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An efficient regeneration protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of melon (Cucumis melo L.)

H. J. Zhang, Gao, P., Wang, X. Z., and Luan, F. S., An efficient regeneration protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of melon (Cucumis melo L.), vol. 13, pp. 54-63, 2014.

An efficient selection and plant regeneration protocol for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, using cotyledon node zone-stem connection region of melon, has been developed. The new Agrobacterium-mediated transformation methodology, independent of organ culture, used the entire germinated seed as explants. The transformation system was maximized to maintain the integrity of melon itself, thus avoiding the limitations of traditional tissue culture methods. The transformation was carried out under a non-sterile environment.

Genome-wide identification and phylogenetic analysis of the SBP-box gene family in melons

Y. Ma, Guo, J. W., Bade, R., Men, Z. H., and Hasi, A., Genome-wide identification and phylogenetic analysis of the SBP-box gene family in melons, vol. 13, pp. 8794-8806, 2014.

The SBP-box gene family is specific to plants and encodes a class of zinc finger-containing transcription factors with a broad range of functions. Although SBP-box genes have been identified in numerous plants, including green algae, moss, silver birch, snapdragon, Arabidopsis, rice, and maize, there is little information concerning SBP-box genes, or the corresponding miR156/157, function in melon.

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