Common and distinct organ and stress responsive transcriptomic patterns in Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana.docVIP

Narsaietal.BMCPlantBiology2010,10:262 /1471-2229/10/262 RESEARCH ARTICLE OpenAccess Commonanddistinctorganandstressresponsive transcriptomicpatternsinOryzasativaand Arabidopsisthaliana ReenaNarsai1,2,IanCastleden1,2,JamesWhelan1,2* Abstract Background:Arabidopsisthalianaisclearlyestablishedasthemodelplantspecies.Giventheever-growing demandforfood,thereisaneedtotranslatetheknowledgelearnedinArabidopsistoagronomicallyimportant species,suchasrice(Oryzasativa).Togainacomparativeinsightintothesimilaritiesanddifferencesintohow organsarebuiltandhowplantsrespondtostress,thetranscriptomesofArabidops