title: BcMF20, a putative pollen-specific transcription factor from Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis.
abstract: The Arabidopsis transcription factor (At1g26610) was shown to be down-regulated in male sterile lines compared to their maintainer line in Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis) in our previous study. The BcMF20 gene, homologue of the At1g26610 gene was isolated from Chinese cabbage. It encodes a putative C2H2 zinc finger protein. The spatial and temporal expression patterns examined by qRT-PCR and in situ hybridization, indicated BcMF20 is specifically expressed in the developing pollen grains and the tapetum from the uninucleate pollen stage to mature pollen stage.
authors.affiliation: Lab of Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yingyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Aihong
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shuangxi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Jiashu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D001937:Brassica / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D009928:Organ Specificity / Q000235:genetics; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011058:Pollen / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D034443:RNA Transport; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014157:Transcription Factors