Molecular characterization and functional analysis of a Flowering locus T homolog gene from a Phalaenopsis orchid

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 5982-5994

  Li, D M ^a   Lǔ F B ^a   Zhu, G F ^a   Sun, Y B ^a   Liu, H L ^a   Liu, J W ^a   Wang, Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Flowering locus T; Flowering transition; Gene expression; Phalaenopsis orchids; Warm day and cool night conditions

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLOWERING LOCUS T PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BUD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBIDIUM; CYMBIDIUM GOERINGII; EXON; FLOWERING LOCUS T GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCIDIUM; OPEN READING FRAME; ORCHIDACEAE; PETAL; PHALAENOPSIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT OVARY; PLANT ROOT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ORDER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE ORDER; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORCHIDACEAE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84928585326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2014.August.7.14     Document Type: Article

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