Wu, Harry
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Research article2013Peer reviewedOpen access
Transcriptome profiling of radiata pine branches reveals new insights into reaction wood formation with implications in plant gravitropism
Li, Xinguo; Yang, Xiaohui; Wu, Harry
Abstract
Conclusions: The first comprehensive investigation of tracheid characteristics, wood properties and gene transcription in branches of a conifer species revealed more accurate and new insights into reaction wood formation in response to gravity stress. The identified differentially transcribed genes with diverse functions conferred or implicated drastic CW and OW variation observed in radiata pine branches. These genes are excellent candidates for further researches on the molecular mechanisms of reaction wood formation with a view to plant gravitropism.
Keywords
Compression wood; Tracheid; Conifers; Transcriptome; Microarray; Plant gravitropism; Microfibril angle (MFA); Wood stiffness
Published in
BMC Genomics
2013, Volume: 14
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Genetics
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-768
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/55197