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A novel cytochrome P450 is implicated in brassinosteroid biosynthesis via the characterization of a rice dwarf mutant, dwarf11, with reduced seed length.
The Plant cell - 1 Mar 2005
Tanabe Sumiyo, Ashikari Motoyuki, Fujioka Shozo, Takatsuto Suguru, Yoshida Shigeo, Yano Masahiro, Yoshimura Atsushi, Kitano Hidemi, Matsuoka Makoto, Fujisawa Yukiko, Kato Hisaharu, Iwasaki Yukimoto
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We have characterized a rice (Oryza sativa) dwarf mutant, dwarf11 (d11), that bears seeds of reduced length. To understand the mechanism by which seed length is regulated, the D11 gene was isolated by a map-based cloning method. The gene was found to encode a novel cytochrome P450 (CYP724B1), which showed homology to enzymes involved in brassinosteroid (BR) biosynthesis. The dwarf phenotype of d11 mutants was...
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