Characterization of a cell wall invertase gene TaCwi-A1 on common wheat chromosome 2A and development of functional markers

Cell wall invertase (CWI) is a critical enzyme for sink tissue development and carbon partition, and has a high association with kernel weight. Characterization of Cwi genes and development of functional markers are of importance for marker-assisted selection in wheat breeding. In the present study, the full-length genomic DNA sequence of a Cwi gene located on wheat chromosome 2A, designated TaCwi-A1, was characterized by in silico cloning and...