About the Authors
- Mithu Chatterjee
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* E-mail: cmithu@ufl.edu
Affiliation Graduate Program in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Claudia L. Bermudez-Lozano
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Affiliation Graduate Program in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Maureen A. Clancy
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Affiliation Graduate Program in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Thomas M. Davis
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, United States of America
- Kevin M. Folta
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Affiliation Graduate Program in Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MC KMF TMD. Performed the experiments: MC CLB-L MAC TMD KMF. Analyzed the data: MC TMD KMF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MC CLB-L MAC TMD KMF. Wrote the paper: MC TMD KMF. Developed and characterized transgenic lines in strawberry, performed expression analyses, verified genotypes of transgenic lines, performed in situ hybridization, and preparation of the manuscript: MC. Assisted in the development and characterization of transgenic overexpression strawberry lines: CLB-L. Assisted in selection and characterization of corresponding Arabidopsis lines: MAC. Performed linkage mapping: TMD. Cloned the original gene and placed it into transformation vectors, transformed and selected Arabidopsis, oversaw project and assisted in manuscript preparation: KMF.