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The Arabidopsis DESPERADO/AtWBC11 transporter is required for cutin and wax secretion.
Plant physiology - 1 Dec 2007
Panikashvili David, Savaldi-Goldstein Sigal, Mandel Tali, Yifhar Tamar, Franke Rochus B, Höfer René, Schreiber Lukas, Chory Joanne, Aharoni Asaph
Abstract excerpt
The cuticle fulfills multiple roles in the plant life cycle, including protection from environmental stresses and the regulation of organ fusion. It is largely composed of cutin, which consists of C(16-18) fatty acids. While cutin composition and biosynthesis have been studied, the export of cutin monomers out of the epidermis has remained elusive. Here, we show that DESPERADO (AtWBC11) (abbreviated DSO),...
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