Biomarkers: Finding a Niche in Oil Palm Tissue Culture. Part 2 - Targeting the Transcriptome

摘要

As both embryogenic and non-embryogenic calli were found to be distinctly different, this implies that their gene expression would be differentially regulated as well. Studies in other areas, in particular, medical research have used gene expression patterns to classify and predict the outcomes from specific conditions. This then led to a concerted effort to isolate and characterize the genes related to somatic embryagenesis. Several potential embryogenic markers have been identified, e.g. EgPERl, EgHOXl, EgPKl, EgNACl, OPSCW and OPHbl. These genes will then be used for development of a diagnostic screening tool for tissue culture amenity of oil palm.