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Genome-wide investigation of a Korean synthetic breed, Woori-Heukdon using the Illumina PorcineSNP60K BeadChip
Woori-Heukdon (KWH) is a Korean synthetic pig breed generated using Chook**-Duroc (KCD), Chook**-Chamdon (KCC), and their crossbreds. Currently, there is a severe lack of studies investigating the Korean bre...
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Open AccessSingle-step genome-wide association study for social genetic effects and direct genetic effects on growth in Landrace pigs
In livestock social interactions, social genetic effects (SGE) represent associations between phenotype of one individual and genotype of another. Such associations occur when the trait of interest is affected...
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Genome-wide analysis of spatiotemporal gene expression patterns during floral organ development in Brassica rapa
Flowering is a key agronomic trait that directly influences crop yield and quality and serves as a model system for elucidating the molecular basis that controls successful reproduction, adaptation, and divers...
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Reduction of GIGANTEA expression in transgenic Brassica rapa enhances salt tolerance
Here we report the enhancement of tolerance to salt stress in Brassica rapa (Chinese cabbage) through the RNAi-mediated reduction of GIGANT...
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Genome-wide analysis of the expansin gene superfamily reveals Brassica rapa-specific evolutionary dynamics upon whole genome triplication
Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) is an economically important vegetable that has encountered four rounds of polyploidization. The fourth event, whole genome triplication (WGT), occurred after its...
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Ectopic expression of an Arabidopsis dehydration-responsive element-binding factor DREB2C improves salt stress tolerance in crucifers
DREB2C acts as a transcriptional activator of the salt tolerance-related COLD - REGULATED 15A gene. ...
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Overexpression of a Brassica rapa MADS-box gene, BrAGL20, induces early flowering time phenotypes in Brassica napus
BrAGL20 (SOC1) containing MADS box, a floral integrator gene, was introduced into Brassica napus cv. “Youngsan” by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Constitutively overexpressed BrAGL20 unde...
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Overexpression of Brassica rapa SHI-RELATED SEQUENCE genes suppresses growth and development in Arabidopsis thaliana
S HI-R ELATED S EQUENCE (SRS) genes are plant-specific transcription factors containing a zinc-binding RING finger motif, which pla...
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Identification and characterization of flowering repressor-related genes in Chinese cabbage
In this study, we used a five-step process to identify those genes most likely involved in flowering repression in the Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa). We tested 6,275 candidate genes with 300K microarrays, which...
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Comparative map**, genomic structure, and expression analysis of eight pseudo-response regulator genes in Brassica rapa
Circadian clocks regulate plant growth and development in response to environmental factors. In this function, clocks influence the adaptation of species to changes in location or climate. Circadian-clock gene...
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Biochemical analysis of a Chinese cabbage phytocystatin-1
The phytocystatins are inhibitors of papain-like cysteine proteinases that are implicated in defense mechanisms and the regulation of protein turnover. BCPI-1, a Brassica rapa (Chinese cabbage) phytocystatin isol...
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Tau class glutathione S-transferases candidates from Brassica rapa: Genetic map** and sequence analysis
Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) have medically and agriculturally important roles in plants such as herbicide detoxification, responses to biotic and abiotic stress and catalytic reaction of anticancer compound...
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Promoters of three Brassica rapa FLOWERING LOCUS C differentially regulate gene expression during growth and development in Arabidopsis
FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) is a MADS-domain transcription factor that acts as a dosage-dependent repressor of flowering time. Three FLC-encoding Brassica rapa genes, BrFLC1, 2, and 3, were previously identified as b...
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Open AccessSequence and structure of Brassica rapachromosome A3
The species Brassica rapa includes important vegetable and oil crops. It also serves as an excellent model system to study polyploidy-related genome evolution because of its paleohexaploid ancestry and its close ...
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Open AccessDistinct expression patterns of two Arabidopsis phytocystatin genes, AtCYS1 and AtCYS2, during development and abiotic stresses
The phytocystatins of plants are members of the cystatin superfamily of proteins, which are potent inhibitors of cysteine proteases. The Arabidopsis genome encodes seven phytocystatin isoforms (AtCYSs) in two dis...
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Identification and characterization of SHI family genes from Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis
SHI (short internodes) is a negative regulator of gibberellin-induced cell elongation. Extensive searches in the Brassica rapa genome allowed for the prediction of at least six different SHI-related genes on six ...
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Open AccessRegulation of seed germination and seedling growth by an Arabidopsis phytocystatin isoform, AtCYS6
Phytocystatins are cysteine proteinase inhibitors in plants that are implicated in the endogenous regulation of protein turnover and defense mechanisms against insects and pathogens. A cDNA encoding a phytocys...
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Expression of a Chinese cabbage cysteine proteinase inhibitor, BrCYS1, retards seed germination and plant growth in transgenic Tobacco plant
Phytocystatins are plant cysteine proteinase inhibitors that regulate endogenous and heterologous cysteine proteinases of the papain family. A cDNA encoding the phytocystatin BrCYS1 (Brassica rapa cysteine protei...
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Gene expression profiles during heat acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana suspension-culture cells
Thermotolerance is induced by moderated heat acclimation. Suspension cultures of heat-acclimated Arabidopsis thaliana L. (Heynh.), ecotype Columbia, show thermotolerance against lethal heat shock (9 min, 50°C), a...
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Over-expression of Chinese Cabbage Calreticulin 1, BrCRT1, Enhances Shoot and Root Regeneration, But Retards Plant Growth in Transgenic Tobacco
Calreticulin (CRT) is a ubiquitously expressed, high capacity Ca2+-binding protein that is involved in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and molecular chaperoning in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). A cDNA encoding a...
