TY - JOUR
T1 - Lotus japonicus as a platform for legume research
AU - Sato, Shusei
AU - Tabata, Satoshi
N1 - Funding Information:
The online database at http://www.kazusa.or.jp/lotus/ supports easy access to the information generated by the Lotus genome- and cDNA-sequencing projects. This website provides nucleotide sequences of the TAC clones and the chloroplast genome, with annotation of predicted genes as well as information on DNA markers, genetic linkage maps and recombinant inbred (RI) lines. LegumeBase ( http://www.shigen.nig.ac.jp/legume/legumebase/ ) is a material resource database for L. japonicus and soybean, which is supported by the Japan National Bioresource Project. Resources, including seeds of wild accessions, RI lines, and cDNA and TAC genomic libraries, as well as phenotypic information can be obtained through this database.
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - The major role of 'model plants' is to provide knowledge and technologies obtained in related systems to researchers studying crop plants. Lotus japonicus was chosen as a model system first for legume genetics and then for legume genomics. A large number of L. japonicus mutants that have alterations in legume-specific phenomena have been generated and phenotypically characterized, and genomics has drastically accelerated the molecular characterization of these mutants. Substantial resources of information and experimental materials, including genomic and cDNA sequences, corresponding DNA libraries and high-density linkage maps demonstrate that L. japonicus is an excellent model system. Transfer of knowledge from L. japonicus to other legumes, especially crop legumes, is a matter for urgent consideration.
AB - The major role of 'model plants' is to provide knowledge and technologies obtained in related systems to researchers studying crop plants. Lotus japonicus was chosen as a model system first for legume genetics and then for legume genomics. A large number of L. japonicus mutants that have alterations in legume-specific phenomena have been generated and phenotypically characterized, and genomics has drastically accelerated the molecular characterization of these mutants. Substantial resources of information and experimental materials, including genomic and cDNA sequences, corresponding DNA libraries and high-density linkage maps demonstrate that L. japonicus is an excellent model system. Transfer of knowledge from L. japonicus to other legumes, especially crop legumes, is a matter for urgent consideration.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.01.008
DO - 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.01.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16480917
AN - SCOPUS:33344465601
SN - 1369-5266
VL - 9
SP - 128
EP - 132
JO - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
JF - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
IS - 2
ER -