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The rice mutant dwarf bamboo shoot 1: a leaky mutant of the NACK-type kinesin-like gene can initiate organ primordia but not organ development.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Dec 2005
Sazuka Takashi, Aichi Ikuko, Kawai Takayuki, Matsuo Naoki, Kitano Hidemi, Matsuoka Makoto
Abstract excerpt
That plant dwarfism is caused by hormonal defects related to gibberellin and brassinosteroid has been well documented. Other contributing elements, however, have not been elucidated. Here, we report on one of the most severe dwarf mutants of rice, dwarf bamboo shoot 1 (dbs1). Most mutant plants d...
Topics
- Cell Division
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Kinesins
- Meristem
- Morphogenesis
- Mutation
- Oryza
- Phenotype
- Plant Leaves
- Plant Proteins
- Plant Roots
- Plant Shoots
- RNA, Messenger