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An efflux transporter of silicon in rice.
Nature - 12 Jul 2007
Ma Jian Feng, Yamaji Naoki, Mitani Namiki, Tamai Kazunori, Konishi Saeko, Fujiwara Toru, Katsuhara Maki, Yano Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Silicon is an important nutrient for the optimal growth and sustainable production of rice. Rice accumulates up to 10% silicon in the shoot, and this high accumulation is required to protect the plant from multiple abiotic and biotic stresses. A gene, Lsi1, that encodes a silicon influx transporter has been identified in rice. Here we describe a previously uncharacterized gene, low silicon rice 2 (Lsi2), which...
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