Article
Integrative transcriptomics unravels the central role of fatty acid elongation in early cotton fiber development.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2026
Ma Xiaomei, Wang Gang, Dong Chengguang, Liu Feng
Abstract excerpt
Cotton fiber initiation is a critical determinant of yield and quality. To decipher the genetic networks underlying this process, we conducted a time-series transcriptome analysis of a wild-type cotton (142-WT) and its fuzzless-lintless mutant (142-fl) at 0, 1, and 2 days post-anthesis (DPA). Phenotypic characterization confirmed the absence of fiber protrusion in the mutant. Through integrated analysis of...
Topics
- Gossypium
- Cotton Fiber
- Fatty Acids
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Transcriptome
- Gene Regulatory Networks
- Lipid Metabolism
- Mutation
