Publication Date:
2016-01-24
Description:
Article Cotton plants are characterized by the presence of darkly pigmented glands that accumulate metabolites that contribute to plant defence but limit the use of cottonseed as food. Here, Ma et al . provide evidence that GoPGF, a bHLH transcription factor, is responsible for gland formation. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms10456 Authors: Dan Ma, Yan Hu, Changqing Yang, Bingliang Liu, Lei Fang, Qun Wan, Wenhua Liang, Gaofu Mei, Lingjian Wang, Haiping Wang, Linyun Ding, Chenguang Dong, Mengqiao Pan, Jiedan Chen, Sen Wang, Shuqi Chen, Caiping Cai, Xiefei Zhu, Xueying Guan, Baoliang Zhou, Shuijin Zhu, Jiawei Wang, Wangzhen Guo, Xiaoya Chen, Tianzhen Zhang
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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