Developmental profiling of gene expression in soybean trifoliate leaves and cotyledons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immediately following germination, the developing soybean seedling relies on the nutrient reserves stored in the cotyledons to sustain heterotrophic growth. During the seed filling period, developing seeds rely on the transport of nutrients from the trifoliate leaves. In soybean, both cotyledons and leaves develop the capacity for photosynthesis, and subsequently senesce and abscise once their function has ended. Before this occurs, the nutrients they contain are mobilized and transported to other parts of the plant. These processes are carefully orchestrated by genetic regulation throughout the development of the leaf or cotyledon.

Results

To identify genes involved in the processes of leaf or cotyledon development and senescence in soybean, we used RNA-seq to pr

SUBMITTER: Brown AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4492100 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature