[HTML][HTML] RNA Interference for Functional Genomics and Improvement of Cotton (Gossypium sp.)

IY Abdurakhmonov, MS Ayubov… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
RNA interference (RNAi), is a powerful new technology in the discovery of genetic sequence
functions, and has become a valuable tool for functional genomics of cotton (Gossypium …

Fibre elongation requires normal redox homeostasis modulated by cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)

K Guo, X Du, L Tu, W Tang, P Wang… - Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
High-quality cotton fibre equates to a more comfortable textile. Fibre length is an important
index of fibre quality. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) acts as a signalling molecule in the …

Multi-omics maps of cotton fibre reveal epigenetic basis for staged single-cell differentiation

M Wang, P Wang, L Tu, S Zhu, L Zhang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetic modifications are highlighted for their great importance in regulating plant
development, but their function associated with single-cell differentiation remains …

[HTML][HTML] Fine mapping and RNA-Seq unravels candidate genes for a major QTL controlling multiple fiber quality traits at the T1 region in upland cotton

D Liu, J Zhang, X Liu, W Wang, D Liu, Z Teng, X Fang… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Improving fiber quality is a major challenge in cotton breeding, since the
molecular basis of fiber quality traits is poorly understood. Fine mapping and candidate …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of QTL for fiber quality and yield traits using two immortalized backcross populations in upland cotton

H Wang, C Huang, W Zhao, B Dai, C Shen, B Zhang… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Two immortalized backcross populations (DHBCF1s and JMBCF1s) were developed using
a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population crossed with the two parents DH962 and Jimian5 …

Phytosterol content and the campesterol: sitosterol ratio influence cotton fiber development: role of phytosterols in cell elongation

S Deng, T Wei, K Tan, M Hu, F Li, Y Zhai, S Ye… - Science China Life …, 2016 - Springer
Phytosterols play an important role in plant growth and development, including cell division,
cell elongation, embryogenesis, cellulose biosynthesis, and cell wall formation. Cotton fiber …

Transgenic Bt cotton driven by the green tissue-specific promoter shows strong toxicity to lepidopteran pests and lower Bt toxin accumulation in seeds

Q Wang, Y Zhu, L Sun, L Li, S Jin, X Zhang - Science China Life Sciences, 2016 - Springer
A promoter of the PNZIP (Pharbitis nil leucine zipper) gene (1.459 kb) was cloned from
Pharbitis nil and fused to the GUS (β-glucuronidase) and Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological Characterization and Gene Expression Profiling during Bud Development in a Tropical Perennial, Litchi chinensis Sonn.

H Zhang, H Li, B Lai, H Xia, H Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Tropical evergreen perennials undergo recurrent flush growth, and their terminal buds
alternate between growth and dormancy. In sharp contrast to the intensive studies on bud …

[PDF][PDF] Small RNA and degradome profiling reveals a role for miRNAs and their targets

N Liu, L Tu, W Tang, W Gao, K Lindsey, X Zhang - 2016 - core.ac.uk
SUMMARY microRNAs (miRNAs) are 20-24 nucleotide non-coding small RNAs that play
important roles in plant development. The stages of cotton fiber development include …