Genome-wide identification and characterization of OVATE family proteins in reveals involvement of and genes in leaf development.

Ovate family proteins (OFP) are plant-specific transcription factors involved in regulating morphologies of the lateral organs, plant growth and development. However, the functional roles of genes in , an important timber tree species, are not well studied. In this study, we identified 20 genes and analyzed their phylogenetic relationship, gene structure, conserved motifs, and -elements.

Molecular Characterization of Gene Family in .

As a major family of plant-specific transcription factors, () genes play vital regulatory roles in plant growth, development and stress responses. In this study, 18 genes were identified and cloned from . Two zinc finger-like structures and a nuclear location signal (NLS) segments were existed in the SBP domains of all BlSPLs.

De novo characterization of the Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) transcriptome and analysis of candidate genes involved in cellulose and lignin biosynthesis.

Background: Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is an important timber species that accounts for 20-30% of the total commercial timber production in China. However, the available genomic information of Chinese fir is limited, and this severely encumbers functional genomic analysis and molecular breeding in Chinese fir. Recently, major advances in transcriptome sequencing have provided fast and cost-effective approaches to generate large expression datasets that have proven to be powerful tools to profile the transcriptomes of non-model organisms with undetermined genomes.

Identification and characterization of two bamboo (Phyllostachys praecox) AP1/SQUA-like MADS-box genes during floral transition.

Bamboo (Bambusoideae) is by far the largest member of the grass family Poaceae, which is vital to the economy of many countries in the tropics and subtropics. However, the mechanism of flowering of bamboo (Phyllostachys praecox) is still unknown. In this study, we isolated two novel genes from P.

Molecular cloning, expression analyses and primary evolution studies of REV- and TB1-like genes in bamboo.

Most cultured bamboos are perennial woody evergreens that reproduce from rhizomes. It is unclear why some rhizome buds develop into aerial bamboo shoots instead of new rhizomes. REVOLUTA (REV)-like Class III homeodomain leucine-zipper (HD-Zip) proteins and TEOSINTE BRANCHED1 (TB1)-like transcription factors have been shown to play regulatory roles in meristem initiation and outgrowth.