Aberrant seed development in Litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genes
Plant development: The complex control of seed size A family of genes, known as cell wall invertases (CWINs), control different stages of seed development in litchi, and could be used to breed more desirable fruits. Seed set and seed size are important characteristics of horticultural plants, with t...
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| author | Jieqiong Zhang Zichen Wu Fuchu Hu Lian Liu Xuming Huang Jietang Zhao Huicong Wang |
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| description | Plant development: The complex control of seed size A family of genes, known as cell wall invertases (CWINs), control different stages of seed development in litchi, and could be used to breed more desirable fruits. Seed set and seed size are important characteristics of horticultural plants, with the seeds of some crops being significant food sources, while seedlessness or small seededness is sought after in many fruit crops. A team led by Jietang Zhao and Huicong Wang, of South China Agricultural University, studied the genes controlling seed set and size in small-seeded, large-seeded and seed-abortive cultivars of litchi (Litchi chinensis). They identified five members of the CWIN family, of which one, LcCWIN5, was shown to regulate early seed development, while another, LcCWIN2, was active during the later “seed-filling” stage. These results could aid the development of more attractive, small-seeded or seedless varieties of litchi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d17371a0e9884a4aa606891465309cd92022-12-22T03:36:52ZengOxford University PressHorticulture Research2052-72762018-08-015111310.1038/s41438-018-0042-1Aberrant seed development in Litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genesJieqiong Zhang0Zichen Wu1Fuchu Hu2Lian Liu3Xuming Huang4Jietang Zhao5Huicong Wang6State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural UniversityState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural UniversityState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural UniversityGuangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural UniversityPlant development: The complex control of seed size A family of genes, known as cell wall invertases (CWINs), control different stages of seed development in litchi, and could be used to breed more desirable fruits. Seed set and seed size are important characteristics of horticultural plants, with the seeds of some crops being significant food sources, while seedlessness or small seededness is sought after in many fruit crops. A team led by Jietang Zhao and Huicong Wang, of South China Agricultural University, studied the genes controlling seed set and size in small-seeded, large-seeded and seed-abortive cultivars of litchi (Litchi chinensis). They identified five members of the CWIN family, of which one, LcCWIN5, was shown to regulate early seed development, while another, LcCWIN2, was active during the later “seed-filling” stage. These results could aid the development of more attractive, small-seeded or seedless varieties of litchi.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-018-0042-1 |
| spellingShingle | Jieqiong Zhang Zichen Wu Fuchu Hu Lian Liu Xuming Huang Jietang Zhao Huicong Wang Aberrant seed development in Litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genes Horticulture Research |
| title | Aberrant seed development in Litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genes |
| title_full | Aberrant seed development in Litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genes |
| title_fullStr | Aberrant seed development in Litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aberrant seed development in Litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genes |
| title_short | Aberrant seed development in Litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genes |
| title_sort | aberrant seed development in litchi chinensis is associated with the impaired expression of cell wall invertase genes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-018-0042-1 |
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