RNA-seq analysis of short fiber mutants Ligon-lintless-1 (Li 1 ) and - 2 (Li 2 ) revealed important role of aquaporins in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) fiber elongation.

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BACKGROUND: Cotton fiber length is a key determinant of fiber quality for the textile industry. Understanding the molecular basis of fiber elongation would provide a means for improvement of fiber length. Ligon lintless-1 (Li 1 ) and Ligon lintless-2 (Li 2 ) are monogenic and dominant mutations, that result in an extreme reduction in the length of lint fiber to approximately 6 mm on mature seeds. In a...

Topics

• Aquaporins
• Cotton Fiber
• Down-Regulation
• Gene Expression Profiling
• Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
• Gossypium
• High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
• Ions
• Malates
• Mutation
• Osmotic Pressure