What is AVP1 gene?
Constitutive expression of the Arabidopsis vacuolar proton-pumping pyrophos- phatase (H+-PPase) gene (AVP1) increases plant growth under various abiotic stress conditions and, importantly, under nonstressed conditions.
Can you eat Arabidopsis thaliana?
Like many species in the Brassicaceae, A. thaliana are edible by humans, and can be used similarly to other mustard greens, in salads or sautéed, but its use as an edible spring green is not widely noted.
How related is a thaliana to humans?
This is much less than the initial estimates of 80,000 to 100,000 genes. The small flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana has about 25,000 genes. Only about 1.5 percent of the human genome appears to consist of genes, which code for proteins.
Is Arabidopsis thaliana herbaceous?
Arabidopsis thaliana, thale cress or mouse-ear cress, is small herbaceous annual flowering plants in the Brassicaceae (mustard family, which also includes cabbage and broccoli).
What other common plants are related to Arabidopsis?
Arabidopsis thaliana is a small dicotyledonous species, a member of the Brassicaceae or mustard family. Although closely related to such economically important crop plants as turnip, cabbage, broccoli, and canola, Arabidopsis is not an economically important plant.
What is Arabidopsis lyrata?
Arabidopsis lyrata is a member of the mustard family of flowering plants, and is in the same genus as the widely used, and perhaps the best understood model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. A. thaliana was the first plant species from which a complete genome sequence of a single individual was obtained.
Is AVP1 involved in apoplastic pH and auxin transport?
Over expression and loss of function phenotypes suggest AVP1 is involved in regulation of apoplastic pH and auxin transport. The effect on auxin transport likely involves effects of extracellular pH on subcellular localization of auxin efflux carriers such as PIN1. The mRNA is cell-to-cell mobile.
What is the function of AVP1?
Expression is found in all tissues examined, including meristems and floral organ primordium. Expression is particularly enhanced in pollen, and is repressed by light. Over expression and loss of function phenotypes suggest AVP1 is involved in regulation of apoplastic pH and auxin transport.
How long are the petals of Alexandrum lyrata?
petals mostly 2-3.5 mm long and mature fruits mostly 10-15 mm long (vs. A. lyrata, with petals mostly 6-8 mm long and mature fruits mostly 20-40 mm long). A. lyrata L. var. glabra (DC.)