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Visualization of molecular processes associated with seed dormancy and germination using MapMan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2011

Ronny V.L. Joosen ,
Wilco Ligterink ,
Bas J. W. Dekkers  and
Henk W.M. Hilhorst
Ronny V.L. Joosen*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Wilco Ligterink
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Bas J. W. Dekkers
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands Department of Molecular Plant Physiology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
Henk W.M. Hilhorst
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
*
*Correspondence Email: Ronny.Joosen@wur.nl
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Abstract

Seed dormancy and germination involve the concerted operation of molecular and biochemical programmes. It has become feasible to study these processes in great detail, using the current methods for transcriptome, proteome and metabolome analysis. Yet, the large amounts of data generated by these methods are often dazzling and demand efficient tools for data visualization. We have used the freely available PageMan/MapMan package (http://MapMan.gabipd.org) to visualize transcriptome and metabolome changes in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds during dormancy and germination. Using this package we developed two seed-specific MapMan pathways, which efficiently capture the most important molecular processes in seeds. The results demonstrated the usefulness of the PageMan/MapMan package for seed research.

Keywords

dormancyMapManmetabolomemolecular processesseed germinationtranscriptome

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Technical Update
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Seed Science Research , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , June 2011 , pp. 143 - 152
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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