Models of Flowering Gene Networks and Their Adaptation for the Analysis of Vernalization Mechanisms in Legumes

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Abstract

Flowering time is the most important agronomic trait which is used in breeding and determines the crop performance. Vernalization, or prolonged exposure to cold, accelerates flowering and increases yields in many crops. The molecular mechanisms of vernalization-induced flowering are well studied in Arabidopsis thaliana, but remain largely unknown for legumes. Mathematical modeling is a powerful tool to predict regulatory interactions in gene networks on the basis of gene expression patterns. This review concerns previously developed approaches to modeling gene regulatory networks of the flowering transition process and the prospects for their adaptation with the aim of conducting the analysis of the mechanisms of vernalization requirement in legumes.

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V. V Gursky

Ioffe Institute

St. Petersburg, 194021 Russia

M. A Duk

Ioffe Institute; Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

St. Petersburg, 194021 Russia; St. Petersburg, 195251 Russia

M. P Bankin

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

St. Petersburg, 195251 Russia

M. G Samsonova

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

St. Petersburg, 195251 Russia

S. Yu Surkova

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

Email: surkova_syu@spbstu.ru
St. Petersburg, 195251 Russia

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