Article
Maize opaque endosperm mutations create extensive changes in patterns of gene expression.
The Plant cell - 1 Oct 2002
Hunter Brenda G, Beatty Mary K, Singletary George W, Hamaker Bruce R, Dilkes Brian P, Larkins Brian A, Jung Rudolf
Abstract excerpt
Maize starchy endosperm mutants have kernel phenotypes that include a brittle texture, susceptibility to insect pests, and inferior functional characteristics of products made from their flour. At least 18 such mutants have been identified, but only in the cases of opaque2 (o2) and floury2 (fl2), which affect different aspects of storage protein synthesis, is the molecular basis of the mutation known. To better...
Topics
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Phenotype
- Plant Proteins
- RNA, Messenger
- Seeds