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Isolation of a LEAFY homolog from Populus tomentosa: expression of PtLFY in P. tomentosa floral buds and PtLFY-IR-mediated gene silencing in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum).
Plant cell reports - 1 Jan 2011
An Xin-Min, Wang Dong-Mei, Wang Ze-Liang, Li Bo, Bo Wen-Hao, Cao Guan-Lin, Zhang Zhi-Yi
Abstract excerpt
To understand the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying floral development in Populus tomentosa, we isolated PtLFY, a LEAFY homolog, from a P. tomentosa floral bud cDNA library. DNA gel blot analysis showed that PtLFY is present as a single copy in the genomes of both male and female individuals of P. tomentosa. The genomic copy is composed of three exons and two introns. Relative expression levels of PtLFY...
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