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The SHINE clade of AP2 domain transcription factors activates wax biosynthesis, alters cuticle properties, and confers drought tolerance when overexpressed in Arabidopsis.
The Plant cell - 1 Sept 2004
Aharoni Asaph, Dixit Shital, Jetter Reinhard, Thoenes Eveline, van Arkel Gert, Pereira Andy
Abstract excerpt
The interface between plants and the environment plays a dual role as a protective barrier as well as a medium for the exchange of gases, water, and nutrients. The primary aerial plant surfaces are covered by a cuticle, acting as the essential permeability barrier toward the atmosphere. It is a heterogeneous layer composed mainly of lipids, namely cutin and intracuticular wax with epicuticular waxes deposited on...
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