature