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Downregulation of Solanum americanum genes encoding proteinase inhibitor II causes defective seed development.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2006
Sin Suk-Fong, Yeung Edward C, Chye Mee-Len
Abstract excerpt
Proteinase inhibitor II proteins (PIN2) are serine proteinase inhibitors found in the Solanaceae. Here, we assign functions in seed development to two Solanum americanum genes, SaPIN2a and SaPIN2b, encoding proteinase inhibitor II. Their mRNAs and proteins have been previously localized to the reproductive tissues, including the inner cell layers of ovules in senescent flowers at the beginning of fruit...
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