Identification of the Key Genes Involved in Proline-Mediated Modification of Cell Wall Components in Rice Seedlings under Trivalent Chromium Exposure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Materials, Growth Conditions, and Treatments
2.2. Microarray Analysis
2.3. RT-qPCR Analysis
2.4. Calculation of Gene Expression Variation Factors (GEVFs)
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Identification of Genes Involved in Cell Wall Components
3.2. Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Cell Wall Pathways
3.3. PCR Verification to Validate the Reliability of Rice Microarray
3.4. Specific Genes Activated in Cell Wall Biosynthesis
3.5. Estimation of Gene Expression Variation Factors (GEVFs)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ullah, A.; Lin, Y.-J.; Zhang, H.; Yu, X.-Z. Identification of the Key Genes Involved in Proline-Mediated Modification of Cell Wall Components in Rice Seedlings under Trivalent Chromium Exposure. Toxics 2024, 12, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010004
Ullah A, Lin Y-J, Zhang H, Yu X-Z. Identification of the Key Genes Involved in Proline-Mediated Modification of Cell Wall Components in Rice Seedlings under Trivalent Chromium Exposure. Toxics. 2024; 12(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleUllah, Abid, Yu-Juan Lin, Hua Zhang, and Xiao-Zhang Yu. 2024. "Identification of the Key Genes Involved in Proline-Mediated Modification of Cell Wall Components in Rice Seedlings under Trivalent Chromium Exposure" Toxics 12, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010004