Identification and Network-Enabled Characterization of Auxin Response Factor Genes in Medicago truncatula.

ABSTRACT: The Auxin Response Factor (ARF) family of transcription factors is an important regulator of environmental response and symbiotic nodulation in the legume Medicago truncatula. While previous studies have identified members of this family, a recent spurt in gene expression data coupled with genome update and reannotation calls for a reassessment of the prevalence of ARF genes and their interaction networks in M. truncatula. We performed a comprehensive analysis of the M. truncatula genome and transcriptome that entailed search for novel ARF genes and the co-expression networks. Our investigation revealed 8 novel M. truncatula ARF (MtARF) genes, of the total 22 identified, and uncovered novel gene co-expression networks as well. Furthermore, the topological cluste

SUBMITTER: Burks DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5145899 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature