Transcriptome analyses of seed development in grape hybrids reveals a possible mechanism influencing seed size.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seedlessness in grape (Vitis vinifera) is of considerable commercial importance for both the table grape and processing industries. Studies to date of grape seed development have been made certain progress, but many key genes have yet to be identified and characterized.

Results

In this study we analyzed the seed transcriptomes of progeny derived from the V. vinifera seeded maternal parent 'Red Globe' and the seedless paternal parent 'Centennial seedless' to identify genes associated with seedlessness. A total of 6,607 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified and examined from multiple perspectives, including expression patterns, Gene Ontology (GO) annotations, pathway enrichment, inferred hormone influence and epigenetic regulation. The expression dat

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5103508 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature