Plant Genetics
Comparative analysis of polygalacturonase in the fruit of strawberry cultivars
Authors: H.C. Zhou, G. Li, X. Zhao and L.J. Li
The role of polygalacturonase (PG) in the development, ripening, and softening of fruit from two strawberry cultivars with different flesh firmness and softening characteristics was compared. Changes in PG activity and gene expression during development, ripening and softening were measured. The PG genes from each cultivar wer.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.19.21
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.19.21
Molecular characterization of accessions of Cratylia argentea (Camaratuba) using ISSR markers
Authors: G.A. Luz, S.O. Gomes, R.B. Araujo Neto, M.S.C.B. Nascimento and P.S.C. Lima
Cratylia argentea (Desv.) Kuntze (Fabaceae) is a drought-tolerant, perennial legume found primarily in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. The shrub is well adapted to acid soils and exhibits high productivity and nutritional value, characteristics that would favor its use as a dry season animal forage supplement in semiarid r.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.25.12
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.November.25.12
Genetic diversity analysis of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) germplasms using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
Authors: W.W. Hou1*, X.J. Zhang2*, J.B. Shi1 and Y.J. Liu1
To investigate genetic diversity and relationships of 101 faba bean (Vicia faba L.), landraces and varieties from different provinces of China and abroad were analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). A total of 2625 unambiguous and stable bands from 101 germplasms were detected, and 36 different bands were classi.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.29.15
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.29.15
Cloning and characterization of up-regulated HbSINA4 gene induced by drought stress in Tibetan hulless barley
Authors: H.J. Yuan, X.M. Luo, T.S. Nyima, Y.L. Wang, Q.J. Xu and X.Q. Zeng
Hulless barley is an important crop cereal in Tibetan, China. Drought is a major abiotic stress in barley production. In this study, we cloned the drought-related HbSINA4 gene from the variety ‘Himalaya 10’ and analyzed its expression patterns under different drought and rehydration conditions. The cDNA of.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.30.7
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.November.30.7
Exploring laccase genes from plant pathogen genomes: a bioinformatic approach
Authors: B.Z. Feng1, P.Q. Li1, L. Fu2 and X.M. Yu2
To date, research on laccases has mostly been focused on plant and fungal laccases and their current use in biotechnological applications. In contrast, little is known about laccases from plant pathogens, although recent rapid progress in whole genome sequencing of an increasing number of organisms has facilitated their identification and ascertainment of.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.29.21
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.29.21
Discovery and characterization of a first set of polymorphic microsatellite markers in Siganus oramin
Authors: Y.-X. Liu, C.-Y. Ma, H.-Y. Ma, C.-L. Feng, S.-J. Li and L.-B. Ma
Nine microsatellite DNA markers were developed and characterized for Siganus oramin by the 5'-anchored polymerase chain reaction technique. A total of 42 alleles were identified in 30 individuals, and the number of alleles per locus ranged from 3 to 7, with an average of 4.7. The observed and expected heterozygosity p.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.30.8
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.November.30.8
Genetic dissimilarity and selection of putative mutants of Terra Maranh�£o plantain cultivar using the Ward-MLM strategy
Authors: R.V. Reis, E.P. Amorim, V.B.O. Amorim, C.F. Ferreira, R.K.N. Pestana, C.A.S. Ledo, Z. Gon�§alves and A. Bor�©m
The objective of this study was to evaluate genetic variability and select putative mutants of Terra Maranhão plantain cultivar (AAB genome) subjected to gamma radiation based on agronomic data and inter simple sequence repeat molecular marker profiles using the Ward-MLM strategy. A total of 233 irradiated plants and 41.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.30.11
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.November.30.11
Phylogenetic analysis of DNA and RNA polymerases from a Moniliophthora perniciosa mitochondrial plasmid reveals probable lateral gene transfer
Authors: B.S. Andrade1 and A. G�³es-Neto2
Abstract The filamentous fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa is a hemibiotrophic basidiomycete that causes witches’ broom disease of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.). Many fungal mitochondrial plasmids are DNA and RNA polymerase-encoding invertrons with terminal inverted repeats and 5'-linked proteins. The aim of this study was to carry out comparative and .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.29.30
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.29.30
Genetic diversity of cultivated and wild tomatoes revealed by morphological traits and SSR markers
Authors: R. Zhou, Z. Wu, X. Cao and F.L. Jiang
In the current study, morphological traits and molecular markers were used to assess the genetic diversity of 29 cultivated tomatoes, 14 wild tomatoes and seven introgression lines. The three components of the principal component analysis (PCA) explained 78.54% of the total morphological variation in the 50 tomato genotypes assessed. Based on these morpho.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.29.7
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.29.7
Isolation and expression analysis of four HD-ZIP III family genes targeted by microRNA166 in peach
Authors: C.H. Zhang, B.B. Zhang, R.J. Ma, M.L. Yu, S.L. Guo and L. Guo
MicroRNA166 (miR166) is known to have highly conserved targets that encode proteins of the class III homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-ZIP III) family, in a broad range of plant species. To further understand the relationship between HD-ZIP III genes and miR166, four HD-ZIP III family genes (PpHB14, PpHB15, PpHB8, and PpREV) were isolated from peach (Prunus .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.29.37
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.October.29.37