Ectopic expression of OPKN1 gene in N. benthamiana alter flower size and delay flowering time

• Main Authors: Mohd Waznul Adly, M.Z., Zuraida, A.B., Wee, C.Y., Alizah, Z., Norliza, A.B., Che Radziah, C.M.Z.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8715/1/44_1_17.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8715/; http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=505&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56

Oil Palm Knotted-like 1(OPKN1) gene is a type of homeobox gene that was previously isolated from cDNA library of oil palm’s suspension cell culture. Based on semi-quantitative RT-PCR, northern blotting and in situ hybridization analysis, the OPKN1 gene is active in flower meristem suggesting its i...