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Suppression and restoration of male fertility using a transcription factor.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Mar 2007
Li Song Feng, Iacuone Sylvana, Parish Roger W
Abstract excerpt
The Arabidopsis AtMYB103 gene codes for an R2R3 MYB domain protein whose expression is restricted to the tapetum of developing anthers and to trichomes. Down-regulation of expression using anti-sense leads to abnormal tapetum and pollen development, although seed setting still occurs (Higginson, T., Li, S.F. and Parish, R.W. (2003) AtMYB103 regulates tapetum and trichome development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant...
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