[Advanced biological studies on the cytoplasmic male sterility and its fertility restoration in plants].
It was reviewed here that the major advances of biological research on the cytoplasmic male sterility (cms) and its fertility restoration in plants in the past decade. It focused on the identification of the cms- associated regions in the plant mitochondrial genome and their expressing profile, the possible mechanisms of cms and of fertility restoration, the genetics and localization of the restorer genes and their molecular characteristics. Sequencing the mitochondrial genome in Arabidopsis thaliana and rice were completed and their bio-information and subsequent researching advances would greatly impelled the similar work in other plants.
Wei
Wen-Liang
WL
The Oil Crops Research Institute, CAAS, The Key Lab for Genetics and Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, China. weiwl@oilcrops.cn
Wang
Han-Zhong
HZ
Liu
Gui-Hua
GH
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005298:Fertility / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D051479:Plant Infertility / Q000235:genetics*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial