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Figure 7 | BMC Genomics

Figure 7

From: Transcriptome profile analysis of young floral buds of fertile and sterile plants from the self-pollinated offspring of the hybrid between novel restorer line NR1 and Nsa CMS line in Brassica napus

Figure 7

Overview of CMS in sterile plants and fertility restoration in fertile plants. Expression of mitochondrial CMS genes led to dysfunction of mitochondria. Products of nuclear restorer genes suppressed the effects of CMS genes. The state of the mitochondria was signaled to nuclear target genes and resulted in male sterile or fertile flower.

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