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Functional analysis of Arabidopsis NCED6 and NCED9 genes indicates that ABA synthesized in the endosperm is involved in the induction of seed dormancy.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2006
Lefebvre Valérie, North Helen, Frey Anne, Sotta Bruno, Seo Mitsunori, Okamoto Masanori, Nambara Eiji, Marion-Poll Annie
Abstract excerpt
The cleavage of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoids to xanthoxin, catalyzed by 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenases, is considered to be the key regulatory step of abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis. In Arabidopsis, genes for these enzymes form a multigene family with nine members, only five of which are thought to be involved in ABA production. In contrast to the prominent function of AtNCED3 in stress responses, the...
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