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Global comparative transcriptome analysis identifies gene network regulating secondary xylem development in Arabidopsis thaliana

Global comparative transcriptome analysis identifies gene network regulating secondary xylem... Our knowledge of the genetic control of wood formation (i.e., secondary growth) is limited. Here, we present a novel approach to unraveling the gene network regulating secondary xylem development in Arabidopsis, which incorporates complementary platforms of comparative-transcriptome analyses such as “digital northern” and “digital in situ” analysis. This approach effectively eliminated any genes that are expressed in either non-stem tissues/organs (“digital northern”) or phloem and non-vascular regions (“digital in situ”), thereby identifying 52 genes that are upregulated only in the xylem cells of secondary growth tissues as “core xylem gene set”. The proteins encoded by this gene set participate in signal transduction, transcriptional regulation, cell wall metabolism, and unknown functions. Five of the seven signal transduction-related genes represented in the core xylem gene set encode the essential components of ROP (Rho-related GTPase from plants) signaling cascade. Furthermore, the analysis of promoter sequences of the core xylem gene set identified a novel cis-regulatory element, ACAAAGAA. The functional significances of this gene set were verified by several independent experimental and bioinformatics methods. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Molecular Genetics and Genomics Springer Journals

Global comparative transcriptome analysis identifies gene network regulating secondary xylem development in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Springer-Verlag
Subject
Life Sciences; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Biochemistry, general; Cell Biology
ISSN
1617-4615
eISSN
1617-4623
DOI
10.1007/s00438-006-0157-1
pmid
16969662
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Abstract

Our knowledge of the genetic control of wood formation (i.e., secondary growth) is limited. Here, we present a novel approach to unraveling the gene network regulating secondary xylem development in Arabidopsis, which incorporates complementary platforms of comparative-transcriptome analyses such as “digital northern” and “digital in situ” analysis. This approach effectively eliminated any genes that are expressed in either non-stem tissues/organs (“digital northern”) or phloem and non-vascular regions (“digital in situ”), thereby identifying 52 genes that are upregulated only in the xylem cells of secondary growth tissues as “core xylem gene set”. The proteins encoded by this gene set participate in signal transduction, transcriptional regulation, cell wall metabolism, and unknown functions. Five of the seven signal transduction-related genes represented in the core xylem gene set encode the essential components of ROP (Rho-related GTPase from plants) signaling cascade. Furthermore, the analysis of promoter sequences of the core xylem gene set identified a novel cis-regulatory element, ACAAAGAA. The functional significances of this gene set were verified by several independent experimental and bioinformatics methods.

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Molecular Genetics and GenomicsSpringer Journals

Published: Sep 13, 2006

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