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An Arabidopsis mutant resistant to thaxtomin A, a cellulose synthesis inhibitor from Streptomyces species.
The Plant cell - 1 Aug 2003
Scheible Wolf-Rüdiger, Fry Barbara, Kochevenko Andrej, Schindelasch Dana, Zimmerli Laurent, Somerville Shauna, Loria Rosemary, Somerville Chris R
Abstract excerpt
Thaxtomin A is a phytotoxin produced by Streptomyces scabies and other Streptomyces species, the causative agents of common scab disease in potato and other taproot crops. At nanomolar concentrations, thaxtomin causes dramatic cell swelling, reduced seedling growth, and inhibition of cellulose synthesis in Arabidopsis. We identified a mutant of Arabidopsis, designated txr1, that exhibits increased resistance to...
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