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The gene MACCHI-BOU 4/ENHANCER OF PINOID encodes a NPH3-like protein and reveals similarities between organogenesis and phototropism at the molecular level.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 2007
Furutani Masahiko, Kajiwara Takahito, Kato Takehide, Treml Birgit S, Stockum Christine, Torres-Ruiz Ramón A, Tasaka Masao
Abstract excerpt
Intercellular transport of the phytohormone auxin is a significant factor for plant organogenesis. To investigate molecular mechanisms by which auxin controls organogenesis, we analyzed the macchi-bou 4 (mab4) mutant identified as an enhancer of pinoid (pid). Although mab4 and pid single mutants displayed relatively mild cotyledon phenotypes, pid mab4 double mutants completely lacked cotyledons. We found that...
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