Analysis of gene expression in rose petals using expressed sequence tags

Stéphanie Channelière (1) , Stëphane Riviere , Gabriel Scalliet (2) , Judit Szécsi (3) , Frédéric Jullien (4) , Caroline Dolle , Philippe Vergne (5) , Christian Dumas (1) , Mohammed Bendahmane , Philippe Hugueney , J. Mark Cock (6)

1 RDP - Reproduction et développement des plantes
2 BLG - BioSciences Lyon-Gerland
3 Virologie humaine
4 LBVPAM - Laboratoire de Biotechnologies Végétales appliquées aux Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales
5 LaMCoS - Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures [Villeurbanne]
6 Végétaux marins et biomolécules

Single-pass sequences were obtained from the 5P P-ends of a total of 1794 rose petal cDNA clones. Cluster analysis identified 242 groups of sequences and 635 singletons indicating that the database represents a total of 877 genes. Putative functions could be assigned to 1151 of the transcripts. Expression analysis indicated that transcripts of several of the genes identified accumulated specifically in petals and stamens. The cDNA library and expressed sequence tag database described here represent a valuable resource for future research aimed at improving economically important rose characteristics such as flower form, longevity and scent. ß

Keywords: Rose; Rosa chinensis; Senescence; Scent; Expressed sequence tag; Petal

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Stéphanie Channelière, Stëphane Riviere, Gabriel Scalliet, Judit Szécsi, Frédéric Jullien, et al.. Analysis of gene expression in rose petals using expressed sequence tags. FEBS Letters, 2002, 515 (1-3), pp.35-38. ⟨10.1016/S0014-5793(02)02413-4⟩. ⟨hal-01925580⟩