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A rice glutamate receptor-like gene is critical for the division and survival of individual cells in the root apical meristem.
The Plant cell - 1 Feb 2006
Li Jing, Zhu Shihua, Song Xinwei, Shen Yi, Chen Hanming, Yu Jie, Yi Keke, Liu Yanfen, Karplus Valerie J, Wu Ping, Deng Xing Wang
Abstract excerpt
Glu receptors are known to function as Glu-activated ion channels that mediate mostly excitatory neurotransmission in animals. Glu receptor-like genes have also been reported in higher plants, although their function is largely unknown. We have identified a rice (Oryza sativa) Glu receptor-like gene, designated GLR3.1, in which mutation by T-DNA insertion caused a short-root mutant phenotype. Histology and DNA...
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