Fine Mapping and Candidate Gene Prediction for White Immature Fruit Skin in Cucumber ( L.).

In this study, a single recessive gene (designated ₀) was identified to control the white immature fruit color. Genetic mapping with simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers located the gene in the distal region of cucumber chromosome 3 (Chr.3).

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Candidate Genes Associated with Leaf Etiolation of a Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Line in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica Rapa L. ssp. Pekinensis).

Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is universally utilized in cruciferous vegetables. However, the Chinese cabbage CMS lines, obtained by interspecific hybridization and multiple backcrosses of the () CMS line and Chinese cabbage, show obvious leaf etiolation, and the molecular mechanism of etiolation remains elusive. Here, the ultrastructural and phenotypic features of leaves from the Chinese cabbage CMS line 1409A and maintainer line 1409B are analyzed.

Functional analysis of low-density lipoprotein receptor in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia patients with novel 1439 C-->T mutation of low-density lipoprotein receptor gene.

Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), caused by low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDL-R) gene mutations, is associated with increased risk of premature coronary heart disease. Until now, limited molecular data concerning FH are available in China. The present study described the clinical profiles and cell biological defects of a Chinese FH kindred with novel LDL-R gene mutation.