Plant Genetics
A putative miR172-targeted CeAPETALA2-like gene is involved in floral patterning regulation of the orchid Cymbidium ensifolium
Authors: F.X. Yang, G.F. Zhu, Z. Wang, H.L. Liu and D. Huang
APETALA2 plays critical roles in establishing meristem and organ identity during plant floral development. In this study, we obtained a CeAP2-like gene by using the mRNA differential display technique to analyze the wild type and a multitepal mutant of the orchid Cymbidium ensifolium. The full-length cDNA encoding the CeAP2-li.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.5.18
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- 10.4238/2015.October.5.18
Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) as a potential environmental bioindicator
Authors: M.G. Mendes, C.D. Santos Junior, A.C.C. Dias and A.M. Bonetti
Biomonitoring of air quality using living organisms is a very interesting approach to environmental impact assessment. Organisms with a vast distribution, such as plants, are widely used for these purposes. The castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) is an oleaginous plant that can potentially be used as a bioindicator plant owing to its rapid growth and large .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.21.8
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- 10.4238/2015.October.21.8
Molecular characterization of twenty polymorphic microsatellite markers in the polyploid fruit tree species Syzygium samarangense (Myrtaceae)
Authors: J.M. Lai, C.C. Tsai, C.R. Yen, Y.Z. Ko, S.R. Chen, I.S. Weng, Y.S. Lin and Y.C. Chiang
Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & Perry (wax apple) is an important commercial fruit tree in Southeast Asia. Here, microsatellite markers were developed to evaluate genetic diversity and distinguish cultivars in this species. In total, 161 microsatellite loci with sufficient flanking sequences to design primer sets were isolated from wax apple usi.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.21.22
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- 10.4238/2015.October.21.22
Genome-wide identification, classification, and expression analysis of sHSP genes in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp pekinensis)
Authors: P. Tao, W.L. Guo, B.Y. Li, W.H. Wang, Z.C. Yue, J.L. Lei and X.M. Zhong
Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are essential for the plant’s normal development and stress responses, especially the heat stress response. The information regarding sHSP genes in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp pekinensis) is sparse, hence we performed a genome-wide analysis to identify sHSP genes in this species. .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.5.11
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- 10.4238/2015.October.5.11
Meiotic behavior of Brachiaria decumbens hybrids
Authors: V.F. Souza, M.S. Pagliarini, C.B. Valle, N.C.P. Bione, M.U. Menon and A.B. Mendes-Bonato
Brachiaria decumbens is a forage grass of inestimable value for livestock in Brazil due to its production of good quality forage even when planted on acid and poor soils, although it is susceptible to pasture spittlebugs. Only one cultivar, cv. Basilisk, has been used as the pollen donor in crosses with Brachiaria ruziziensis since 1988 at Embrapa Gado de.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.21.5
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- 10.4238/2015.October.21.5
Isolation of Pantoea ananatis from sugarcane and characterization of its potential for plant growth promotion
Authors: J.F. da Silva, R.R. Barbosa, A.N. de Souza, O.V. da Motta, G.N. Teixeira, V.S. Carvalho, A.L.S.R de Souza and G.A. de Souza Filho
Each year, approximately 170 million metric tons of chemical fertilizer are consumed by global agriculture. Furthermore, some chemical fertilizers contain toxic by-products and their long-term use may contaminate groundwater, lakes, and rivers. The use of plant growth-promoting bacteria may be a cost-effective strategy for par.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.30.6
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- 10.4238/2015.November.30.6
Molecular characterization, tissue expression profile and SNP analysis of porcine GLP2R
Authors: Y.L. Chai, H.M. Ma and J. Jiang
Glucagon-like peptide-2 receptor (GLP2R), a member of the G-protein-coupled receptor family, plays an important role in intramuscular fat formation. Little is known, however, about porcine GLP2R. In the present study, GLP2R was cloned, and its expression in pig muscle characterized. By rapid amplification of cDNA ends, gene sequence was obtained from Shaz.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.21.14
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- 10.4238/2015.October.21.14
Multivariate analysis of backcross progeny of Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae) for pre-breeding genotype selection
Authors: C.A.F. Melo, M.M. Souza, A.G.R. Sousa, A.P. Viana and E.A. Santos
The Ward-MLM procedure was used to evaluate genetic variation in four backcross progenies and in their parents, hybrid F1 HD13 and donor parent Passiflora sublanceolata. Sixteen quantitative descriptors and five qualitative characteristics of relevance to ornamental flower production were assessed. Using the pseudo-F .. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.November.30.15
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- 10.4238/2015.November.30.15
Expression of the 2-dehydro-3-deoxyphosphooctonate aldolase (KdsA) gene in mulberry leaves (Morus alba L.) is down-regulated under high salt and drought stress
Authors: X.B. Yang, S.L. Wu, D.P. Zhu, H. Wu, T. Jiang, Y.H. Qian and F. Jiao
The oligosaccharide 3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) is a key component of lipopolysaccharide in Gram-negative bacteria, and is also part of the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan (RG-II) of the plant cell wall. The enzyme KDO-8-phosphate synthase (KDO8Ps), encoded by the 2-dehydro-3-deoxyphosphooctonate aldolas.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.5.9
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- 10.4238/2015.October.5.9
Comparison of gSSR and EST-SSR markers for analyzing genetic variability among tomato cultivars (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Authors: R. Zhou, Z. Wu, F.L. Jiang and M. Liang
In order to study genetic variability and develop better strategies for the utilization of 48 tomato cultivars from America, China, the Netherlands, and Portugal, genomic simple sequence repeat (gSSR) and EST-derived SSR (EST-SSR) markers were applied. In all, 15 of 82 gSSR and 18 of 115 EST-SSR markers showed polymorphic loci. There were 995 and 2072 cle.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.October.26.14
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- 10.4238/2015.October.26.14