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An archaebacterial topoisomerase homolog not present in other eukaryotes is indispensable for cell proliferation of plants.
Current biology : CB - 15 Oct 2002
Hartung Frank, Angelis Karel J, Meister Armin, Schubert Ingo, Melzer Michael, Puchta Holger
Abstract excerpt
Plants, in contrast to other eukaryotes, possess not only homologs of subunit A (AtSPO11-1, 2, 3) but also of subunit B (AtTOP6B) of the archaebacterial topoisomerase VI. AtTOP6B and AtSPO11-3 are strongly expressed in somatic tissue of Arabidopsis and are able to interact with each other in vitro. A T-DNA insertion in AtTOP6B results in deficient cell proliferation; plants stop growing at the rosette stage, have...
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