Proteomic Analysis of Tung Tree (Vernicia fordii) Oilseeds during the Developmental Stages.

ABSTRACT: The tung tree (Vernicia fordii), a non-model woody plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family, is a promising economic plant due to the high content of a novel high-value oil in its seeds. Many metabolic pathways are active during seed development. Oil (triacylglycerols (TAGs)) accumulates in oil bodies distributed in the endosperm cells of tung tree seeds. The relationship between oil bodies and oil content during tung tree seed development was analyzed using ultrastructural observations, which confirmed that oil accumulation was correlated with the volumes and numbers of oil bodies in the endosperm cells during three different developmental stages. For a deeper understanding of seed development, we carried out proteomic analyses. At least 144 proteins were differentially expresse

SUBMITTER: Zhan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6273751 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature