Characterization of a Crabs Claw Gene in Basal Eudicot Species Epimedium sagittatum (Berberidaceae)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Sequence Analyses and Phylogenetic Reconstruction of EsCRC
2.2. EsCRC and ElCRC Expression Profiles
2.3. Ectopic Expression of EsCRC Can Rescue Nectary Development in the Arabidopsis crc-1 Mutant
2.4. EsCRC Influences Abaxial-Adaxial Leaf Formation in Transgenic Arabidopsis and Tobacco
3. Discussion
4. Experimental Section
4.1. Study System and Gene Isolation
4.2. Sequence Acquisition and Phylogenetic Analysis
4.3. Expression Analysis
4.4. Vector Construction and Plant Transformation
4.5. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Information
ijms-14-01119-s001.pdfAcknowledgments
- Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Sun, W.; Huang, W.; Li, Z.; Lv, H.; Huang, H.; Wang, Y. Characterization of a Crabs Claw Gene in Basal Eudicot Species Epimedium sagittatum (Berberidaceae). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2013, 14, 1119-1131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms14011119
Sun W, Huang W, Li Z, Lv H, Huang H, Wang Y. Characterization of a Crabs Claw Gene in Basal Eudicot Species Epimedium sagittatum (Berberidaceae). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2013; 14(1):1119-1131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms14011119
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Wei, Wenjun Huang, Zhineng Li, Haiyan Lv, Hongwen Huang, and Ying Wang. 2013. "Characterization of a Crabs Claw Gene in Basal Eudicot Species Epimedium sagittatum (Berberidaceae)" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 14, no. 1: 1119-1131. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms14011119