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Disruption of Arabidopsis thaliana MYB26 results in male sterility due to non-dehiscent anthers.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 May 2003
Steiner-Lange Sabine, Unte Ulrike S, Eckstein Luca, Yang Caiyun, Wilson Zoe A, Schmelzer Elmon, Dekker Koen, Saedler Heinz
Abstract excerpt
A male sterile mutant with a defect in anther dehiscence was identified in an Arabidopsis thaliana population mutagenized with the Zea mays transposon En-1/Spm. Mutants produce viable pollen that can fertilize when released mechanically from the anthers. Mutant stamens are of normal size and shape, but lack cell wall fortifications in the endothecial cell layer of the anther, which are required for the dehiscence...
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