Genome-wide identification of pistil-specific genes expressed during fruit set initiation in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).

ABSTRACT: Fruit set involves the developmental transition of an unfertilized quiescent ovary in the pistil into a fruit. While fruit set is known to involve the activation of signals (including various plant hormones) in the ovary, many biological aspects of this process remain elusive. To further expand our understanding of this process, we identified genes that are specifically expressed in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) pistils during fruit set through comprehensive RNA-seq-based transcriptome analysis using 17 different tissues including pistils at six different developmental stages. First, we identified 532 candidate genes that are preferentially expressed in the pistil based on their tissue-specific expression profiles. Next, we compared our RNA-seq data with publically available transcripto

SUBMITTER: Ezura K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5500324 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature