Article
Activation tagging of a dominant gibberellin catabolism gene (GA 2-oxidase) from poplar that regulates tree stature.
Plant physiology - 1 Jul 2003
Busov Victor B, Meilan Richard, Pearce David W, Ma Caiping, Rood Stewart B, Strauss Steven H
Abstract excerpt
We identified a dwarf transgenic hybrid poplar (Populus tremula x Populus alba) after screening of 627 independent activation-tagged transgenic lines in tissue culture, greenhouse, and field environments. The cause of the phenotype was a hyperactivated gene encoding GA 2-oxidase (GA2ox), the major gibberellin (GA) catabolic enzyme in plants. The mutation resulted from insertion of a strong transcriptional...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
