PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zeping Cai
AU  - Junna Dong
AU  - Xi Zhang
AU  - Qian Qu
AU  - Fanhua Wu
AU  - Lu Cao
AU  - Shidong Li
AU  - Zixuan Wang
AU  - Dan Zhou
AU  - Jiajia Luo
AU  - Xudong Yu
TI  - Expression analysis of photosynthesis-related genes in albino <em>Artocarpus heterophyllus</em> seedlings leaves
AID  - 10.1101/2020.10.20.346833
DP  - 2020 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 2020.10.20.346833
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/10/20/2020.10.20.346833.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2020/10/20/2020.10.20.346833.full
AB  - Albino Artocarpus heterophyllus Seedlings (AAS) were found in the preliminary investigation by our group and were used as materials for researching. The phenotype of AAS leaves were observed and measured. In parallel, the photosynthetic physiological parameters were determined under different photosynthetically active radiations (PAR). The results suggested that the length, width, area and thickness of AAS leaves were less than normal seedings. Likewise, the net photosynthetic rate, intercellular CO2 concentration, stomatal conductance and transpiration rate of AAS leaves were not susceptible to PAR in contrast to normal individuals. Furthermore, the transcriptome sequencing technology was performed to clarify the expression of genes related to photosynthesis. It is as expected that numerous down-regulated genes were found in the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments, as well as the pathways of photosynthesis - antenna proteins, photoreaction and carbon fixation reaction of AAS leaves. Compared to other albino plants, AAS have a longer life span and more stable phenotypic traits with larger leaves, which could provide ideal materials for investigating photosynthesis of woody plants.