title: Recent achievement in gene cloning and functional genomics in soybean.
abstract: Soybean is a model plant for photoperiodism as well as for symbiotic nitrogen fixation. However, a rather low efficiency in soybean transformation hampers functional analysis of genes isolated from soybean. In comparison, rapid development and progress in flowering time and photoperiodic response have been achieved in Arabidopsis and rice. As the soybean genomic information has been released since 2008, gene cloning and functional genomic studies have been revived as indicated by successfully characterizing genes involved in maturity and nematode resistance. Here, we review some major achievements in the cloning of some important genes and some specific features at genetic or genomic levels revealed by the analysis of functional genomics of soybean.
authors: Key Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150081, China ; Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China.
authors: Zhengjun
authors: Z
authors: Xia
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Zhai
authors: Shixiang
authors: S
authors: Lü
authors: Hongyan
authors: H
authors: Wu
authors: Yupeng
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D060467:Disease Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D023281:Genomics; D017440:Photoperiod; D013025:Glycine max / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism