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Activation tagging identifies a gene from Petunia hybrida responsible for the production of active cytokinins in plants.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Mar 2002
Zubko Elena, Adams Christopher J, Macháèková Ivana, Malbeck Jiri, Scollan Claire, Meyer Peter
Abstract excerpt
Cytokinins (CKs) are phytohormones that play an important role in plant growth and development. Although the first naturally produced CK, zeatin, was isolated almost four decades ago, no endogenous gene has been shown to produce active CKs in planta. In an activation tagging experiment we have identified a petunia line that showed CK-specific effects including enhanced shooting, reduced apical dominance and...
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