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Postgerminative growth and lipid catabolism in oilseeds lacking the glyoxylate cycle.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 May 2000
Eastmond P J, Germain V, Lange P R, Bryce J H, Smith S M, Graham I A
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The glyoxylate cycle is regarded as essential for postgerminative growth and seedling establishment in oilseed plants. We have identified two allelic Arabidopsis mutants, icl-1 and icl-2, which lack the glyoxylate cycle because of the absence of the key enzyme isocitrate lyase. These mutants demonstrate that the glyoxylate cycle is not essential for germination. Furthermore, photosynthesis can compensate for the...
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