Abnormal 'wrinkled' cell walls and retarded development of transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing endo-1,4-beta-glucanase (cell) antisense.

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Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing cel1 antisense exhibit reduced levels of cel1 mRNA and protein compared with wild-type plants. The former display significant alterations in their phenotype. cel1 antisense plants have shorter stems and roots and are mechanically weaker than their wild-type counterparts. In cel1 antisense plants, the cell wall structure is markedly disrupted: both fluorescent...

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