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Mutation of a family 8 glycosyltransferase gene alters cell wall carbohydrate composition and causes a humidity-sensitive semi-sterile dwarf phenotype in Arabidopsis.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Nov 2003
Lao Nga T, Long Debbie, Kiang Sophie, Coupland George, Shoue Douglas A, Carpita Nicholas C, Kavanagh Tony A
Abstract excerpt
The genome of Arabidopsis thaliana contains about 400 genes coding for glycosyltransferases, many of which are predicted to be involved in the synthesis and remodelling of cell wall components. We describe the isolation of a transposon-tagged mutant, parvus, which under low humidity conditions exhibits a severely dwarfed growth phenotype and failure of anther dehiscence resulting in semi-sterility. All aspects of...
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