Evolution of genes associated with gynoecium patterning and fruit development in Solanaceae.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The genetic basis of fruit development has been extensively studied in Arabidopsis, where major transcription factors controlling valve identity (i.e. FRUITFULL), replum development (i.e. REPLUMLESS) and the differentiation of the dehiscence zones (i.e. SHATTERPROOF, INDEHISCENT and ALCATRAZ) have been identified. This gene regulatory network in other flowering plants is influenced by duplication events during angiosperm diversification. Here we aim to characterize candidate fruit development genes in the Solanaceae and compare them with those of Brassicaceae.

Methods

ALC/SPT, HEC/IND, RPL and AG/SHP homologues were isolated from publicly available databases and from our own transcriptomes of Brunfelsia australis and Streptosolen jamesonii. Maximum likeli

SUBMITTER: Ortiz-Ramirez CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5946927 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature