Virus-Induced Gene Silencing Identifies an Important Role of the TaRSR1 Transcription Factor in Starch Synthesis in Bread Wheat
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Phenotypes of Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus-Wheat Starch Regulator 1 (BSMV-TaRSR1) Infected Wheat Plants
2.2. Transcription Levels of TaRSR1 in BSMV-TaRSR1 Infected Wheat Plants
2.3. Starch Contents and One Thousand Kernel (1000-Kernel) Weights in BSMV-TaRSR1 Infected Wheat Plants
2.4. Transcription Levels of 26 Starch Synthesis-Related Enzyme Genes in BSMV-TaRSR1 Infected Wheat Plants
2.5. Putative Mechanism of TaRSR1 Regulation in Higher Plants
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Plant Materials
3.2. Construction of BSMV-Derived Vectors
3.3. In Vitro Transcription of Viral RNAs and Plant Inoculation
3.4. Determination of Transcription Levels of TaRSR1 and 26 Starch Synthesis-Related Enzyme Genes
3.5. Assays on Wheat Grains Parameters
3.6. Statistical Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, G.; Wu, Y.; Xu, M.; Gao, T.; Wang, P.; Wang, L.; Guo, T.; Kang, G. Virus-Induced Gene Silencing Identifies an Important Role of the TaRSR1 Transcription Factor in Starch Synthesis in Bread Wheat. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2016, 17, 1557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17101557
Liu G, Wu Y, Xu M, Gao T, Wang P, Wang L, Guo T, Kang G. Virus-Induced Gene Silencing Identifies an Important Role of the TaRSR1 Transcription Factor in Starch Synthesis in Bread Wheat. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2016; 17(10):1557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17101557
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Guoyu, Yufang Wu, Mengjun Xu, Tian Gao, Pengfei Wang, Lina Wang, Tiancai Guo, and Guozhang Kang. 2016. "Virus-Induced Gene Silencing Identifies an Important Role of the TaRSR1 Transcription Factor in Starch Synthesis in Bread Wheat" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17, no. 10: 1557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17101557