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Investigating Extreme Lifestyles Through Mangrove Transcriptomics

Dassanayake, Maheshi

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Title
Investigating Extreme Lifestyles Through Mangrove Transcriptomics
Author(s)
Dassanayake, Maheshi
Issue Date
2009
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Cheeseman, John M.
Department of Study
Biology
Discipline
Biology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Biology, Plant Physiology
Language
eng
Abstract
I have characterized phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), chalcone synthase (CHS), and dihydroflavonol reductase (DFR) gene families in R. mangle , which are at major regulatpry points in the phenylpropanoid pathway. I have identified one DFR, two CHS, and ten PAL genes in R. mangle . Differential expression patterns within a family as well as co-expression patterns across families were identified in different tissues indicating possible regulatory mechanisms to achieve high concentrations of specific phenylpropanoid end products.
Graduation Semester
2009
Type of Resource
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