Association·nasa
Spaceflight causes large-scale plant gene expression changes
Claim that spaceflight, including altered gravity and associated environmental factors, induces extensive transcriptional changes in Arabidopsis leaves, affecting both wild-type and FT-expressing transgenic plants under different photoperiods.
Confidence
90%
active
Evidence Quote
“Spaceflight strongly impacts global transcriptome patterns in Arabidopsis; many genes are differentially expressed in leaves of wild-type and FG plants relative to ground controls.”
Relationship
spaceflight condition alters Transcriptome of Arabidopsis leaves