Kiwifruit SVP2 gene prevents premature budbreak during dormancy

Rongmei Wu; Tianchi Wang; Ben A W Warren; Andrew C Allan; Richard C Macknight; Erika Varkonyi-Gasic

doi:10.1093/jxb/erx014

Kiwifruit SVP2 gene prevents premature budbreak during dormancy

J Exp Bot. 2017 Feb 1;68(5):1071-1082. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx014.

Authors

Rongmei Wu¹, Tianchi Wang¹, Ben A W Warren¹, Andrew C Allan^{1

2}, Richard C Macknight³, Erika Varkonyi-Gasic¹

Affiliations

¹ The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research) Mt Albert, Private Bag 92169, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
² School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
³ Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.

Abstract

Overexpression of SVP2 in kiwifruit delays budbreak before sufficient winter chilling. SVP2-mediated vegetative growth restriction involves stress response pathways, and commonalities exist between Arabidopsis and kiwifruit SVP targets.

Keywords: ABA; Actinidia; SVP; bud dormancy; budbreak; dehydration; kiwifruit; transcriptome..

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Actinidia / genetics*
Actinidia / growth & development*
Actinidia / metabolism
Flowers / growth & development
Flowers / metabolism
Fruit / genetics
Fruit / growth & development
Fruit / metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Plant Dormancy*
Plant Proteins / genetics*
Plant Proteins / metabolism
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Transcription Factors / genetics*
Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

Plant Proteins
Transcription Factors