Messenger RNA exchange between scions and rootstocks in grafted grapevines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Grafting has been widely practiced for centuries in the propagation and production of many vegetable and fruit species. However, the underlying molecular and genetic mechanisms for how the graft partners interact with each other to produce a successful graft remain largely unknown. We hypothesized that genome-wide mRNA exchanges, which were recently documented in grafted model plant species, are a general phenomenon widely present in grafted plants, including those in vegetable and fruit species, and have specific genotype- and environment-dependent characteristics modulating plant performance.

Methods

Using diagnostic SNPs derived from high throughput genome sequencing, we identified and characterized the patterns of genome-wide mRNA exchanges across graft juncti

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4612405 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature